Anaplan Model Builder

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a foundational role on our Center of Excellence team and reporting to the Project Manager. The right candidate will own a Carters Anaplan model and own new model implementations from end to end. The first objective would be to learn the current Anaplan model, as assigned and prove ability to support the users in day-to-day operations. You ll work with the CoE team to make enhancement recommendations and architect new models in the Anaplan roadmap. Experience in financial planning and/or supply chain planning models is required.

Core Responsibilities:

- Act as a model owner

- Design enhancements to existing models to improve processes and using the NUX

- Review existing customer models and business process

- Trace model logic and troubleshoot solutions. Explain root cause analysis and provide solution training to end users.

- Collaborate with project team to build Anaplan models in line with best practices and guidance from project leadership

- Build customized Anaplan models based on customer requirements

- Able to translate and implement solution requirements.

- Model building experience specialized in the Anaplan solution with a strong finance acumen.

- Proven technical skills with the ability to translate and understand end-user needs.

- Responsible for design, build, and delivery of business planning and financial models.

- Proven ability to support solutions testing and viability.

- Design, develop, and deliver high quality reporting dashboards. Coordinate among the data integration and migration teams.

- Develop inbound and outbound data feeds to and from the Anaplan model

- Develop end-user reporting and planning dashboards within Anaplan

- Deploy the solution to end-users and provide overall support and training

- Enable clients through co-model building training sessions

- Follow Agile Project Methodology throughout the implementation

- Support Solution Architect and/or Project Managers in maintaining the overall health of the implementation

Qualifications:

- Bachelor s in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

- Anaplan Solution Architect certified or Master Anaplanner Certification

- 2+ years of experience building complex multidimensional models in Anaplan

- 3+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis or Supply chain planning

- Excellent customer-facing and communication skills in both in-person and remote settings

- Expert in Excel modeling, macros, pivot tables, formulas and charts

- Tableau experience preferred

- Experience integrating Anaplan to ERP or external source systems

- Ability to quickly grasp customer requirements