The Sr Manager, Seller Planning, is responsible for developing, executing and communicating sales plans/budgets and forecasts to support marketplace sellers. You will create, maintain and improve sale plans across the business with the main objective of ensuring sales, cost profit and other financial goals are met. You will be part of the Strategic Initiatives team and work closely with the commercial leads, strategic account managers, business analysts, data & analytics team and site merchandising. You will partner closely with omni Planning team to develop best in class joint planning best practices and managing a team of analysts. If you are the ultimate planner and passionate about helping sellers optimize their business, this opportunity is for you! What you'll do... You are customer/seller obsessed and relationship driven You are proactive and thrive in constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environment You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills You are an expert at manipulating data to quickly highlight trends, risks, and draw accurate conclusions from the data You think outside the box when looking for opportunities across categories You are able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional team members You love creative problem solving You are to develop talent You have strong presentation skills and enjoy giving business updates to leadership You are crafty and creative in looking for solutions and are able to utilize multiple tools and resources. You'll make an impact by: Possess influential communication skill: Excelling in business communication styles/techniques in ambiguous and challenging situations, situational awareness, communication channels/mediums, interpersonal skills and universal relationship building with ability to connect different stakeholders People management skills: Sets clear expectations, performance measures, and goals, and helps others do the same. Plans for and ensures others have the information, resources, implementation time, and talent needed to accomplish business initiatives. Performing pre-season planning and in-season forecasting at the category/subcategory and seller level Building analysis that supports seasonal assortment strategies and decisions Reviewing actual sales performance which could lead to reforecasting of in-season sales and assortment needs based on trends Developing a point of view around Open-To-Buy plans at the category and strategic seller level, making sure it is properly forecasted and tracked while identifying misses and opportunities Analyzing sales, inventory and margin performance by item, category and seller to determine assortment opportunity and drive sales growth Successfully managing Holiday/Peak readiness plans, providing insights to key stakeholders Analyzing inventory levels to maintain in-stock level goals and recommend model adjustments as necessary Partnering with Site Merchandising to effectively manage collection/landing pages while maximizing product views and conversion for specific product categories Determining effectiveness of promotions, price adjustments, markdowns and product launches Leading weekly/monthly business reviews, and assist in the execution and distribution of weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting for the team Providing recaps on quarterly hindsight to drive future strategic inventory, profit and assortment decisions