Global Sales Planning Analyst

COMMENT : Updated specific notes highlighted in Purple for heavy focusing efforts. We NEED 1 strong candidate within 48hrs and two strong candidates within 72hrs.

Manager Notes:

• On-site role at WHQ; typical work hours 4/1 hybrid schedule. Since this is not a super long contract start your search with Local candidates preferrable.
• Degree preferred not a hard requirement
• Excellent communication is needed
• Minimum of 5 years experience required in an analyst role. Pay Close attention to the years/experience needed.
• Top must-have skills include the following:
  • Ability to look at data and tell a story
  • Transforming data into something concrete/explainable
  • Excel expertise (pivot tables formulas v lookups)
  • Ability to transform data into a visual representation
  • Deck building
• Skills that would make a candidate stand out: Focus on candidates with BI and AI experience (AI can be personal but needs to be extensive)
  • Familiarity with AI tools and/or Tableau
  • Familiarity with delivering business reviews
• ETW will help lead monthly business reviews; build content; lead/facilitate/drive bookings; facilitate/lead work with global planning team; help with leadership coordination; pull data analyze and build a story
• ETW will work with 20 people regularly; will sit on the Global Sales Planning team (across all sports) and will work closely with Geography Sales planning teams and global EVP team
• The HM wants to note that this is not a traditional planning/forecasting/retail planning role; this is more so a business analyst/aggregator of plans (storytelling the plans and the forecasts provided from other teams). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE HIRING MANAGER
• On-site role at WHQ; typical work hours 4/1 hybrid schedule
• Degree preferred not a hard requirement
• Excellent communication is needed
• Minimum of 5 years experience required in an analyst role
• Top must-have skills include the following:
  • Ability to look at data and tell a story
  • Transforming data into something concrete/explainable
  • Excel expertise (pivot tables formulas v lookups)
  • Ability to transform data into a visual representation
  • Deck building
• Skills that would make a candidate stand out:
  • Familiarity with AI tools and/or Tableau
  • Familiarity with delivering business reviews
• ETW will help lead monthly business reviews; build content; lead/facilitate/drive bookings; facilitate/lead work with global planning team; help with leadership coordination; pull data analyze and build a story
• ETW will work with 20 people regularly; will sit on the Global Sales Planning team (across all sports) and will work closely with Geography Sales planning teams and global EVP team
• The HM wants to note that this is not a traditional planning/forecasting/retail planning role; this is more so a business analyst/aggregator of plans (storytelling the plans and the forecasts provided from other teams)

Job Description

We are looking for someone who can drive cross-functional alignment planning execution and executive-ready business storytelling across key Sales Global and Geo partners. The ideal candidate will serve as a connector across a complex matrixed organization translating data strategy and stakeholder inputs into clear insights aligned actions and high-quality deliverables for critical planning cycles and leadership forums.

This role requires a highly organized analytical and collaborative mindset who can manage multiple workstreams build collaborative relationships resolve data disconnects and craft compelling narratives that help leadership understand business performance risks and opportunities. Success in this role will depend on strong governance operational discipline and the ability to turn complexity into clear executive-ready outputs.

The Lead Global Sales Planning role sits across Sports within the Global Sales Planning team driving the holistic Sales narrative while ensuring alignment across rest of the team organized by Sport. This also requires alignment with Geo partners to ensure clear understanding of headlines risks opportunities as this role is critical in articulating and synthesizing Geo headlines for Global.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Alignment & Governance: Drives alignment across Global Geo Sales Finance and Planning teams to create a consistent view of business performance resolve data disconnects and translate strategy into clear planning actions.
• Planning Cycle Support: Supports critical planning cycles by building executive-ready content coordinating inputs pressure-testing assumptions and managing deliverables workbacks and follow-ups across key forums.
• Narrative Development & Content Building: Translates complex financial and performance data into clear compelling narratives and recurring updates that help leadership understand trends risks opportunities and business implications.
• Data Validation Analysis & Issue Resolution: Ensures data accuracy and readiness by reconciling inputs identifying gaps partnering across teams to resolve issues and maintaining alignment with technical and planning forums.
• Bookings Program & Process Execution: Leads Bookings Report process execution by creating timelines driving accountability coordinating content and ensuring deliverables reflect an accurate and aligned view of the business. Ensure EBP data alignment and harmonization across geos.

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to align teams and drive execution in a matrixed environment
• Extensive analytical background-comfortable digging into data and making sense of it
• Strong storytelling skills-you can turn numbers into a clear point of view
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and keep things moving