Merchandising Analyst

Golf Town is a proudly Canadian golf superstore. From drivers and irons to apparel, footwear, and accessories, we offer the best gear and custom fitting services to help golfers play their best since 1999.

As part of Sporting Life Group, alongside Sporting Life and Team Town, we are dedicated to sharing our passion and growing the game.

Why Work Here?

• Play a significant role in our mighty team, which shares a passion for the game of golf.
• Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
• Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
• PGA of Canada annual dues reimbursement.
• Players Package program with upgraded shafts & a clothing package.
• Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
• A salary range of $55,000-$60,000 (dependent on experience), bonus, and opportunities to grow your career in the sports lifestyle.

What You’ll Do;

As a Merchandising Analyst in Golf Town's apparel category, you will play a vital role in ensuring our customers have access to the latest and greatest in golf equipment.

In this role, you will manage and distribute inventories to all stores by working cross-functionally internally and externally to ensure that the right products are delivered to the right store at the right time and quantity to increase profitable sales, maximize inventory productivity, and balance inventory levels by Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) for stores.

• Responsible for procurement and execution of SKU level marketing information if necessary, i.e., images and copy
• Purchase order maintenance and tracking as well as close and cancel updates, including for bulk po’s
• Enters markdowns and administers systems needs; VP of Purchasing to approve
• General support in supplying ad hoc needs as determined by supervising buyer
• Work with Store Operations on communications by providing timely execution updates, status and issue resolution
• Accurate data entry of product information in various systems as required
• Item setup and maintenance for multiple web assortments
• Build reports for size curve analysis
• Ensure the daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly checklists are being reviewed and managed
• Responsible for replenishment of inventory, SKU maintenance and allocation/ for core SKUs
• Balances inventory required for promotions and seasonal requirements and allocates inventory in advance to ensure inventory is in stock to support sales
• Works with vendors on inventory availability, managing purchase orders, and tracking shipments
• Works with stores to ensure timely receipt of shipments
• Recommends inventory requirements through detailed analysis by SKU/store and works with Merchant and Vendors to forecast replenishment product needed for rolling 12 months
• Analysis to ensure proper in-stock levels, balancing store sales to inventory ratios and working within Open to Buy
• Support in the development, coordination and review of merchandise assortments by door/network
• Create reports to analyze sales, margin, and inventory to support category initiatives at the store level

What You'll Bring;

• 2-5 years’ relatable experience in data entry and data management.
• Customer-centric mindset; listening, understanding and responding to customer needs while being committed to the customer first philosophy; this applies to both internal and external customers.
• Effectively and professionally communication skills with associates and customers.
• The ability to process information/merchandise through reporting and order entry systems.
• Perform duties with a high level of accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills and possess the capability of prioritizing workload.
• Passion and strong understanding of golf.

AI is used as part of our application review process to assist in screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.

This posting is for an open existing role in our organisation.

Sporting Life Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Group Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.