Promotions Analyst

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US and abroad. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like Nike, New Era, Lululemon, and Mitchell & Ness. In addition to our wide assortment, we are the industry leader in on demand customization.

We currently operate 1,300+ brick and mortar locations, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and the two largest MLB franchises, via our Yankees & Dodgers Clubhouse stores. Lids have built partnerships and collaborations with iconic global brands including Marvel/Disney, Playboy, Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack, and Post Malone, creating a community where fans, fashion, and culture collide.

General Position Summary

As a Pricing & Promotions Analyst, you will use data and insights to shape strategic pricing, promotional, and clearance decisions that impact sales and margin performance across the entire Lids business. You’ll build strong partnerships with Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, and senior leadership as you develop promotional plans, pricing strategies, and clearance plans that support key company initiatives.

You will leverage data to determine promo effectiveness and return on investment, sharing learnings with partners and leadership to drive sales and profitability. You will also play a critical role in managing clearance performance – improving capture rates, driving profitable clearance sales, optimizing clearance store performance, and coordinating transfers of aging or end-of-life product.

Your insights will influence high-visibility decisions with multi-million-dollar impact, driving consistency and clarity across categories and supporting Lids’ broader merchandising strategy. Working with large datasets, forecasting tools, and pricing systems, you’ll play a critical role in executing strategies in a fast-paced retail environment with ongoing opportunities for career development.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage clearance strategy to improve capture rate, drive profitable clearance sales, and support overall inventory productivity.
• Oversee clearance store performance, identifying opportunities to maximize sell-through and margin contribution.
• Coordinate transfers of clearance and end-of-life product to the appropriate locations to optimize results.
• Monitor aging inventory and identify opportunities to accelerate exit strategies across categories.
• Partner with Merchandising, Planning, and Marketing to create data-driven promotional plans and forecasts that support total company strategy.
• Conduct post-promotion analysis to determine ROI, sales lift, and margin impact.
• Develop pricing strategies that balance competitiveness, profitability, and brand positioning.
• Create tools, dashboards, and reporting that inform pricing decisions and track key KPIs.
• Collaborate with Planning teams to evaluate how pricing and promotions impact sales, demand, and inventory flow.
• Identify and execute markdown strategies to maximize sell-through while protecting margin.
• Maintain pricing accuracy by coordinating with systems teams and store operations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on pricing processes, tools, and system capabilities.

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or a related field.
• 1–4 years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Assertiveness and strong initiative.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.

Reports To

• Merchandise Planner