Senior Manager, Anaplan Product Owner - Planning Systems & Analytics

Kendo Brands, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

7h•$127,100 - $143,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Anaplan Product Owner – Planning Systems & Analytics will serve as the end-to-end owner of Anaplan across Planning functions, including Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Materials Management, and Sampling. This role is responsible for maximizing the value, functionality, and adoption of Anaplan as a core planning platform, while ensuring alignment across business processes, data flows, reporting, and system enhancements. This position will act as the primary business-facing Anaplan expert and single point of contact for cross-functional planning initiatives related to Anaplan. The role will partner closely with business stakeholders, data teams, and technical partners to gather requirements, translate business needs into scalable Anaplan solutions, maintain data integrity, and drive continuous improvement across planning capabilities. The product owner brings deep Anaplan expertise, strong systems and analytics capabilities, and a solid understanding of end-to-end planning workflows, forecasting, reporting, and cross-functional business processes.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in systems, analytics, or planning tool development supporting forecasting, planning, and reporting.
Experience serving as a product owner, systems lead, or business lead for enterprise planning tools preferred.
Strong understanding of end-to-end planning processes, including one or more of Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Materials Management.
Experience with data integration, including inbound and outbound data flows across planning systems.
Experience with AX, Power BI, or similar enterprise systems strongly preferred.
Strong analytical, automation, and data visualization skills.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power Query.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Deep expertise in Anaplan and planning systems
Strong business process translation and requirements gathering skills
Ability to connect cross-functional workflows into scalable system solutions
Strong understanding of data governance, validation, and integration
Excellent problem-solving and process improvement capabilities
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to lead through influence across technical and business teams
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Flexible, proactive, and team-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

Serve as the end-to-end Product Owner of Anaplan across Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Materials Management, and Sampling.
Own the strategic evolution of Anaplan capabilities to support planning processes across functions.
Act as the primary liaison with internal and external Anaplan teams for enhancements, issue resolution, releases, and deployments.
Ensure Anaplan solutions are aligned with business priorities, process requirements, and long-term planning objectives.
Support additional departments in their transition to Anaplan, including processes related to logistics accruals, allocations, and budgeting.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and prioritize requirements.
Translate business needs into scalable Anaplan models, processes, and system enhancements.
Partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process optimization and improved planning effectiveness.
Conceptualize, prototype, validate, and implement process improvements that enhance usability, efficiency, and decision-making.
Design, implement, enhance, and maintain Anaplan models and related processes.
Lead continued improvement of existing forecasting, planning, and reporting functionality within Anaplan.
Develop new models and capabilities that improve planning, scenario modeling, and business insight generation.
Provide expert guidance and day-to-day support to Anaplan users across functions.
Serve as the in-house subject matter expert for Anaplan and related planning tools.
Provide support in resolving system, application, and process issues.
Ensure data integrity, consistency, and reliability within Anaplan.
Own and oversee data migration and integration into Anaplan from systems such as GCP, AX, and other upstream/downstream platforms.
Support data validation processes related to Anaplan inputs and outputs.
Partner with Data Analysts and business teams to streamline reporting processes and improve access to actionable insights.
Support the development of robust reporting and dashboards, including Power BI reporting, where needed and bandwidth allows.
Collaborate with business users on the ongoing evolution of how available data is utilized across planning functions.
Lead the internal SME network for Anaplan across planning functions.
Coordinate and support training delivery for Anaplan users to drive adoption, capability building, and process consistency.
Promote best practices, governance, and standardization across Anaplan use cases and user communities.
Help establish a consistent end-to-end planning workflow within Anaplan, ensuring efficiency and alignment across teams.