Senior Developer and AI Innovation Lead

Senior Developer & AI Innovation Lead - Assortment Planning

We are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Developer & AI Innovation Lead to join a global Sport Planning Technology team supporting Assortment Planning. This is a transformation-focused role where you will help modernize a critical planning tool used by business planners to build multi-season demand and assortment plans.

Today, the system is heavily dependent on Excel and VBA. Your mission is to help reimagine and rebuild it into a modern, cloud-native, AI-augmented platform that improves speed, accuracy, and usability for planners across multiple product categories.

You will work directly with business planners and technical teams to design and deliver a next-generation planning experience that reduces cycle times, removes manual workflows, and introduces intelligent automation and AI-driven insights.

What You'll Do

• Lead the modernization of a legacy planning system into a scalable, cloud-native platform
• Design and build data-intensive applications supporting multi-dimensional planning and forecasting
• Identify and implement AI/ML opportunities such as forecasting support, anomaly detection, and intelligent recommendations
• Partner directly with business planners to translate workflows into modern digital solutions
• Own end-to-end delivery including architecture, development, testing, and deployment
• Help define the long-term technical vision for planning tools and AI adoption

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of software development experience using Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL, or cloud technologies
• Proven experience building AI/ML-powered features in production systems
• Experience modernizing or replacing legacy tools or workflows (e.g., Excel/VBA or manual processes)
• Strong background in building data-heavy applications with complex datasets and logic
• Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and translate needs into technical solutions
• Self-starter who can own a problem space from idea through delivery

Nice to Have

• Experience in demand planning, supply chain, or merchandising systems
• Familiarity with planning platforms (Anaplan, Kinaxis, o9, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, copilots, or AI agents in enterprise environments
• Cloud data platform experience (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery)
• Background in retail, consumer goods, or sports-related industries

What Success Looks Like

• Modernized planning workflows replacing Excel/VBA dependencies
• AI features actively used by planners in day-to-day decision-making
• Faster planning cycles and improved usability for business users
• A scalable platform ready to expand across additional planning teams
  

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