What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Supply Planning Manager position at Fanatics?
Job Description
The Senior Supply Planning Manager for Apparel is responsible for building and executing end-to-end supply planning strategies that ensure Fanatics delivers to fans at the speed of sports. This role manages planning horizons, drives forecast accuracy, ensures optimal inventory placement across facilities, and balances cost, capacity, and service trade-offs. The manager will partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, PCC Operations, Brands, and DTC teams to enable seamless Apparel availability globally.
Key Responsibilities Planning & Forecasting
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About The Team
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
The Senior Supply Planning Manager for Apparel is responsible for building and executing end-to-end supply planning strategies that ensure Fanatics delivers to fans at the speed of sports. This role manages planning horizons, drives forecast accuracy, ensures optimal inventory placement across facilities, and balances cost, capacity, and service trade-offs. The manager will partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, PCC Operations, Brands, and DTC teams to enable seamless Apparel availability globally.
Key Responsibilities Planning & Forecasting
- Own Apparel supply plans across regions, channels, and PCC hubs, aligned with demand forecasts and commercial priorities.
- Translate demand signals (from Merchandising, Brands, Events, and Fanatics.com) into executable supply plans.
- Run purchase forecast accuracy tracking and drive improvements with Demand Planning.
- Ensure Drive for 95 OTIF target is achieved for Apparel launches and replenishment.
- Manage buy/produce/release decisions for blank Apparel and finished goods.
- Optimize safety stock, lead times, and allocation across PCCs and key retailers.
- Partner with Sourcing and Manufacturing to lock Apparel capacity in LATAM, Asia, and near-shore hubs.
- Run Apparel launch readiness (Seasonal, Event, Playoffs, International Events).
- Align with Logistics on in-bound schedules, customs/tariff implications, and hub-to-fan delivery speed.
- Chair weekly 'Apparel S&OE' meetings to review supply vs. demand gaps, escalations, and recovery plans.
- Act as key liaison with Merchandising (player swaps, rivalry Apparel, special events).
- Partner with Finance on inventory investment, turns, and working capital efficiency.
- Leverage digital twin tools to simulate Apparel supply scenarios (capacity vs. cost).
- Identify and implement process improvements to reduce lead times, increase flexibility, and minimize excess inventory.
- Support OneCommerce transformation initiatives tied to Apparel.
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About The Team
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
- Build Championship Teams
- Obsessed with Fans
- Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Determined and Relentless Mindset
