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Director, Planning
Gap Inc.
New York, NY, United States
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Director, Gap North America Company Planning
A vital member of Gap North America (NA) finance, this position leads the Gap North America Company Planning team. The Company Planning team plays an integral role developing the annual operating budget & monthly forecast for sales, gross margin, and inventory metrics, while also helping drive profitable in-season inventory management. This team partners cross-functionally to turn financial commitments into actionable recommendations and strategies. They also play a crucial inventory control role, managing the inventory Line Of Credit process for North America stores in partnership with the Gap Global Finance team. Primary business partners include the Gap NA leadership team, Gap NA Inventory Management, and Brand Finance leadership.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop sales and inventory targets for Gap Brand stores in the US and Canada that support the company’s Annual Operating Plan.
• Participate in Gap preseason planning activities, including long range planning and annual budgeting.
• Support the development of robust and actionable quarterly plans for Gap.
• Develop in-season forecasts that drive the cross-functional team to maximize inventory productivity and top-line sales/margin while clearly communicating risks and opportunities to the company forecast.
• Manage the credit line process for Gap NA, ensuring inventory positioning across markets aligns with business trends.
• Deliver consistent and compelling weekly business updates that provide concise, fact-based diagnostics regarding business performance, thereby facilitating timely decision-making.
• Keep business partners updated on emerging issues and company strategies and direction.
• Provide Marketing Effectiveness support to drive critical business decisions.
• Provide analytical insights into customer behavior and effectiveness of strategies through ad hoc analysis and special projects.
• Establish a track record of clear communication up, down and across the organization.
• Take initiative and explore ways to better understand competitors, industry performance and macro-economic trends as relevant for development of financial plans.
• Provide leadership, management, and guidance to staff of finance professionals.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA a plus. 7-10 years of work experience, preferably with inventory management and/or retail planning and forecasting experience. 3-5 years of experience supervising others.
• Proven management and leadership experience.
• Emphasis on interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead influential conversations with executive management and to articulate financial concepts to business partners outside of finance in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, including ability to formulate business strategy.
• Exceptional written, listening, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to create and deliver presentations with clarity and impact.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt work style/processes in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work with a large amount of detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• Self-motivated: able to make quick, calculated decisions, follow through with responsibilities and be accountable for results.
• Advanced competency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and the ability to learn new applications quickly. Essbase experience a plus.