Account Planner

Fanatics • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

At Fanatics Commerce, we’re more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise – we’re a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans , we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit , and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset . If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team. About the role: As a Key Account Planner you will lead the demand planning function of our Account Planning & Analytics team for our strategic partners and will be a key stakeholder working cross-functionally with Sales, Merchandising, Sales Operations and our key accounts. The right candidate has a passion for product and a love for analytics. You can influence through data and are comfortable interacting directly with key accounts. Through a thorough understanding of supply chain dynamics, you will work to optimize our inventory levels for our key accounts, ensuring we are maximizing sales and profitability.

Requirements

• 2 or more years of merchandise planning or demand planning experience
• Strong understanding of retail math
• Expertise in complex Excel formulas using pivots, lookups, and macros
• Comfortable presenting data and using dashboards for storytelling
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment
• Ability to drive projects and manage project teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience in licensed apparel preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Key Account financial plans to the Category level by month based on both current trends and historical performance.
• Consistently trend and forecast sales and inventory with high degree of accuracy.
• Partner with Sales and Key Accounts to ensure OTB discipline and react timely to business needs
• Provides guidance, bottoms-up reporting, and various ad-hoc analyses focused on maximizing opportunities and minimizing risk to support business strategies.
• Lead efforts in account-level SKU Assessments to recommend go forward assortments
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal business leads, customers and suppliers.
• Periodically travel to store locations to review product mix, obtain feedback, and analyze market competition and trends
• Attend customer meetings with team as needed.
• Coach, develop and inspire

Benefits

• We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment.
• Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future.
• At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed