About the Role & Team

"We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our company to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?

The Walt Disney World Food & Beverage / Merchandise Insights Optimization and Analytics team provides insights through data to drive strategic business decisions, develops dashboards and metrics, and collaborates across the organization to implement projects and initiatives. The Planning Manager will integrate and oversee projects, create compelling stories, engage with partners, and drive critical initiatives for the Walt Disney World Food & Beverage and Merchandise businesses.

You will have a high level of proficiency in developing strategic business cases, influencing senior leaders, demonstrating project management/integration skills, and a deep understanding of the Food & Beverage and Merchandise Operations business. You will be responsible for effectively driving various projects simultaneously while meeting or exceeding identified timelines and deliverables.

This position will report to the Sr. Manager of Food & Beverage / Merchandise Business Insights and Analytics.

You Will:

• Drive and deliver strategies for long-term growth in agreed-upon timelines

• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess needs, define scope, create project plans, and develop impactful content for presentations and meetings

• Create and deliver data-driven insights through storytelling and clear, concise communications for Senior Executives

• Work directly with Operations leaders and other partners to identify revenue-generating and cost-saving opportunities, processes, and strategies to achieve them

• Collaborate and communicate with all other LOB planning and project managers to ensure work is connected and aligned

• Promote a culture of teamwork, creativity, inclusion, and innovation while driving accountability for results

You Have:

• Worked for Disney’s Food & Beverage operations and can demonstrate an understanding of how operations, LOB (Line of Business), and key partner work are interrelated

• Demonstrated project management experience

• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire others through an overarching vision, guiding results by leveraging creative sensibilities, strong business acumen, and strategic thinking

• Experience developing and delivering business analytics through professional storytelling

• Strong planning, written and verbal communication, and time management skills

• Proven skills in partnering, influencing, and collaborating with leaders across all levels

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities with a strong systems/process orientation

• Ability to transform complex ideas into actionable outcomes

• Experience building compelling business cases tied to measurable metrics

• Strong attention to detail and ability to assess work interdependencies and forecast impacts

• Capability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and projects independently, while balancing competing priorities and adjusting to a rapidly changing business environment

• Commitment to delivering quality results and understanding business impacts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using project management software (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Teamwork, Asana, Workfront, Monday, etc.)

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Additional Information

The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.