Manager,OutletPlanning

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future. The Manager, Outlet Planning will be a trusted partner to support brand/category and channel strategies. You will be an essential team member; with financial experience of the retail market to inform the retail buy plans and achieve continued growth. You can identify important business issues, provide analysis on opportunities and risks, promote consistency in processes, and guide best practices across the business and within the Direct-to-Consumer team. You will work with a merchandising team and allocation partners to ensure end-to-end strategy execution and line productivity. ## About the Job * Help build financial plans; cover all store and sales Goals. Balance channel, brand, and our needs. * Develop financial forecasts in-season and lead regular financial conversations with a diverse set of partners. Help create a narrative and articulate risks and opportunities. * Collaborate with merchants to develop consumer and category segment productivity targets within an assortment architecture. * Build and present bottom-up sales and inventory plans. Reconcile against the tops-down financial plans to inform financial and inventory decisions. * Align with partners to guide in-season tactical activities in execution of seasonal strategies: promotional strategies, markdown management, etc. * Work with allocation partners to ensure in-season allocation, replenishment, usage, and receipt flow. * Manage in-season profitability to achieve or exceed goals and submissions. * Identify opportunities in, and improve and tools. * Take ownership of additional projects that support channel and company plans. * Lead projects across all DTC and works across th