Lead, Business Planner

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Pahokee (FL); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nike is seeking a merchandise financial planning lead for the Department Store team to forecast demand, plan supply, and meet financial targets, working cross-functionally with Planning, Merchandising, Marketing, Operations, and Sales/Partner.

The role reports to the Planning Director and collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure Nike products are available at the right time, place, and supply levels while delivering against revenue and inventory targets.

Formación

• 5+ years' experience in merchandise planning, business planning, merchandising, sales, or retail buying.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret large data sets and communicate insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collate market data to inform the plan and assess risk for recommendations.
• Proficiency in retail metrics: Retail Sales, ST%, WOS, Inventories, Revenue and Margin; data manipulation for outcomes.
• In-depth knowledge of consumers, competitors, and retail trends.
• Retail math fluency; ability to translate data into actionable decisions.
• Experience with merchandise and forecasting management systems.
• Advanced capabilities in Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field; suitable mix accepted.

Responsabilidades

• Lead merchandise financial planning for the Department Store team and forecast demand and supply.
• Set top-down plans across Gross-to-Net and Stock & Sales.
• Inform franchise/style planning and end-to-end inventory forecasts.
• Reconcile forecasts and recap results with cross-functional and leadership teams.
• Lead seasonal financial account meetings to align with accounts open to buys and provide context to seasonal plans.
• Highlight in-season risks and inventory productivity levers to meet targets.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure information consistency and share methodologies.
• Engage with internal and external partners to influence outcomes and meet revenue/inventory targets.
• Ensure Nike products are available at the right time, place, and supply levels.

Conocimientos

Merchandise planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Retail metrics

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Retail math

Forecasting systems

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Herramientas

Forecasting management systems

Descripción del empleo

About the Role

The role serves as a merchandise financial planning lead for the Department Store team, working cross-functionally to forecast consumer demand, plan optimal supply, and meet financial expectations. It sits within the Department Stores Integrated Portfolio Team and reports to the Planning Director for the Department Stores planning team. The position collaborates internally with Planning, Merchandising, Marketing, Operations, Sales/Partner, and other functional teams, and externally with Merchandising/Buying, Planning, Supply Chain, Marketing, and other account partners. The purpose is to ensure Nike products are accessible at the right time, place, and supply levels while delivering against revenue and inventory targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a merchandise financial planning lead to the Department Store team, working cross-functionally to forecast consumer demand, plan optimal supply, and meet financial expectations.
• Set tops-down plans for key business dimensions across Gross-to-Net and Stock & Sales, balancing consumer demand, partner strategies, and alignment with the Sport architecture.
• Inform franchise/style planning, financial forecasts, and end-to-end inventory forecasts.
• Reconcile forecasts, recap business results, and clearly depict decision impacts with cross-functional and leadership teams.
• Lead and conduct internal and external seasonal financial account meetings to align with accounts open to buys and provide overall context to seasonal plans.
• Elevate in-season risks and help needed to achieve performance targets, including product chase, order cancels, and applying other inventory productivity levers.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share standard methodologies, and drive system implementation.
• Engage with internal and external partners to understand opportunities, influence outcomes, and resolve differences while delivering against revenue and inventory targets.
• Work with Department Store accounts to ensure Nike products are accessible at the right time, place, and supply levels.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in merchandise planning, business planning, merchandising, sales, or retail buying.
• Curious and self-motivated, able to analyse large amounts of data and articulate the message behind it.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail.
• Ability to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the 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 outcomes.
• In-depth knowledge of consumers, competitors, and retail trends.
• Retail math fluency; ability to interpret financial sales data to make business decisions and recommendations.
• Experience with merchandise and forecasting management systems.
• Advanced capabilities in Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field; will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• Ability to move at the pace of the consumer and be energised by opportunities surrounding the connection of physical and digital commerce.
• "Anything's possible" attitude and ability to translate insights into action by applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex data to a variety of audiences.
• Deep understanding of the marketplace, product, data-supported inventory planning, and ability to recognise new growth opportunities.
• Strong collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships spanning various functions and levels of leadership.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of sports apparel and footwear market.

About the Company

The team is building a smarter, more connected, and automated value chain.