Merchandise Planner - Licensed

Dick's Sporting Goods - Coraopolis, PA

Full-time

Coraopolis, PA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Merchandise Planner at DICK'S Sporting Goods is responsible for driving decisions and strategies that maximize sales, margin, turnover, and GMROI goals. This role contributes to achieving best-in-class planning and merchandising outcomes, aligning financial and assortment plans with the company's strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop Omni Channel department financial plans that align with strategic goals of the department and company.
• Develop assortment plans in conjunction with buyers that align item plans to financial plans.
• Analyze assortment plans to identify gaps or potential opportunities or liabilities to the financial plan.
• Partner with internal and external business partners to ensure plans are delivered in season, making course corrections as necessary.
• Analyze business performance to identify opportunities in sales, margin, and turnover to meet or exceed plans.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and in-season category and item level forecasting to establish inventory levels that drive sales and profitability.
• Communicate strategies to management by effectively summarizing analysis.
• Influence business partners by presenting sound analysis and impacts to the overall business.
• Communicate and collaborate with vendors to align on sales and receipt forecasts.
• Identify potential variances and develop strategies to maximize sales and profitability.
• Partner with merchandise analysts to ensure Omni channel allocation strategy aligns with overall inventory flow strategy.
• Identify gaps and develop strategies to maximize inventory productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business Related field, Business Management, Retail, or Finance.
• 5 - 7 years of experience, including 3+ years of planning or related merchandising experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.