Senior Assortment & Merch Planning Lead

Net2Source (N2S); Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to establish end-to-end bottom-up assortment plans partnering with Merchandising, Sales, and Business Planning. You will create pre-season style level plans and drive profitability through data-driven forecasting, consumer insights, and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes communicating plans clearly, aligning financial targets with product opportunities, and influencing decisions across geo and global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning.
• Leverage forecasting, data science and new methods to develop plans.
• Influence others with data-driven communication.
• Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years relevant experience; or PhD/Law +1yr; Masters +0-3yrs.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking.
• Understanding of consumer and marketplace trends.

Responsibilities

• Present financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings.
• Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts including sales, margin, and inventory.
• Collaborate with merchandising and sales to align future financial plans and product opportunities.
• Product forecasting and in-season optimization by analyzing data.
• Report forecast variance and deliver action plans, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Forecasting

Assortment planning

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Consumer trends

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

PhD or Law + 1 yr

Masters + 0-3 yrs

Job description

Nike in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to establish end-to-end bottom-up assortment plans partnering with Merchandising, Sales, and Business Planning. You will create pre-season style level plans and drive profitability through data-driven forecasting, consumer insights, and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes communicating plans clearly, aligning financial targets with product opportunities, and influencing decisions across geo and global teams.