Global Sports Brand Planning Lead

FashionUnited; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. in Beaverton, OR seeks a Lead Brand Business Planner to shape consumer demand and drive multi-season sales, revenue and inventory planning.

You will partner with Sport, Brand and Finance teams to align forecasts with strategic objectives and execute plans that optimize margin and inventory health. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and deliver results in a fast-paced retail

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in retail, planning and/or product management.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• Strong ability to influence & work constructively with others by communicating effectively.
• Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation.
• Outstanding written/verbal communication, analytical capabilities and attention to detail
• Ability to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the Operating Plan; assessing risk and solving problems to deliver business results
• Strong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales, ST%, WOS, Inventories (marketplace + DC), Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcome

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multi-season Operating Plan for Sport and Product Engine
• Adjust and align Operating Plan to Sport architecture based on targets and actuals
• Support Global and Geo, Pre-Season top-down financial business targets (Operating Plan - Consumer Demand, Revenue, Margin and Inventory) for Geo, Gender, and Channel to inform Franchise/Style plans, Financial Forecasts and E2E Inventory Forecasts
• Define location (Geo, Channel, Sport) consumer demand, revenue, receipt and inventory plans
• Determine cross-Sport trade-off actions to drive consumer demand, Nike and partner margin and optimize overall marketplace inventory health

Skills

Retail planning

Product management

Influence & collaboration

Communication

Data-driven analysis

Retail metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

Nike Inc. in Beaverton, OR seeks a Lead Brand Business Planner to shape consumer demand and drive multi-season sales, revenue and inventory planning.

You will partner with Sport, Brand and Finance teams to align forecasts with strategic objectives and execute plans that optimize margin and inventory health. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and deliver results in a fast-paced retail