Sr Merchandise Planner - Mens Outdoor Apparel
About The Position
Academy Sports + Outdoors is seeking a Sr Merchandise Planner for Mens Outdoor Apparel. This role supports financial and assortment planning to drive sales, profit, and inventory efficiency. The daily work involves building financial plans, guiding system enhancements, and providing timely insights to buyers and divisional leaders. The goal is to ensure planning processes are accurate, consistent, and aligned with business objectives. The position also involves evaluating proposed actions, maintaining documentation and training content, and coordinating ad hoc reporting for decision-making. Collaboration with CSMs, merchants, and DMMs is key to shaping assortment and planogram decisions, which strengthens forecasting, improves operational readiness, and supports long-term business growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience required
- 6+ years of related work experience required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with merchandise financial and assortment planning
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Oracle, SAS, JDA Space Planning, and related tools
- Ability to identify opportunities for growth, efficiency, and improved accuracy
- A team-first attitude
- Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
- Ability to adhere to company policies and professional standards
Responsibilities
- Support financial and assortment planning to drive sales, profit, and inventory efficiency across categories.
- Build financial plans.
- Guide system enhancements.
- Support buyers and divisional leaders with timely insights.
- Ensure planning processes stay accurate, consistent, and aligned with business goals.
- Evaluate proposed actions.
- Maintain documentation and training content.
- Coordinate ad hoc reporting to support decision-making.
- Collaborate with CSMs, merchants, and DMMs to shape assortment and planogram decisions for each category.
- Strengthen forecasting, improve operational readiness, and support long-term business growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
