E-Commerce Merchandise Planner Job at Foot Locker (Los Angeles)

Job Description

The E-Commerce Merchandise Planner is responsible for developing item-level financial and inventory strategies that maximize online sales, margin, and inventory productivity across multiple digital channels. This role combines strong analytical skills with product and consumer insights, focusing heavily on size-level availability, trend lifecycle planning, seasonal demand, and performance by category, silhouette, and material.

Job Responsibility

Build, manage, and update weekly, monthly, and seasonal forecasts for sales, margin, demand, receipts, and inventory
Forecast at the SKU/color/size level, taking into account historical analytics, emerging trends, and marketing drivers
Translate assortment strategies—Fashion, core, and seasonality—into investment and flow plans
Align forecasts with promotional calendars, stylized collections, product drops, influencer campaigns, and seasonal floorsets
Own ecommerce OTB strategy for assigned categories and identify risk/opportunity scenarios
Monitor in-stock %, size availability, WOS, aging, and reserve inventory to ensure strong sell-through and margin health
Manage lifecycle stages for apparel & footwear: test → scale → maintain → taper → exit
Recommend inventory actions including replenishment, raise/lower strategies, size adjustments, consolidation, or markdown
Create and maintain weekly analytical tools tracking: Sell-through and sell-velocity by size, silhouette and franchise
Conversion trends tied to availability
Attribute-based performance (core, key, fashion, climate relevance)
Newness vs. core productivity
Conduct hindsight analysis to influence future category buys, size curves, and channel strategies
Identify insights related to climate, region, and occasion-based demand
Align with Ecommerce Merchandising on site strategy including hero placements, outfitting, and shop-the-look modules
Collaborate with Buying & Planning on buy quantity, size curve accuracy, launch timing, and trend testing
Partner with Supply Chain / Allocation to ensure product is launch-ready with proper sizes and DC readiness
Ensure Marketing & Creative receive accurate product and inventory insights before campaign execution

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, Analytics, Supply Chain, or related field
3–5+ years experience in ecommerce planning, digital inventory management, or merchandise planning (apparel & footwear preferred)
Advanced Excel capabilities
comfortable working with large datasets and size-level reporting
Experience with ecommerce platforms and planning systems (e.g., Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Blue Yonder/JDA, Power BI)
Understanding of sizing, silhouettes, and seasonality across product categories
Consumer-first digital mindset
Strong retail math, forecasting, and scenario planning
Ability to interpret size-level analytics and predict sell-down patterns
Clear and confident communication with cross-functional partners
Proactive, fast-paced decision-making and problem-solving
Passion for fashion, product trends, and evolving consumer behavior

What we offer

Employee Discount
Paid Time Off
Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
401(k) | Roth 401(k)
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Opportunities for Advancement
Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
Strong Company Culture
Employee Resource Groups

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