Bachelor's degree in finance, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
10+ years of retail merchandise or demand planning experience.
Strong analytical skills linking insights to strategic goals.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven relationship-building skills across functions.
Demonstrated project management abilities with measurable results.
Responsibilities
Support strategic initiatives for merchandise planning and execution.
Act as the liaison for key business initiatives within the PINK and Beauty brands.
Leverage data and market insights to identify growth opportunities.
Prepare presentation materials for board and investor communication.
Provide insights on business risks and opportunities based on analysis.
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
Retirement plan with company matching.
Paid time off for vacations and holidays.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Employee discounts on merchandise.
Full Job Description
Your Role
The Manager, Planning Strategy will support strategy work for the merchandise planning function, as well as strategic initiatives for both the PINK and Beauty brands. This role is key to driving business growth through the path to potential strategies. It will be responsible for supporting Planning Leadership, Enterprise Strategy Teams, CEO Office, Investor Relations and Brand Presidents to articulate the brand and product narrative as it relates to internal and external communications (e.g. Earnings Calls, Board of Directors, Milestone Meetings).
Your Impact • Support strategic workstreams within the brands - from insights to inform concept to operational support of execution • Serve as the Merchandise Planning representative for key business initiatives, acting as the liaison with Brand MP&A teams to drive operational execution and identify risks / opportunities • Leverage data analytics, product insights, customer and market information to identify opportunities to drive continued business growth • Prepare key presentation materials (e.g., Board of Directors, Investors, QBR/ELT, etc.) • Offer perspectives on opportunities and risks within the business based on expert insights and analyses
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Your Experience • Bachelor's degree in finance, Supply Chain or related discipline, preferred • 10+ years of retail merchandise or demand planning experience • Strong analytical skills with the ability to tie insights to bigger picture strategy • Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills • Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint • Proven track record for building strong cross-functional relationships & leveraging expert partners to gather business insights • Strong business and analytical acumen • Project management skills with the proven ability to achieve business results • Skilled at crafting clear headlines and stories from large, complex data sets
About L brands
Bath & Body Works, Inc. is an American specialty retailer based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and was listed as 248 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest United States companies by revenue.
In February 2020, L Brands announced the planned sale of its Victoria's Secret division to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm. Under the agreement, Sycamore Partners would gain a 55% controlling stake in Victoria's Secret while L Brands would keep a 45% stake, leaving Bath & Body Works to become L Brand's sole business. The sale fell through in May 2020, although Wexner did step down as CEO as planned, replaced by Andrew Meslow.
In March 2021, L Brands announced it would spin off Victoria’s Secret as a stand-alone publicly traded company, and then change its name to Bath & Body Works, Inc.
