Job Description
Collaborate with key cross functional stakeholders to deliver an actionable perspective on pre-season and in-season financial and inventory risks & opportunities. Forecast demand across key categories and channels to help maximize revenue, margin and inventory. Understand product assortment, consumer and marketplace insights that will help inform demand and inventory forecasts.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
- Help lead pre-season forecasting activities and in-season reviews of forecasts to maximize sales and minimize inventory risk
- Understand product assortment and provide product creation with insights to help inform future season offerings
- Partner and support channel leads with seasonal and yearly sales plans
- Support manager with buying activities and managing suppliers
- Support new product launches/campaigns by closely monitoring inbound tracking and inventory levels to mitigate potential sales risk
- Help support implementation of new demand planning software
Additional Details:
Remote, anywhere in U.S. Travel will be less than 10%.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or combination of relevant education, experience and training
- Experience working and coordinating with supplier
- Preferably to have worked in the apparel/footwear/headwear industry
- Experience channel planning and/or execution of buying 1,000+ items per season
- Background working with warehouse and/or 3PL partner
- Proficient in MS Office with advanced knowledge in Excel
- Knowledge of EDI and/or planning tools/software
- Proven ability to operate with a high degree of ambiguity and to work with a flexible schedule
- Valid driver’s license
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
What we offer:
- Flexible time off
- Casual office environment
- Internal career path
- Health insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) and Roth retirement plans
Interview Process
If your background matches what we’re looking for, you’ll be invited to participate in the first step of our recruitment process: a one-way video interview. This will be your opportunity to stand out and let us know why you’d be a great addition to the team. If you’re a perfect fit for Perfect Game, we can’t wait to meet you!
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game’s mission is to promote the games of baseball and softball now and in the future by hosting the highest quality amateur events while providing meaningful opportunities and information to players, families, MLB organizations, college coaches, and fans.
In addition to our best-in-class diamond sports events, Perfect Game is the world’s largest and most comprehensive baseball scouting organization with 2,034 MLB players and14,466 MLB draft selections – AND COUNTING!
Check us out at www.perfectgame.org