Senior Manager, Finance - Connected Planning (Sam's Club)

Position Summary...

Join Sam's Club as a Sr. Manager, Finance - Connected Planning and play a key role in shaping the future of financial planning and business optimization across the organization. As part of the Connected Planning team, you will help create a seamless, end-to-end planning experience that supports strategic goals and enhances decision-making across merchandising, operations, ecommerce, membership, and supply chain.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can move between strategic thinking and operational execution, and has strong financial and analytical acumen. You'll work cross-functionally with finance, data, product, and business partners to deliver innovative planning capabilities powered by technology, including machine learning and GenAI.

What you'll do...

What You'll Do

• Support Strategic Planning Initiatives: Collaborate with Finance and business partners to help define planning objectives that align with corporate goals. Translate high-level strategies into tactical action plans and support their execution.
• Drive Financial Planning Transformation: Participate in the design and implementation of connected planning tools and processes. Focus on simplification, automation, and integration to support short- and long-term business goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between finance, merchandising, operations, ecommerce supply chain, membership, and tech teams to drive planning projects and ensure alignment across business functions.
• Problem Solving & Roadmapping: Identify pain points in existing planning processes and propose solutions. Assist in developing roadmaps and milestones that support transformation initiatives.
• Data-Driven Decision Support: Leverage financial data and analytics to support planning decisions. Translate data insights into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders.
• Change Enablement: Partner with leaders across the business to support change management activities that drive adoption of new planning solutions and ways of working.

• Have strong financial acumen and understand P&L dynamics
• Are highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities
• Are energized by complex problems and enjoy building new processes
• Demonstrate curiosity, initiative, and resilience in ambiguous situations
• Are an effective communicator and collaborator, able to build strong relationships across functions
• Bring a continuous improvement mindset and a willingness to learn
• Have a passion for enabling others and driving cross-functional alignment

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in financial planning, analysis, or business operations
• 1+ years of experience working on cross-functional initiatives or projects
• Experience using planning tools or analytics platforms (e.g., OneStream, SAP, Power BI) is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile or product-led environments is a plus

• Experience in a large, matrixed organization
• Exposure to transformation or change management efforts
• Familiarity with Connected Planning principles and technology
• Experience implementing or managing Connected Planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan, OneStream)
• Understanding of GenAI or ML-based forecasting tools
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across business units
• Industry experience in retail, supply chain, or membership-based business models
• Master's degree or MBA is a plus