Senior Director of Planning

Fanatics Inc; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Maternity/Paternity leave

Infertility treatment support

Flexible time off

Job summary

Fanatics Inc. in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a senior merch planning leader to translate demand targets into lifecycle plans, manage in-season forecasting, and align cross-functional teams across planning, merchandising, product development, GTM, and finance.

You will drive seasonal calendars, push for margin and inventory health, and lead critical vendor and cross-functional initiatives in a hybrid onsite setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or related field.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with sales, margin, inventory metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of targets aligned to the Long-Range Plan (LRP).
• Translate high-level financial and fan demand targets into actionable lifecycle plans.
• Partner with GMM, DMMs, Finance, and Fanatics Brands to align assortment breadth and productivity.
• Manage in-season demand forecasting, open-to-buy management, and pricing decisions.
• Create and manage 1P and 3P vendor plans across key partners.
• Own and run the seasonal milestone calendar and ensure on-time delivery of plans.
• Act as single point of accountability for timelines across Planning, Merchandising, and Supply Chain.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Financial planning

Assortment strategy

Advanced Excel/Oracle

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/Supply Chain/IT

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Job description

• Lead development of league, department, and category targets aligned to the Long-Range Plan (LRP).
• Translate high-level financial and fan demand targets into actionable lifecycle plans.
• Partner with GMM, DMMs, Finance, and Fanatics Brands to align assortment breadth, depth, productivity, and product vision.
• Manage in-season demand forecasting, open-to-buy management, and pricing decisions.
• Create and manage 1P and 3P vendor plans across key partners (Fanatics Brands, Wincraft, Mitchell & Ness, Champion, etc.).
• Facilitate alignment meetings with stakeholders to review, adjust, and secure leadership approvals.
• Drive vendor accountability to seasonal milestones and productivity commitments.

Seasonal Calendar Leadership

• Own and run the seasonal milestone calendar, ensuring on-time delivery of:
  • Preliminary & Final Tops/Down Plans
  • Bottoms-Up Plans by League & Category
  • Executive Line Freezes
  • Seasonal Integration Meetings
  • Final Team/Color Adds
  • Assortment Strategy Sessions (2x/year)
  • PO Deadlines and Prebook Orders
• Act as the single point of accountability for integrating timelines and dependencies across Planning, Merchandising, and Supply Chain.
• Partner with Finance to achieve in-season and long-term margin, productivity, and inventory health goals.
• Manage OTB: track and reconcile planning targets vs. actuals for sales, GM%, and inventory turn.
• Monitor performance of key launches, programs, and events, ensuring alignment with established buying policies.
• Ensure accurate and on-time submission of prebook POs, driving operational readiness with Sourcing, Factories, and Supply Chain.

Leadership & Influence

• Build and lead cross-functional alignment across Planning, Merchandising, Product Development, GTM, and Finance.
• Champion Fanatics’ BOLD Leadership Principles:
  • Obsessed with Fans → Deliver assortments that inspire fans and fuel demand.
  • Build Championship Teams → Foster collaboration across internal and external partners.
  • Determined & Relentless → Drive accountability under tight timelines.
  • Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit → Innovate planning approaches to unlock growth.

What you bring to the team:

• 10+ years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, or assortment strategy within retail, licensing, or consumer products.
• Proven experience owning end-to-end seasonal planning calendars, ideally across multi-league or multi-brand environments.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with deep expertise in sales, margin, inventory, and productivity metrics.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership; able to influence senior leaders and external partners.
• Advanced Excel/Oracle skills; experience with enterprise planning systems preferred.

Where You’ll Work and What’s required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or related field.
• Onsite role located at our Jacksonville office (or NYC), supporting daily cross-functional engagement and business operations.
• Minimal travel required, typically no more than a few times per year.

What’s in it for you:

• Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Team

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:

• Build Championship Teams
• Obsessed with Fans
• Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Determined and Relentless Mindset

Job Info

• Locations 8100 Nations Way, Jacksonville, FL, 32256, US (Hybrid)