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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: The Assistant Manager, Store Planning, will support the Sr. Manager and Manager of Store Planning in executing store-level financial planning processes across all concept and factory outlet stores. This role contributes to pre-season planning, in-season forecasting, and post-season analysis, while maintaining strong relationships with store teams to help identify risks and opportunities. Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in creating financial plans at the store level that align with overall financial targets.
- Maintain regular communication with store teams to gather insights and feedback.
- Analyze sales trends using recent performance, historical data , and store input.
- Help manage sales contests, including tracking, reporting, and coordination of payouts.
- Support analysis of geographical business differences and trends.
- Track and report on store productivity, balancing capacity, sales potential, and inventory turn targets.
- Prepare and deliver accurate reporting (historical results, forecasts, budgets) on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (i.e., Financial Planning, Merch Planning, Finance, Buying, Allocation) to support business objectives.
Key Relationships:
- Financial Planning and Analytics
- Merchandise Buying, Planning and Allocation
- Finance
- Store Teams (Sr. Director of Stores, Regional Directors, District Managers, Store Managers in particular)
- Visual Merchandising
- Retail Activation and Marketing
- Store Operations
- Retail Training
- Global Sales & Retail Operations Teams
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Effective communication and organizational skills, with the ability to clearly convey information and coordinate across teams.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills, capable of working with large datasets and assisting in the creation of reporting tools.
- Effective multitasker and problem-solver, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with guidance.
- Financially literate with a foundational understanding of financial planning and inventory management principles.
- Technically proficient, with strong skills in Microsoft Office and familiarity with merchandising or planning systems.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in business, finance or related field or equivalent professional experience.
- 2 years relevant work experience
- Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.
- Ability to alternate between sitting and standing for long periods of time.
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Adidas
Jul 31, 2025