EMEA Marketing Planning & Operations Lead

NIKE; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NIKE in Hilversum (Netherlands) seeks an experienced program and process management professional to bring structure to a fast-moving matrix and translate strategy into execution. You will lead planning across EMEA Retail Marketing, managing gates, milestones and dependencies with senior leadership in mind.

You will collaborate with EMEA BPO, Sport Planning & Operations, Retail Marketing leadership, Finance and regional partners to ensure timely, aligned delivery while simplifying ways of working

Qualifications

• Experience leading program, portfolio, project or business operations in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to run end-to-end operating rhythms, integrated plans and critical paths across multiple workstreams.
• Strong process management skills, including workflow design and continuous improvement.
• Confidence using data and scenarios to identify risks early and recommend action.
• Experience supporting budget planning, forecasting, tracking and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and concise executive communication in English.
• Strong attention to detail and enterprise thinking.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Keynote, Smartsheet and AirTable.

Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal and seasonless planning and operations work that enables Retail Marketing to deliver with precision across marketplace readiness, governance, communication, budgets and execution.
• Own integrated program plans, critical paths, connecting priorities, dependencies, owners, decisions and timelines across Retail Marketing, Marketplace and Territory teams.
• Maintain and continuously improve marketplace planning tools, templates and operating processes, simplifying ways of working and strengthening adoption across the organization.
• Own the accuracy of key planning artefacts, ensuring teams have a trusted source of truth for execution decisions.
• Translate complex information into clear updates, communications and leadership-ready reporting that drive alignment and action.
• Partner with Marketing Finance to support budget excellence.

Skills

Program management

Process management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Budget planning

Risk identification

Data-driven decision making

Enterprise thinking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Keynote

Smartsheet

AirTable

Job description

NIKE in Hilversum (Netherlands) seeks an experienced program and process management professional to bring structure to a fast-moving matrix and translate strategy into execution. You will lead planning across EMEA Retail Marketing, managing gates, milestones and dependencies with senior leadership in mind.

You will collaborate with EMEA BPO, Sport Planning & Operations, Retail Marketing leadership, Finance and regional partners to ensure timely, aligned delivery while simplifying ways of working