Senior Analyst, IBP Analytics & Planning Systems

Wolverine World Wide Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear and apparel company driven by a vision to Make. Every Day. Better. Founded in 1883 the Company builds and grows iconic brands including Merrell Saucony Wolverine Sweaty Betty Chaco Hush Puppies Stride Rite HYTEST and Bates along with footwear licenses for Cat and Harley-Davidson. Headquartered in Rockford Michigan the Companys products are sold in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide. For more information visit .

In 2025 the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year by Forbes as one of Americas Dream Employers Americas Best Employers for Women and Americas Best Employers for Company Culture and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.
Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified Great Place To Work.

The Senior Analyst IBP Analytics & Planning Systems is responsible for owning and enhancing planning reporting analytics and system-enabled processes that support global Integrated Business Planning (IBP). This role partners with Planning IT Master Data and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable dashboards reporting solutions actionable insights and planning system enhancements. The Senior Analyst ensures reporting and tools are accurate consistent well-documented and adopted by users while proactively identifying opportunities to improve data quality process efficiency and decision support across demand supply inventory and executive planning processes.

Primary Duties:

• Partner with planners business stakeholders IT and Master Data teams to identify reporting requirements system enhancements and process improvement opportunities.
• Works with Enterprise Semantic Models to build reports and dashboards to support data driven decision making.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends risks opportunities and actionable business insights.
• Serve as the business owner for planning reporting solutions and analytical tools ensuring ongoing maintenance enhancement and user adoption.
• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) validation and deployment activities for planning tool enhancements and process changes.
• Drive data quality investigations and root cause analysis partnering with IT and Master Data teams to resolve issues impacting planning performance and reporting.
• Develop and maintain reporting documentation definitions and training materials.
• Escalate risks identified in reports and dashboards to appropriate leaders

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelors degree with an MBA or advanced degree preferred but not a requirement
• Experience in footwear/apparel industry preferred but not a requirement
• Strong background in Planning Systems and transactional ERPs e.g. SAP
• Knowledge and experience in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) MRP and ERP systems inventory control demand planning and advanced supply chain planning and analytics
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau required; experience with Python SQL or other data transformation tools preferred.

Competencies Needed:

• Strong communication skills written and verbal
• Advanced critical thinking and problem solving troubleshooting
• Ability to work in high pressure situations
• Ability to set and meet deadlines
• Reporting and data visualization skills
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to work cross-functionally with both business and technical teams to develop strong working relationships and translate business requirements.
• Cross cultural sensitivity and awareness as the incumbent will deal with global teams.
• Specific tools
  • Advanced Excel requited. MS Fabric and Copilot Premium strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Power BI Tableau or similar reporting platforms required
  • Familiarity with planning systems (O9 Blue Yonder or similar platforms) preferred and ERP systems like SAP
  • Experience with data analysis and transformation tools preferred
  • Systems proficiency is a must.

Working Conditions:

Rockford Michigan USA. Normal office environment. Up to 20% travel required.

Wolverine Worldwide has a flexible hybrid work schedule with three days in office and two days remote.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates customers and suppliers regardless of race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other legally protected characteristic.