Director, Assortment Planning - Champs Sports
Foot Locker, saint petersburg, fl, United States
Overview
This hybrid position will be located at our Champs Sports Office in St. Petersburg, FL. Expectations for the hybrid in-office schedule is three days a week, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Foot Locker, Inc. is hiring a Director, Assortment Planning to join our Champs Sports Division. The Director leads the team responsible for the development, delivery and ongoing management of a profitable and productive clustered assortment that is aligned to our consumer preferences. By assorting with intent, the Director will ensure the customer has a balance of brands, franchises, and mix of basics & fashion choices.
Responsibilities
In close partnership with buying, allocation, and financial planning, the assortment planning team is responsible for:
- Development of store assortments informed by business strategy and customer preference to determine the optimal assortment in each store location
- Providing customer choice count targets by brand/franchise using productivity metrics aligned to in-store merchandising guidelines
- Ensuring depth by style-color needed to achieve sales utilizing Rate of Sale plan, door tiering, and clustering
- Adjusting assortment strategy in-season based on changes in business performance or inventory productivity, fashion trends, and store assortment capacity
- Driving customer experience in store and increasing NPS, while maximizing sales, margin, and sell-through rates
As the leader of a team of Assortment Planners, the Director is responsible for developing a highly capable team that is able to meaningfully drive business results and for driving alignment across the end-to-end assortment planning process. The Assortment Planning team serves as a critical business partner across Allocation, Buying, Space Planning, Visual Merchandising, CX, and vendor teams. This role requires strong commercial acumen, analytical ability, and communication skills, along with the capacity to identify business needs, propose innovative solutions, and foster effective cross-functional collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or merchandising required
- Minimum 10 years of relevant retail experience in a trend driven, high-volume company
- Advanced Excel skills are a must
- Experience using Power BI is a plus
- Experience working in assortment planning solutions is preferable
- Retail math proficiency required
- Ability to establish relationships and work effectively with all internal and external constituencies
- Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency while remaining organized
- Ability to problem-solve, manage to deadlines, and complete in-depth analysis to support decision making
- Experience managing and developing individuals
Hiring Guidelines
- At Foot Locker, We Value Innovation, Authenticity, And Integrity In All That We Do. To Uphold The Security And Fairness Of Our Hiring Process, We Ask That Candidates Refrain From Using AI Tools, Including ChatGPT, During Interviews And Assessments. To Ensure a Smooth And Secure Experience, Please Review The Following Guidelines
- Cameras must be on for all virtual interviews.
- AI tools are strictly prohibited during interviews or assessments.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work together to create a transparent and equitable hiring experience.
Benefits
The annual base salary range is $100,000 - $130,000/year. This range represents the anticipated low and high ends of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive short-term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the following.
- Employee Discount
- Paid Time Off
- Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
- 401(k) | Roth 401(k)
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities for Advancement
- Education Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
- Strong Company Culture
- Employee Resource Groups