Sr. Manager, Product Management - Merchandise Operations

Foot Locker Inc. is seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Sr. Product Manager to lead technology capabilities across the Merchandise Operations domain. This role will focus on optimizing in-season merchandising capabilties and inventory performance through scalable technology, data, and analytics-enabled solutions. The Product Manager will own capabilities across pricing, promotions and markdown optimization, localization, allocation, inventory transfers, and related inventory optimization initiatives. This role will partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, and Data & Analytics teams to evolve forecasting capabilities, inventory health metrics, and decision intelligence that help merchants, planners, and allocators make faster, smarter, and more profitable decisions. Great brands reflect culture. The best ones help shape it. At Foot Locker, we’re rooted in sport, powered by style, and driven by the communities that move both. From Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker to Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos, our brands sit at the intersection of sport, style, and self-expression. As part of the DICK’S Sporting Goods family, you’re backed by the resources, reach, and career opportunities of a world-class sports company. That unleashes Foot Locker to keep pushing forward with the agility and edge that define the brand. We’re looking for great people who want to influence culture and the generation that is shaping what’s next. Whether you’re building strategy, shaping innovations, or creating unforgettable customer moments, you’ll contribute to decisions and experiences that define our brands’ impact in the communities we serve. Come change the game with us. Apply today!

Product Strategy & Roadmap Define and manage the product strategy and roadmap for Merchandise Operations capabilities, including pricing, promotions, markdown optimization, allocation, inventory transfers, localization, and inventory optimization. Align roadmap priorities to business outcomes such as margin improvement, sell-through, inventory productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience. Translate business problems into product opportunities, measurable outcomes, and prioritized delivery plans. Discovery & Product Development Lead end-to-end product development processes from concept to launch ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery of advanced data products. Establish robust frameworks for data governance, accuracy, and standardization to support enterprise decision-making and operational efficiency. Support agile methodologies, focusing on delivery and value creation against aligned objectives and key results (OKRs). Partner with stakeholders to identify business needs and translate them into measurable outcomes. Lead discovery with merchants, planners, allocators, supply chain, analytics, and technology partners to identify pain points, validate opportunities, and define solutions. Deeply understand internal and external customer behaviors, preferences, and pain points through user research, data analysis, and direct interactions and translate insights into actionable product improvements. Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and product decisions. Apply structured prioritization frameworks to balance business value, user needs, technical feasibility, and long-term scalability. Own product delivery from discovery through launch, adoption, and continuous improvement. Merchandise Operations Enablement Build capabilities that improve in-season decision-making across pricing, promotion, markdown, allocation, inventory balancing, and localization workflows. Partner with business teams to reduce manual work, improve visibility, and enable more consistent decision-making across markets and channels. Ensure solutions support both enterprise standardization and localized business needs. Data, Forecasting & Advanced Analytics Partner closely with Data &