Vice President Planning

How you will make an impact:

• Strategic Planning & Forecasting:
  • Develop and lead pre-season and in-season plans based on historical sales, team performance, league-specific trends, and promotions.
  • Translate and cascade top-down financial targets into actionable sales, margin, receipt, and inventory plans at the divisional, vendor, and product hierarchy levels.
  • Maintain rolling forecasts to adjust to real-time business dynamics, fan sentiment, and supply chain variables.
• Inventory & Lifecycle Management:
  • Manage inventory flow, replenishment, and OTB to minimize out-of-stocks and excess aged inventory across all channels.
  • Leverage Fast Replenishment and analytics tools to optimize inventory positioning and speed to market.
  • Execute markdown and clearance strategies to drive productivity and margin recovery.
• Channel Optimization:
  • Partner with Buying and Channel leaders to define assortment strategies by platform (e.g., Digital, Venue, Events).
  • Align inventory allocation and product flow by store footprint, event footprint, and online channel segmentation.
  • Shape pricing and promotion calendars to drive channel performance while protecting margin.
• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  • Collaborate closely with Buying, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations to synchronize planning with fulfillment capabilities and supplier timelines—including drop ship and made-to-order programs.
  • Engage with category merchants to co-create product strategies, assortment architecture, and lifecycle planning across core and emerging categories.
• Reporting & Insights:
  • Deliver regular performance reporting to leadership, highlighting risks and opportunities across sales, inventory, and margin.
  • Develop and track KPIs including forecasting accuracy, sell-through, margin contribution, and inventory productivity.
  • Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, systems, and team capabilities.

 

What you bring to the team:

• 10-15 years of merchandising planning experience
• Experience with both e-commerce and brick and mortar retail
• Familiarity with inventory strategy, assortment planning and product lifecycle management preferred

 

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.