Associate Merchandise Planner — Sports Retail Analytics

Lids; Indianapolis (IN); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lids Sports Group, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, offering fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US and abroad.

As Associate Merchandise Planner, you will build financial sales, gross margin, and inventory plans, partnering with Buying & Merchandising to maximize sales and profitability, providing analytics to executives and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Fashion Merchandising, or related field.
• 0–3 years experience in merchandising, planning, buying, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, weekly, and daily merchandise plans.
• Construct merchandise purchase schedules, including initial product deliveries and in-season merchandise flow.
• Manage monthly department-level Open-to-Buy (OTB) activities.
• Provide analysis on trends and recommendations to influence cancellations, future purchases, and assortment strategies.
• Analyze historical performance to identify areas of opportunity and risk.
• Prepare preseason promotional and markdown strategies in partnership with Buying and Merchandising teams.
• Develop, maintain, and update tools and reports to support business needs.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Financial acumen

Independent work

Effective communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Fashion Merchandising, or related field

Outils

Excel

Data visualization tools

Description du poste

Lids Sports Group, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, offering fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US and abroad.

As Associate Merchandise Planner, you will build financial sales, gross margin, and inventory plans, partnering with Buying & Merchandising to maximize sales and profitability, providing analytics to executives and stakeholders.