**Description** The key function of this role is lead as COE ambassador for strategic drivers of Selling-related categories and KPIs that can be used to provide direction to leaders to make regional selling-related and employee cost decisions across the region/brands. The Director Selling / POS Analytics, North America will provide brand partners in-depth analyses of key benchmarks within demonstration to drive retail sales and efficiencies within costs while leading budget forecasting across selling driving insights/results. This role will identify opportunities to transform analysis and processes partnering with stakeholders across the region. Responsibilities: Strategic Analysis • Challenge the status quo and seek continuous incremental improvements on existing processes to help drive more efficient and accurate analysis for the region. • Initiate and direct strategic projects with cross-functional partners that that focus on streamlining and improving processes to increase efficiencies, reporting accuracy, and capabilities. • Drive analytics on productivity and/or FTE management to help drive retail sales and efficiencies working in collaboration with key business partners. • Align with Channel leads on budget assumptions and KPIs for major key account costs and FTE at a door level. Collaboration • Lead as a Center of Excellence (COE) Ambassador for the NA Region to support regional brand leadership (GMs, Account Management) to understand key driving analytics related to selling-related categories and KPIs oversee all regional leads in the COE roll-out. Provide region level analysis and support global objectives as applicable to the brand. • Develop and mentor a current team of 4 full-time employee to support strategic priorities within Brands driving strategic finance thinkers and leaders, holding high standards on accuracy and timeliness at all times. Financial Planning & Forecasting • Generate month-end reports, including variance analysis, highlighting Retailer-specific variances, FTE over/under usage, and provide insights identifying potential Risk/Opportunities to brand partners. • Align with Brand Finance partners on estimate expectations and provide recommendations on future cost outlooks. • Prepare and deliver estimate reporting and corporate submission requirements, recapping agreed upon actions and follow ups. Performance Monitoring & Reporting • Provide business partners with specific commentary and details surrounding actual spend reports; identify outliers, risks/opportunities for efficiencies. • Investigate unresolved variances from actual close results working with appropriate stakeholders, analyzing journal entries, and providing insights to brand partners/stakeholders. • Establish streamlined reporting working with OneSource on door level FTE, retail sales and productivity information to enable redeployment of workload to analytics from report building **Qualifications** + Qualifications:• 8+ years of financial planning and analysis experience• Experience working in fast-pace commercial environments, leveraging strong business acumen and decision-making skills • Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills (advanced expertise in Excel) • Strong planning and project management capabilities; ability to prioritize effectively • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills (verbal, written and visual). Ability to focus on key business questions, and convey messages clearly and concisely - including to senior audiences • Strong problem solving and analytical skills with minimal guidance to develop decision frameworks and generate insights from large datasets, turning them into strategies with high impact • Ability to collaborate and drive cross-functional consensus• Ability to work independently but also to effectively manage and negotiate with multiple stakeholders - including senior stakeholders to drive results through influence • Proficient in Excel and financial reporting systems; One Stream & SAP knowledge a plus Equal Opportunity Employer It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. 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