Senior Manager - Planning & Forecasting Lead

Role purpose

Planning, forecasting, and analysis

• Own planning and forecasting commitments across assigned markets to support reliable forecasts, market guidance, and resource allocation.
• Own P&L and Flash Sales performance commentaries and Price-Volume analysis, explaining variances to plan, prior year, and forecast.
• Lead market forecast updates, including new product launches; challenge and consolidate risks and opportunities, and present at management reviews.
• Lead annual planning activities, establish the plan calendar, and secure submissions and signoffs.
• Prioritize and resolve ad hoc business requests, escalating trade-offs when capacity is constrained.

Stakeholder partnership and improvement

• Partner with market and hub stakeholders on realistic, ambitious outlooks; explain business drivers, anticipate risks, and propose interventions.
• Build accountability for clear, timely commitments and coordinate across the cross-functional matrix.
• Coach and develop analysts, improving team modelling and analytical capability.
• Simplify and improve globally aligned planning, budgeting, and forecasting through digital fluency and adoption of AI.
• Build trusted relationships and model a One Finance mindset.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience running a full planning and forecasting cycle across multiple markets or a market of strategic importance.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in planning and forecasting.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn data into clear, concise commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching or developing others.
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation, and financial systems and processes.
• University degree in Finance or Business, or equivalent.
• Ability to connect with and influence senior business stakeholders.
• Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent experience.

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