The Director, Integrated Business Planning is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing and driving the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Integrated Business Planning and related processes within the organization. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, operational expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment between business goals, financial targets, and operational execution. This role will work closely with senior level stakeholders reporting directly to the VP of Planning & Inventory Management. The IBP Director leads a team whose primary responsibility is to manage the process portfolio (IBP, S&OE, S&OP) and the top-down merchandise planning work for the enterprise.  

• Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the organization promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.
• Supports the implementation of company programs, procedures, methods and practices to promote REI key messages.
• Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
• Ensures employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
• Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
• Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
• Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to employees in order to achieve department, company and customer results.
• Establishes and maintains visibility within the department.
• Monitors operational statistics, reports trends, variances and issues, and takes appropriate action.
• Develop and champion the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Integrated Business Planning process, aligning it with the overall business objectives
• Establishes, implements, and maintains best practice methodologies for Integrated Business Planning (IBP). Stays current on industry best practices across planning disciplines.
• Evaluates tools, processes, and analytics to enhance the Integrated Planning practice.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights into the IBP process, ensuring accuracy and reliability of forecasts and plans
• Drive improvements of financial outcomes across Revenue, Margin and Inventory through proactive identification of risk and opportunity and effective coordination of organizational focus on solutions.
• Orchestrate the IBP meetings, ensuring inputs and outputs are aligned and balance strategic, financial, and operational perspectives to a consensus plan.
• Aligns company-level working plan with senior leadership and facilitates the feedback loop of actions and decisions to stakeholders
• Act as a liaison between different functional areas to drive consensus on key assumptions, risks, and opportunities impacting the business
• Build and develop a high-performing IBP team, providing coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to enhance capabilities and drive results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in Business Administration with Supply Chain or Finance specialty.
• Experience in leading a transformation in planning

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of experience in leading Integrated Business Planning or Sales & Operations Planning processes within a complex, global organization.
• Expert Knowledge of Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, and IBP/S&OP
• Knowledge of industry best practices in demand planning, supply chain management, and financial forecasting
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a track record of driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering business results in a dynamic environment
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills with the ability to generate insights through data, translate insights into actionable plans and recommendations
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field;
• Experience designing and implementing process across multiple functions from the ground up with strong stakeholder management outcomes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills with the ability to engage and align stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Builds capacity of individuals and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts.
• Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.
• Establishes trust and inspires others.
• Makes effective organization and people decisions in a manner consistent with REI's values and ethics.
• Delivers on commitments and holds others to same.
• Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Company's best interest.
• Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
• Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.
• Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
• Fosters change in company direction.
• Effectively plans and executes changes.

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.  

Pay Transparency

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.   

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off.  Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.