Financial Strategist

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Strategist to join our team at Sally Beauty Holdings. As a Financial Strategist, you will be responsible for planning and forecasting financial metrics to support category strategies driving sales, margin, and inventory efficiency.

In this role, you will work strategically with merchandising, supply chain, and finance to translate vendor commitments, supply chain capacity, store and WH inventory levels, into plans that achieve the sales expectation.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years' experience in merchandising planning, analytics planning, or finance, with experience in managing a budget for sales, margin, and inventory. You will also possess advanced Excel skills, experience working with large datasets and scenario modeling.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys analyzing financial data and making informed decisions. If you are looking for a challenging role where you can utilize your analytical skills, we encourage you to apply.

**Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and forecasting the future sales, inventory, and profits to meet budgetary requirements at the category level.
• Determine the supporting inventory levels and open to buy.
• Support the merchandise planning teams and leaders with strong understanding of the budget cycle of spend and reduce risk by striking a balance between hitting financial goals and meeting merchandise strategy goals.

**Requirements:

• College degree (BA or BS) preferred.
• 5+ years' experience in merchandising planning, analytics planning, or finance, with experience in managing a budget for sales, margin, and inventory.
• Retail or consumer goods industry experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, experience working with large datasets and scenario modeling.
• Excellent analytical skillset with attention to detail.

**Salary:** $85,000 - $110,000 per year.