Sales Planning Analyst

As the largest jewellery brand in the world, we a give a voice to millions of people's loves every day. Our beautiful products empower people all around the world to express themselves. We are proud to be part of their stories and the most important moments in their lives.
Where original thinking is welcomed, and can turn into positive impact in a heartbeat, we can dream big, dare to act, and deliver with care and passion. At Pandora where you can each craft far more than just an incredible career.
About the Team:
The Commercial Insights and Planning Team is responsible for all North America field reporting and creating actionable insights to support all sales inititiaves. This team works directly with the field, store operations, and many key departments to support quantitative analysis for all key stakeholders.
The Sales Planning Analyst will...

• Develop accurate sales forecasts and projections by analyzing historical data, market trends, and consumer behavior to guide labor forecasting and store sales goals
• Create detailed sales reports and dashboards to monitor performance against targets, identifying key insights and trends to support strategic decision-making
• Support the sales team through quantitative analysis, insights, field observation and communication.
• Work closely with various departments including sales, marketing, finance, and logistics to ensure alignment on sales goals and strategies, fostering a collaborative approach to business growth.
• Must be comfortable with a dynamic work environment where projects and priorities change with the pace of the business.
• Require a strong analytical mindset, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights for key stakeholders

Your Role as a Sales Planning Analyst :

• Analyze sales performance, market trends, and customer behavior to identify opportunities for revenue growth and market expansion.
• Build and refine sales planning model for NAM fleet, collaborating with finance and WFM
• Develop and implement strategic plans for wholesale targets, ensuring alignment with revenue goals and driving consistent achievement of sales objectives
• Identify areas for improvement in sales planning processes and tools, driving initiatives that enhance efficiency and accuracy in sales planning and forecasting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and forecasting models to track key performance indicators and inform decision-making.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and insights to support strategic initiatives and business development efforts.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and cross-functional teams through presentations and written reports.

Craft your career with us if you have :

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in store sales planning, business analysis, or related field.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, and statistical software (e.g., R, Python).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of commercial metrics, market dynamics, and competitive landscape.
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills required
• Business acumen - the ability to quickly grasp new and different types of business propositions and understand how they operate
• Effective communicator - writes and presents effectively, adjusting the message and content to fit the audience
• Proactive and adaptable - willing to respond positively to changing circumstances; the ability to spot opportunities and risks, and take action to get to the best outcome
• Collaborative - demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with the broader functional teams

Our Benefits:

• We Dare! We offer robust compensation package including base and bonus, a 401K plan to help you secure your financial future
• We Care! Pandora offers extensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, anniversary gift cards, recognition program and product discounts!
• We Dream! Pandora is fostering growth and crafting opportunities to support the business needs which learning and development programs, continuous feedback, LinkedIn learning, tuition reimbursement and more
• We Deliver! PTO Package including: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Celebration days and Paid Holidays

New York, NY - $85,000.00 - $105,000.00
Baltimore, MD - $75,000.00 - $95.000.00 commensurate with experience
About Pandora:
Pandora designs, manufactures, and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 27,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. The company plans to be carbon neutral by 2025 and has joined the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce emissions across its full value chain. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated a revenue of DKK 23.4 billion in 2021.
Pandora's recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status, and age.
About Pandora NAM:
The Pandora North America team in the USA & Canada consists of more than 115 employees working at our offices in New York & Baltimore, more than 80 in our Logistics Center in Columbia, Maryland, an additional 100 in field positions, and more than 3,900 in our owned and operated stores.
Today, the USA is Pandora's single largest market. The Pandora North American region as a whole encompasses over 1,400 points of sale, including over 420 concept stores, with more than 300 being owned and operated by Pandora.