Merchandise Planner jobs in Lafayette, IN

LEGENDS

Founded in 2008, Legends’ operating divisions worldwide include – Global Partnerships, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Planning, Global Merchandise, Global Technology Solutions, Attractions, Growth Enterprises – offering clients and partners a 360‐degree data and analytics fueled service solution platform to elevate their brand and execute their vision. Currently, Legends works with marquee clients across business verticals including professional sports; collegiate; attractions; entertainment; and conventions and leisure. We are the industry leaders in designing, planning, and realizing exceptional experiences in sports and entertainment. For more information, visit www.Legends.net and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheLegendsWay.

GLOBAL MERCHANDISE

Recognized leaders in retail and merchandising worldwide, Legends Global Merchandise provides a fully customized, customer‐centric, omnichannel shopping experience for fans. Our vertical service solution allows us to provide the latest trends, styles, designs, and brand collaborations across different categories. For in‐venue, e‐commerce and pop‐up operations, Legends sets the standard when it comes to a unique shopping experience. We pride ourselves in creating a customized portfolio of inventory based on each property and operating as a true extension of each client’s brand. Different guests want different things, and we are here to build and provide a tailored retail experience.

THE ROLE: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Financial:
o Build merchandise financial plans that meet target KPIs across portfolio of brands.
o Build strategy to manage product life cycle accounting for inventory productivity, markdowns, age of inventory, and zero‐out.
o Create pre‐season, annual, monthly weekly plans based upon event calendar and promotional strategies.

Assortment:
o Build vendor plans at the brand and enterprise level.
o Build and suggest assortment/classification plans and penetrations based upon historical performance trends.

Demand:
o Create replenishment strategies and models to drive revenue and productivity.
o Analyze sales data, forecast weeks of supply, and suggest actions to maximize revenue, margin, and productivity.

In‐season Management and Analysis:
o Collaborate with merchant teams to create and manage the OTB.
o Create standardized reports to execute data driven decisions.
o Aggregate Reporting to achieve Enterprise view of the business.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
 5 years of merchandise planning experience
 Strong analytical skills
 Proven team player and collaborator
 Strong time management skills, attention to detail, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills –
communication between functional groups is critical.
 Decision Making: Must be able to make decisions quickly in an ever‐changing environment; partner cross
functionally to make decisions as needed

COMPENSATION

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: Remote

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear; use hands to finger, and handle controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand, walk, and stoop. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.