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About the Role

The Merchandise Planner supports the seasonal merchandise planning process by building bottoms-up plans, managing in-season forecasts, and reconciling open-to-buy targets. This role partners with cross-functional teams to drive accurate forecasting, assortment execution, and inventory health.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Merchandising, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to align on seasonal financial targets, buy plans, and in-season performance priorities.
• Contribute to cross-functional calendar milestones, ensuring readiness for leadership reviews and decision-making.
• Ensure the right licensed product is available at the right time by maintaining inventory health and accurate demand forecasts.
• Support post-event performance analysis to help the business respond quickly to fan demand signals.
• Contribute to assortment execution that delivers a compelling, fan-first product experience across digital, in-venue, and retail channels.
• Partner with Merchandising to reconcile sales forecasts and buy plans in support of a curated, fan-relevant assortment.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning templates, vendor reconciliation processes, and open-to-buy models.
• Apply analytical insights and data-driven thinking to surface trends, flag risks, and recommend actions.
• Demonstrate curiosity in learning and adopting new merchandise planning tools and analytical approaches.
• Contribute ideas to evolve planning processes that support agility and faster decision-making.
• Build and maintain bottoms-up financial and inventory plans by league and category.
• Manage in-season demand forecasting and update open-to-buy models to track and communicate performance.
• Prepare vendor plan templates, reconcile actuals, and update key deliverables.
• Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Apply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes.
• Use data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance.
• Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning within retail, consumer products, or licensing.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and merchandise planning tools.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial and inventory models.
• Proven knowledge of sales, margin, inventory, and productivity metrics and how they interact across the planning cycle.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously under deadlines.
• Experience supporting vendor plan creation, including template preparation, actuals reconciliation, and deliverable management.
• Collaborative mindset with a growing ability to influence and communicate effectively with cross-functional partners.
• Willingness to travel as needed for vendor or business reviews.

Skills

• Excel
• Merchandise planning tools
• Financial modeling
• Inventory modeling
• Data analysis
• AI and technology application
• Digital tools

Location

• Jacksonville, FL
• New York, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 4-6 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field

About the Company

• Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide.
• Fanatics Commerce operates more than 900 e-commerce sites and has a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, reaching fans in over 180 countries.
• Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, igniting the passions of global sports fans and maximizing the presence and reach for its hundreds of sports partners globally.
• The company operates across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.
• Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans and a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties.
• 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.