Lead Assortment Planner

Nike; Beaverton (OR); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nike in Beaverton, Oregon is seeking a Lead Assortment Planner to establish end-to-end, bottom-up merchandise plans that meet consumer demand and sustain a healthy pull market. You will collaborate with Sales & Merchandising and cross-functional teams to optimize assortment decisions and drive growth.

The role requires 4+ years of retail planning, strong Excel and math skills, and proven ability to influence stakeholders within a matrixed organization. Be part of a dynamic, market-facing team.

Formación

• 4+ years of retail planning experience in a vertical retail or wholesale environment.
• Merchandise planning experience is highly desirable.
• Strong Excel skills are essential.
• Comprehensive understanding of retail math required.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to work across a matrixed environment.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a robust assortment planning framework that includes product depth, flow and SKU efficiency.
• Provide marketplace consumer insights to curate the optimal product line.
• Build bottom-up forecasts to inform pre-season decisions.
• Conduct weekly sales analysis to identify risk and opportunity.
• Collaborate with marketplace teams and retail partners to manage performance.
• Provide post-season assortment insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Retail planning

Merchandise planning

Excel

Retail math

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Title: Lead Assortment Planner

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 1 Year contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world\'s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it\'s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Lead Assortment Planner to establish clear end to end bottom-up merchandise plans to ensure consumer demand is met and a healthy pull market is maintained. The success of our team relies on collaborative and detail-oriented assortment planners who manage style and/or franchise plans to optimize sales, margin and profitable sustainable growth across the marketplace. Our assortment planners step up to address difficult issues, operate effectively when the way forward isn't clear, develop innovative ideas and they win with consumers by understanding their business to drive success

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you\'ll develop a robust assortment planning framework that includes product depth, flow and SKU efficiency, whilst providing marketplace consumer insights to curate the optimal product line. In a typical day/week you will building bottom-up forecasts to inform pre-season decisions, weekly sales analysis to identify risk and opportunity, collaboration with your marketplace team and retail partners to manage performance and providing post-season assortment insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

You will report to a NSW Planning Director and will be working closely with cross functional teams (Sales & Merchandising) as well as engaging marketplace planning teams in weekly and seasonal conversations. You\'ll also stay connected to other planners and succeed through your ability to collaborate and drive action and results both internally and externally.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 4+ years retail planning experience, in a vertical retail or wholesale environment
• Merchandise planning experience is highly desirable
• Strong Excel skills are essential
• Comprehensive understanding of retail math required
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management experience
• Ability to work across a matrixed environment