Merchandise Planner: Data-Driven Inventory & Growth

Academy Sports + Outdoors; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Academy Sports + Outdoors is seeking a data-driven retail planning analyst to help the buying organization hit sales, profit, and inventory goals through financial and assortment planning. You will build class and subclass insights, create item-level plans, and reconcile quarterly or seasonal assortment targets with financial metrics.

You'll evaluate actions and timelines with stakeholders, collaborate with replenishment, buyers and planning managers, and use planning systems to generate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Retail environment experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the buying organization to hit sales, profit, and inventory goals.
• Build class and subclass insights and item-level plans.
• Reconcile quarterly or seasonal assortment plans with financial targets.
• Provide financial plans, open-to-buy management, and trend monitoring.
• Collaborate with replenishment, buyers, planning managers, and vendors.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Written/Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle

SAS

Job description

Academy Sports + Outdoors is seeking a data-driven retail planning analyst to help the buying organization hit sales, profit, and inventory goals through financial and assortment planning. You will build class and subclass insights, create item-level plans, and reconcile quarterly or seasonal assortment targets with financial metrics.

You'll evaluate actions and timelines with stakeholders, collaborate with replenishment, buyers and planning managers, and use planning systems to generate