Sales Planning Analyst

Our Luxury Fashion client is seeking a candidate with experience in sales planning, merchandise planning, financial planning, or business analysis, preferably within the retail or luxury retail sectors.

Role is temporary, covering a maternity leave from August through January.

Role pays $35-$40/hr depending on experience.

This role will involve supporting sales performance reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business analysis across their Retail, Outlet, and Wholesale channels.

The individual will work closely with the Finance, Merchandising, HR, Operations, and HQ teams. Therefore, candidate must be analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Key qualifications include:

- Strong Excel skills (experience with Power Query is a plus)

- Experience in sales reporting, forecasting, and budgeting

- Preferred background in retail, wholesale, or merchandise planning

- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently

Job Summary/Purposes

Support in overseeing sales performance analysis, financial planning, forecasting, and reporting across Retail, Outlet, and Wholesale channels. The role partners closely with Finance, Merchandising, HR, and HQ stakeholders to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking, while delivering timely insights into business trends, risks, and opportunities. The position plays a critical role in supporting strategic decision-making through accurate data, disciplined financial management, and clear communication of results. Supporting ad hoc and ongoing business controlling activities as required by evolving business needs and organization priorities.

Responsibilities:

Sales Performance & Reporting

• Weekly and Monthly reporting on sales performance including but not limited to versus financial targets, prior-year results, category-level analysis
• Track and document key events impacting sales or traffic, such as exceptional sales spikes, events, renovations, etc.
• Communicate current business trends to teams and leadership through regular updates, incorporating qualitative insights.
• Update and maintain Power Query historical sales databases that feed reporting

Forecasting, Projections & Budgeting

• Support full-year budget preparation and subsequent forecasts by store, month, week, and category, including fulfillment of HQ requests. Primary responsibility will be for Outlet and Wholesale.
• Develop weekly sales projections for the current and forward-looking weeks, updating as needed.

Wholesale Planning & Tracking

• Partner with the Merchandising team to set seasonal wholesale budgets and track performance throughout the year, also versus financial targets.
• Prepare monthly wholesale financial projections by month and season, incorporating approved budgets, orders, and returns, in close partnership with Sales Planning and Controlling.
• Prepare monthly retail and wholesale market share sales recaps.
• Update and maintain wholesale historical budget databases

Outlet Targets, Incentives & Stakeholder Support

• Manage the end-to-end process for Outlet monthly store targets, including proposal development, communication, submission, and performance tracking.
• Support Outlet Operations and Allocation team with historical sales data as needed.
• Share monthly store target results with Human Resources to support incentive and payout calculations.