Strategic Planner

Location: Beaverton, OR
Contract length: ~7 months
Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Friday)
Pay: $53-58.45/hr, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for a Strategic Planner to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 7-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working from home on Fridays. This role partners closely with the Kids Leadership team to identify strategic priorities, define long-term growth opportunities, and translate insights into actions that drive athlete, consumer, marketplace, and business impact.

Strategic Planner Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Applied Science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
Masters degree preferred
7+ years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, business operations, business development, corporate development, or a related field
Experience in leading sophisticated strategic projects and proven success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action
Proven success influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct authority
Consistent track record of pulling together diverse individuals with different goals and facilitating productive discussions
Strong understanding of growth strategy, business performance, and value creation within consumer-facing industries
Experience in apparel, footwear, retail, consumer products, sports, or adjacent industries preferred
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to create structure from ambiguity and synthesize large amounts of information into actionable insights
Outstanding communication and written / verbal storytelling capabilities, with the ability to simplify complexity and influence executive audiences
Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguity, and ability to work through complexity and adversity
Advanced presentation and business communication skills, including proficiency with Keynote and other presentation tools
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational pragmatism and execution focus
Strong interpersonal skills with a track record of building trust and credibility across diverse teams and leadership levels
Curiosity, demonstrated learning agility, and a growth mindset
Passion for sport, athletes, consumers, and products a plus
Business development, quantitative & qualitative acumen
Project management in a cross-functional, global matrix environment
Data/market analysis and financial modeling
Strategy specific experience with Apparel or consumer goods
Navigated complex cross functional organizations with finance, insights, planning, merchandizing, product, brand, marketplace, and other Sport teams
Expert with Keynote or deck building, creating executive presentations ? Leading work streams, driving work processes, managing multiple workstreams,
Strong prioritization abilities, can jump in with a short ramp up period
Strategic thinking and problem solving
Bring a balance of analytical rigor, business acumen, and communication excellence to influence the direction of one of the most important and visible dimensions

Strategic Planner Description:

Help shape the future of Kids Business and youth sports
Direct & execute analysis and due diligence for new growth opportunities, leading to actionable recommendations
Lead strategic project workstreams leveraging sound hypotheses and rigorous frameworks, pushing beyond analytics & research to insight
Catalyze the execution of actionable plans with senior leaders and their functional teams
Align and lead teams through ambiguity in a complex organizational matrix, providing project management support to cross-functional teams, including coordinating process milestones and deliverables
Collaborate with various cross-functional teams throughout the business to prepare business reviews, scorecards, and materials for strategic workshops
Support the Kids Leadership team, partnering heavily with Finance, Insights & Analytics, & other cross-functional teams, help lead the strategic planning process, develop strategic recommendations, and serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders on the most important opportunities and challenges facing the business
Independently lead cross-functional teams and strategic initiatives
Drive integrated actions that help us win with Kids and Empowering Adults while delivering sustainable growth
Partner with leaders to answer complex strategic questions, align and mobilize cross-functional teams around shared priorities, and translate long-term strategies into actionable plans that accelerate business and organizational impact
Identify and shape Kids next growth opportunities
Through long-range planning and strategic exploration, develop frameworks, insights, and recommendations that help leaders evaluate emerging trends, unlock new growth vectors, and make informed choices about where the client should invest for the future
Measure progress against strategic priorities and help leaders focus resources on the highest-impact opportunities
Diagnose performance, identify key learnings, develop KPIs, and communicate clear recommendations that strengthen decision-making, improve execution, and drive continuous improvement over time