Lead, Global Sales Planning

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike is seeking a Lead, Global Sales Planning to drive cross-functional alignment and planning execution. This role is crucial for synthesizing diverse inputs into coherent strategies that inform leadership about business performance and opportunities.

The ideal candidate must possess strong analytical skills and the ability to tell compelling stories with data, ensuring alignment across Global and Geo partners while managing multiple priorities.

A background in driving execution within a matrixed environment is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to align teams and drive execution in a matrixed environment.
• Extensive analytical background—comfortable digging into data.
• Strong storytelling skills—you can turn numbers into a clear point of view.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and keep things moving.

Responsibilities

• Drive alignment across various teams to create a consistent view of business performance.
• Support critical planning cycles with executive-ready content.
• Translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives.
• Ensure data accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Lead the Bookings Report process execution.

Skills

Analytical skills

Storytelling

Cross-functional alignment

Data validation

Job description

Title: Lead, Global Sales Planning

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 months contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, oblitate 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 WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who can drive cross-functional alignment, planning execution, and executive-ready business storytelling across key Sales, Global and Geo partners. The ideal candidate will serve as a connector across a complex matrixed organization, translating data, strategy, and stakeholder inputs into clear insights, aligned actions, and high-quality deliverables for critical planning cycles and leadership forums.

This role requires a highly organized, analytical, and collaborative mindset who can manage multiple workstreams, build collaborative relationships, resolve data disconnects, and craft compelling narratives that help leadership understand business performance, risks, and opportunities. Success in this role will depend on strong governance, operational discipline, and the ability to turn complexity into clear executive-ready outputs.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

The Lead, Global Sales Planning, role sits across Sports within the Global Sales Planning team, driving the holistic Sales narrative, while ensuring alignment across rest of the team organized by Sport. This also requires alignment with Geo partners to ensure clear understanding of headlines, risks, opportunities as this role is critical in articulating and synthesizing Geo headlines for Global.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Alignment & Governance: Drives alignment across Global, Geo, Sales, Finance, and Planning teams to create a consistent view of business performance, resolve data disconnects, and translate strategy into clear planning actions.
• Planning Cycle Support: Supports critical planning cycles by building executive-ready content, coordinating inputs, pressure-testing assumptions, and managing deliverables, workbacks, and follow-ups across key forums.
• Narrative Development & Content Building: Translates complex financial and performance data into clear, compelling narratives and recurring updates that help leadership understand trends, risks, opportunities, and business implications.
• Data Validation, Analysis & Issue Resolution: Ensures data accuracy and readiness by reconciling inputs, identifying gaps, partnering across teams to resolve issues, and maintaining alignment with technical and planning forums.
• Bookings Program & Process Execution: Leads Bookings Report process execution by creating timelines, driving accountability, coordinating content, and ensuring deliverables reflect an accurate and aligned view of the business. Ensure EBP data alignment and harmonization across geos.

WHAT YOU BRING

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Proven ability to align teams and drive execution in a matrixed environment
• Extensive analytical background—comfortable digging into data and making sense of it
• Strong storytelling skills—you can turn numbers into a clear point of view
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and keep things moving