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DICK'S Sporting Goods · 2 days ago

Merchandise Planner - Footwear

Coraopolis, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

DICK’S Sporting Goods is a company that believes in the positive impact of sports on lives. The Merchandise Planner drives decisions and strategies to maximize sales, margin, and inventory productivity while collaborating with various partners to achieve departmental goals.

Consumer GoodsE-CommerceSporting GoodsSports

Responsibilities

Develops Omni Channel department financial plans that align with strategic goals of the department and company

Develops Assortment plans in conjunction with buyer that align item plans to financial plans. Analyzes assortment plan to identify assortment gaps or potential opportunities or liabilities to the financial plan

Partner with the internal and external business partners to ensure we are delivering our plans in season, course correcting when necessary to ensure we are driving sales and GM while managing our inventory. Analyzes business performance to identify opportunities in Sales, Margin and Turnover to meet or exceed plan. Includes ad hoc analysis and in-season category and item level forecasting to establish inventory levels that drive sales and profitability. Communicates strategies to management by effectively summarizing analysis. Influence business partners by presenting sound analysis and impacts to the overall business

Communicates and collaborates with vendors in order to align on sales and receipt forecasts to ensure vendors can support forecasted demand. Identify potential variances and develop and communicate strategies to maximize sales and profitability

Partners with merchandise analysts to ensure Omni channel allocation strategy aligns with overall inventory flow strategy. Identify any gaps and develop strategies to maximize inventory productivity