Director, Planning - Latam

Under Armour•Baltimore, MD

1d•$155,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This leadership role is responsible for leading multiple functions in planning including both business planning in addition pre-season and in-season planning for Wholesale and DTC a fast paced and high growth businesses in the America’s region. This leader is a key strategic partner of both LATAM GM and VP Planning collaborating to develop and execute plans that support brand vision. Also, will manage the Inventory to guarantee we maximize our investment across the market/region. There will be 2 distinct functional teams reporting into this leader: Merch Sales Planning (7 teammates) and Inventory management (2 teammates).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Mathematics or other relevant field.
10+ years of experience in Sales or Merch Planning, Demand Planning and Allocation.
Previous experience in Digital preferred.
Proven success in building and leading diverse teams.
Strong business acumen specific to Revenue, Margin, Service & Inventory.
Proven Planning expertise.
Demonstrated effective project management skills and experience.
Ability to build cross-functional relationships through strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Plan assortment level by class to support Digital and Brand House growth plan.
Drive full price sales while planning and managing outlet inventory levels and price to achieve sales, margin and turn.
Partner with Supply Chain DH and Operations to ensure outbound decisions drive growth.
Develop strategies to drive an omni experience for the customer and utilize omni-inventory.
Train, mentor and develop a diverse team of Planners.
Set measurable goals and objectives that ladder up to the NA strategy.
Develop and implement action plan to improve teammate engagement.
Implement standard operating processes set by the Global organization.
Develop long range strategic milestones to hit sales, margin and turn targets in digital and roadmap with KPIs to achieve metrics.
Develop and implement process improvement to streamline work and reduce SG&A.
Partner with Merch, Global and Stores to align on stop, start and continue activities aligning time spend with actions.
Optimize inventory levels to balance on-time service and just-in-time inventory by leveraging advanced data analytics and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Ensure seamless integration of demand signals with financial projections, effectively reducing unresolved demand and excess inventory.
Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring agile and resilient operations.