Fanatics
Merchandise Planner
Serving sports fans around the world across their digital journey (Buy, Collect, Bet) 🏈⚾🏀🏒⚽⛳🏎️🃏🎰
Business operations
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.
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Why Fanatics
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.
About the role
Responsibilities:
• In partnership with Buyer, creates and drives a department strategy that contributes to business goals • Responsible for detailed financial budgeting of the department e.g. Sales, Stock, Margin, and Markdown using historical data, financial trends and forecasts • Owns all aspects of the department WSSI process • Delivers the department trade plan in line with the business trading calendar, using analysis and insight to constantly review • Drives ongoing trade activity to maximise opportunity and minimise risk, on a short/mid/long term level • Accountable for product availability and launch performance • Manages end to end stock turn, efficiency and exit plans within stock and profit targets • Accountability for the department work plan • Builds strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders • Manages, coaches and develops a team • Undertake any other duties and/or responsibilities as may reasonably be required by management from time to time • You may also be required to work additional hours from time to time including but not limited to providing support around events and hot markets. This may involve weekend and some late-night working Knowledge & Experience: •Previous experience of working in a fast-paced retail environment, with a solid merchandising background •Experienced people manager •Working knowledge of commercial Budgeting •WSSI Management •Range Assortment Planning •Trading •Stock & Intake Management •Allocation & Replenishment
What you'll be responsible for
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Process Management and Ongoing Improvement
Manage and improve organizational processes to minimize complexities and increase productivity
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Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with stakeholders to understand specifications, business requirements, and communicate insights
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Quality Assurance
Ensure processes, procedures and tools meet quality requirements set by the organization
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Written communication
Writes in a clear and structured format to convey information and ideas effectively to a target audience
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables