Derek Sponseller
Finance Director, FP&A | Global Retail & International Markets | P&L Leadership • Forecasting • Inventory & Margin Strategy • Business Partnering
- Role
- Finance Director Global Fp & a and Central Planning at Victoria’s Secret & Co.
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Sponseller
Senior Finance leader with 15+ years of experience in FP & A, strategic planning, and international retail operations. Currently leading International FP & A and Central Planning at Victoria’s Secret & Co, supporting a $2B multi-channel business across 70+ countries. Proven track record of driving growth, improving forecasting accuracy, and optimizing inventory and margin performance through data-driven decision making.Experienced in building centralized planning processes, managing global P & Ls, and partnering with merchandising, supply chain, and executive leadership to guide strategy and expansion into new markets. Known for translating complex financial insights into actionable business decisions and leading cross-functional teams through transformation and change.Core strengths include international forecasting, inventory and margin optimization, financial modeling, and organizational alignment across global stakeholders.
Experience
Finance Director Global Fp & a and Central Planning
Apr 2024 — Present · Columbus, OH, US
Lead FP & A activities for $2B international business across 70+ countries and multiple channels (franchise, JV, wholesale, owned). • Drive annual planning and monthly forecasts aligned to growth strategy, supporting 15%+ annual expansion. • Partner with business development on new markets and marketplaces through financial modeling and scenario analysis. • Oversee centralized inventory planning and risk management across merchandising and supply chain.• Led redesign of global inventory management process supporting regional distribution strategy.
Education
Ohio Dominican University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Leadership
2013 — 2015
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting
2006 — 2010
Skills
- Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Hyperion
- Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Budgets
- Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Payroll
- Analysis
- Blackline
- General Ledger
- Cost Accounting
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