Purpose & overall relevance for the organization:

The cornerstone activity of this role is consistency, transparency, planning, analyzing, reporting, and partnering with DTC (Retail & Ecommerce) stakeholders in alignment with LAM and Global defined standardized guidelines and processes. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Drive DTC (Retail + Ecommerce) planning and execution of annual budget process and periodical forecasting process to provide a comprehensive plan to stakeholders within global and regional timelines and standards

· Generate DTC (Retail + Ecommerce) monthly business review with detailed explanation by store, KPI's analysis, recommendations and solutions to provide insights and transparency to the stakeholders. 

· Lead month end closing process and other formal submissions in time and in full in collaboration with Accounting to comply with global timelines and requirements and ensure complete and accurate information

· Align and partner with Retail & Ecommerce channels, and support functions to support them in the execution of the strategy providing financial support and knowledge of the business and ensuring that the financial plan is aligned with the strategy

· Develop and implement state of the art and analytical tools to monitor key KPIs to ensure the company will deliver the expected financial result or is taking actions in order to do so

· Manage and execute standardized and ad hoc analysis for Retail and Ecommerce channels with P&L by store, OWC and Capex implications to ensure smooth operation, analysis and reporting of the business for all related actions

· Drive standardization of processes and reports through alignment with regional and global to ensure one version of the truth, comply with global policies, IFRS and processes and identify opportunities of improvement

· Develop the DTC manager to provide real business partnering to Retail & Ecommerce channels, and support functions

· Lead or participate in discussions, projects and analysis looking for business opportunities, monitor the progress in achieving project milestones and goals, ensuring sustainability of achievements to improve financial KPIs

Key Relationships:

· Local Retail & Regional Ecommerce teams

 · Regional & Global teams

· Buying & Trading teams

Knowledge skills and abilities:

· Must have Retail experience at least for 2-3 years (P&L by store, CAPEX analysis, Top & Bottom line analysis)  

· Nice to have Ecommerce experience 

· Manage teams of at least 1-2 people

Requisite education and experience / minimum qualifications:

· 8-10 years