Merchandise Analyst, Champs (Hybrid)

Foot Locker•Saint Petersburg, FL

2d•$55,000 - $60,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Foot Locker, Inc. is seeking outgoing individuals with replenishment, allocations, merchandising, and/or retail fashion store management experience with a passion for impressing the customer to join our Allocations team supporting our Champs division. Working at our corporate office in this computer based role, the Merchandise Analyst is responsible for developing and executing assortment plans and managing inventory at multiple store locations to maximize sales, and profit. Our fast paced sneaker culture gives a high performing and collaborative person a place to grow beyond this role. Potential advancement includes other areas such as Senior Merchandiser, Buying, Planning, and other roles supporting our Men’s, Women’s, and Kid’s business. We work with top brands such as Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Under Armour, Puma, and many more to ensure our stores always have the latest trends. (The internal title for this role is Merchandiser.) This hybrid position will be located at our Corporate Office in St. Petersburg, FL. Expectations for hybrid in-office schedule is three days a week; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Requirements

Degrees in Apparel, Merchandising, Design, Finance/Economics, Fashion Retail Management preferred; applicable work experience or other business degrees considered
Strong computer skills in order to analyze data
Intermediate Excel skills with formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and charts & graphs
Experience in replenishment/allocations/merchandising and/or retail fashion store management
Experience within the retail fashion industry or knowledge of the sports environment preferred
An advanced understanding of retail math
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills
Understands and is passionate about sneaker culture
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. At this time, Foot Locker will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

Nice To Haves

Experience within the retail fashion industry or knowledge of the sports environment preferred

Responsibilities

Develop assortment plans in line with strategic goals to allocate needs based on demand
Identify geographic and market trends using statistical analysis, media publications, market visits, competitors and product review with field team
Compile and analyze product performance data identifying missed opportunities
Review weekly performance by style, category, etc. with Buyer, Allocation Manager and Financial Planner against plan and forecast
Create and maintain size profiles by store
Optimize inventory levels by monitoring sales and sizing trends