Apparel Merchandising Analyst – Data-Driven Inventory

Team-Town-Sports; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Employee discounts across Golf Town,  

Hybrid work environment

Vendor pro deals and product training

Bonus potential

Job summary

Team Town Sports in Vaughan, Canada is seeking a Merchandising Analyst to support the Buyer in Apparel. The role sits at the intersection of data, inventory, and execution, ensuring products are set up accurately and flowing to stores to drive profitable sales.

Responsibilities include PO maintenance, item data accuracy, SKU maintenance across systems, markdowns, reporting (sales, margin, inventory), and inventory replenishment.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education with focus on retail, marketing or finance.
• 3-5 years’ work experience in retail planning, buying or merchandising.
• Experience with order entry systems and data management.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyer with day-to-day merchandising and category initiatives.
• Maintain and track purchase orders, including updates and bulk POs.
• Manage item setup and ongoing SKU maintenance across multiple systems and web assortments.
• Execute markdowns and system updates with approvals.
• Build and maintain reports (size curve, sales, margin, inventory).
• Manage inventory replenishment, allocation, and forecasting for core SKUs.
• Allocate inventory to support promotions and seasonal requirements.
• Analyse SKU- and store-level performance to balance sales, inventory productivity, and Open to Buy.
• Partner with vendors to confirm inventory availability, manage shipments and track deliveries.
• Work with Store Operations to provide updates and support execution.
• Support assortment planning by door/network through analysis and reporting.
• Ensure merchandising checklists are completed and reviewed.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Education

University degree in retail/marketing/finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Team Town Sports in Vaughan, Canada is seeking a Merchandising Analyst to support the Buyer in Apparel. The role sits at the intersection of data, inventory, and execution, ensuring products are set up accurately and flowing to stores to drive profitable sales.

Responsibilities include PO maintenance, item data accuracy, SKU maintenance across systems, markdowns, reporting (sales, margin, inventory), and inventory replenishment.