C3 Presents - Merchandise Planning Manager

Job Summary

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

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C3 Presents creates music festival experiences for millions of fans across the globe, setting the new standard each year for events that are as memorable as they are spectacular, including Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas, Lollapalooza in Chicago (and seven other countries), and Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee.

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

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C3 Presents creates music festival experiences for millions of fans across the globe, setting the new standard each year for events that are as memorable as they are spectacular, including Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas, Lollapalooza in Chicago (and seven other countries), and Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee.

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

The Merchandise Department oversees the merchandise programs for festivals produced by C3 Presents. Functions within the department include financial planning and analysis, creative development and production, retail partnership management, and sales operations for on-site and ecommerce channels.

The Merchandise Planning Manager reports to the Director of Merchandise and is responsible for owning and executing the financial targets for the festival merchandise programs. This role drives product mix, planning, and buying strategies to improve product quality, operational efficiency, and overall profitability.

• Analyze historical sales data, leverage ticket sales trends, and use market insights to set revenue targets and inventory strategy for each festival
• Partner with the Director of Merchandise to align on financial goals by building and managing detailed merchandise budgets, forecasts, and open-to-buy plans
• Manage purchasing process by allocating inventory across channels, creating and processing purchase orders for each assortment/program
• Develop analytical and data-driven financial models to track sales performance and refine projections and forecasts
• Own post-event financial recaps, including SKU-level sales analysis, margin performance, and year-over-year comparisons to share with internal stakeholders and festival executives
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, inventory efficiency, and reporting processes
• Maintain clean, organized financial documentation for all merchandise programs to support Accounting & Finance processes

• Build orders and collaborate with the Creative team to develop…