Junior Financial Planner: Forecasting, Inventory & Growth

Foot Locker; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount on in-store and onlI

Hybrid position

Travel reimbursement

Pension Plan

Bike plan

Health/Wellbeing programs

Career development

Job summary

Foot Locker in Utrecht, Netherlands is seeking a Junior Financial Planner to support the Financial Planner in aligning product merchandise with divisional strategies. You will help manage forecasting, inventory planning and PLM processes to maximize margin and turnover across our omni-channel European business.

Ideal candidates have a business or economics degree, strong Excel and analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset to work with buyers and planning teams in a diverse, fast-paced

Qualifications

• University or College degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain or equivalent education and experience.
• Identify and understand the various business needs and propose solutions/strategic changes.
• Be aware of and introduce innovative approaches/best practices to the business.
• Understand all areas of the business and their requirements and challenges.
• Review current processes to identify potential improvements and implement them together with the responsible area.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a trend driven, high-volume company.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Advanced Excel skills are a must, experience using planning tools (Marketmax, Arthur, SAP etc) is preferable.
• Project management skills.
• Understanding of the European consumer and regional differences.
• Business mathematical skills required.
• Ability to work under pressure and with own initiative.
• Sound business/commercial awareness, high concern for effectiveness, entrepreneurial.
• Enthusiastic, goal-oriented team player with a desire to join the biggest in the business.
• Superior communication skills and ability to influence across all levels of a complex, culturally diverse matrix organization: natural ability to engage others into buying into a vision or a solution, while keeping an open mind to others’ opinions.
• Proactive communication, conveys healthy confidence, energy and inspires trust.
• Understand and is passionate about sneaker culture.

Responsibilities

• Together with the FP, develop pre-season bottom-up financial plans for FOB/consumer group at Vendor level.
• Under the supervision of the MFP, produce and present weekly, monthly and quarterly outlooks at product level for a FOB/consumer group. (Sales, MDs, Receipts, Ending Inventory).
• Support OTB management for FOB/Consumer Group at Vendor level clearly identifying opportunities whilst controlling inventory levels.
• PLM - Partner with Allocation, Buying and GTM/VM to ensure Product Lifecyle expectation are realized.
• Track and provide guidance through forecasting on upcoming inventory aging issues
• Lead the setup from a financial MD exposure for sale periods
• Utilize the Markdown Application to enhance margin whilst achieving sell through goals
• Develop understanding of Brand Partner trade terms to comply with rules of engagement.
• Maintain and enhance best business practices across the merchandising group by partnering closely with all members of the Planning Team, seeking input from respective subject matter experts.
• Support test and learn environment by making initiatives manageable and recognizing scalability fast.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

University or College degree in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain or equivalent

Tools

Marketmax

Arthur

SAP

Job description

Foot Locker in Utrecht, Netherlands is seeking a Junior Financial Planner to support the Financial Planner in aligning product merchandise with divisional strategies. You will help manage forecasting, inventory planning and PLM processes to maximize margin and turnover across our omni-channel European business.

Ideal candidates have a business or economics degree, strong Excel and analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset to work with buyers and planning teams in a diverse, fast-paced