Senior Manager, Global Planning Tools and Processes

YETI Coolers•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Senior Manager will lead YETI’s Global Planning Tools and Processes team and oversee supply and demand planning tools, including SAP IBP, global forecasting processes, and planning data architecture. The role also supports the monthly roll-up of YETI’s Demand and Sales Plans. It requires strong analytical and technical capabilities, deep planning-systems experience, global cross-functional influence, and the ability to turn data into actionable insights for executive leadership. The Senior Manager will own the performance and accuracy of planning tools, guide future planning capabilities and roadmaps, and improve data flow, automation, and planning processes. The role will coordinate monthly global demand planning and consolidate regional and channel submissions, partnering with Supply Planning and Finance to develop a constrained demand view for financial planning cycles. The position works closely with teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, as well as Sales, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Finance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and more than 10 years of relevant experience, including planning-tool experience.
At least 5 years of management experience.
Ability to work with large datasets.
Strong analytics and Excel expertise.
Data visualization experience.
Experience designing and scaling planning processes in global, omni-channel environments.
Excellent influencing, presentation, and executive communication skills.
High attention to detail, data-driven decision-making, and strong problem-solving skills.
Successful track record of leading global, cross-functional teams.
Must have the right to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Planning experience with SAP IBP Demand and Supply is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with SQL or Python is a plus, but not required.
Background in fashion, technology, or consumer goods is considered ideal.

Responsibilities

Own the performance and accuracy of YETI’s demand and supply planning tools, including SAP IBP.
Represent global planning teams’ needs in defining future planning capabilities, enhancements, automation, data-flow improvements, and long-term tool roadmaps.
Influence regional teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia to drive adoption of planning tools, processes, and enhancements.
Review planning data architecture and implement solutions that simplify its structure and improve performance and data accuracy.
Identify and implement ways to use AI, anomaly detection, and Robotic Process Automation to improve forecast and supply-planning accuracy and reduce forecasting time.
Analyze large, complex datasets to extract insights, diagnose issues, and ensure data integrity across planning systems.
Use Excel and data visualization platforms such as Tableau and Power BI to develop reporting, dashboards, models, and scalable planning solutions.
Investigate plan deltas, determine root causes, and explain the reasons behind the data.
Lead or support strategic planning transformation initiatives, including IBP enhancements, automation, and planning-process modernization.
Coordinate the monthly global demand-planning process, ensuring consistent templates, assumptions, data standards, and deliverable dates across regions and channels.
Review demand plans across channels and countries and provide feedback.
Consolidate final demand-plan submissions across regions and channels in SAP IBP.
Partner with Supply Planning to develop a constrained demand view based on inventory availability and deliver it to Finance for financial planning cycles.
Communicate with senior partners across Sales, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Finance to align on assumptions, risks, and opportunities.