Sean, Designer

Job Description

Gymboree Group, Inc. is a portfolio of children's brands operating specialty retail stores with high-quality clothes and accessories. Our family of brands includes Gymboree, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8. Since our start in 1976, we have grown from offering mom-and-baby classes in the San Francisco Bay Area to currently operating hundreds of retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, along with franchises around the world. We believe that respect for the customer, respect for the brand, and respect for each other are at the core of everything we do.

The Manager, Company Planning will be responsible for preseason planning activities, including long-range planning (revenue/margin/inventory), quarterly planning reviews, and annual budgeting.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze records of past and present financial data to create accurate sales, margin and inventory forecasts for both in-season and pre-season planning for one or more brands.
• Lead the process of in-season forecasting activities, including daily, weekly and monthly forecasts.
• Articulate both in written and verbal communication business performance, risk, opportunities, and strategies across the organization.
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks, devise practical solutions, and carry out timely analyses that drive business decisions, and influence sales/margin and inventory forecasts.
• Communicate the expected impact of business initiatives to cross-functional teams.
• Develop financial models and analysis that provide insight through ad hoc reporting and analyze the effectiveness of strategies.
• Partner with Planning, Allocation, Accounting, and Finance on deliverables.
• Provide support for preparing executive presentations.
• Problem solve. Drive change and improve effectiveness and efficiency in a rapidly evolving company

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and maintain deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• 3-5 years of financial and business planning, forecasting and analysis. Ideally, direct experience in Company Planning.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to build strong partnerships and influence others.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to seamlessly move between strategic planning and tactical execution
• Excellent analytical application skills (Excel, etc.) and desire to master new systems; productivity application skills (PowerPoint, Word)

Gymboree Group, Inc. is unable to provide relocation assistance for this position.

Principals Only. EOE. No phone calls, please.