Senior Director, Planning & Demand Strategy

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

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.