Senior Analyst, Network Planning

地区: Canada

州/省: British Columbia

城市: Vancouver

业务单元: Store Support Centre (SSC)

说明与要求

About this team

The Senior Analyst, Network Planning is a critical position in driving North America distribution and logistics service level and financial performance. The role will report to Manager, Network Planning and work closely with and mentor a team of Network Planning Analysts. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of end-to-end processes and teams at lululemon, driving effective, thoughtful partnerships and coordination with cross-functional stakeholders including FP&A, Ecom Operations, Merchandise Planning, S&OP and Retail Operations for the capacity planning function.


This Senior Analyst role will partner with a Program Manager to support ongoing development and sustainment of our network capacity model. They will support as a subject matter expert as we build out future modeling and reporting capabilities that will support network service level achievements and management of financial performance targets. Strong knowledge of lululemon MP&A and / or DC processes is a plus.



A day in the life:

Drive activities to gather accurate forecasts across channels at daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly planning horizons and support in driving forecast accuracy improvements through visibility and coordination.

Partner with the DC Leadership teams and the Labour Planning & Optimizations team to collect accurate capacity inputs into our network models, coordinating with x-functional business partners to inform discussion and drive decisions with key stakeholders, with a focus on proactively reacting to changes in demand or capacity.

Enhance collaboration and partnership with business stakeholders to across channels and network nodes - supporting as a subject matter expert on impacting parameters such as inventory placement, sourcing fulfillment priorities, network capabilities and events.

Partner with Network Planning Analysts and with key stakeholders to develop/enhance reporting ‘dashboard’ suites that highlight both forecast accuracy and historic and future service levels/performance and cost to serve, as well as opportunities to dive into potential constraints and solutions with our DC leadership and business partners.

Support and inform program manager and IT partners on required enhancements to network capacity model to support network growth and change.

Act as a SME on fulfillment design and intention to our x-functional partners and as a content expert and mentor within our team.



Qualifications:

  • Strong analytical skills with ability to conduct complex fulfillment network modeling and financial analysis.
  • Strong end-to-end understanding of fulfillment network design and concept
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Self-starter approach to work, with an eagerness to consistently meet and exceed objectives and take on more responsibility.
  • Undisputed integrity, personal and business ethics; ability to build trust and respect with different stakeholder groups.
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook & Word) and working knowledge of Power BI is required. Experience with SQL and other database reporting an asset.
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field - Business, Data Analytics, statistics, mathematics
  • 5+ years of directly related work experience in business analysis or insight delivery. Vertical retail and omni channel experience is highly desirable.



Must haves:

  • Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
  • Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
  • Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
  • Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
  • Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
  • Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.