Senior Demand & Assortment Strategist

Net2Source (N2S); Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Beaverton is seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to establish end-to-end bottoms-up merchandise plans with profitability and consumer-centric offerings. You will manage the line through to in-season optimization with a rolling forecast process and weekly cross-functional collaboration.

You will work with Nike Direct Merchandising, Sport Planning, Sport Merchandising, Allocation Planning, Concept Planning, and Marketing/Brand teams to align on financial goals and product lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated retail expertise.
• Experience in merchandise assortment planning, inventory management, and financial forecasting.
• Proven critical thinking and strategic business planning skills.
• Ability to influence and craft compelling communication, grounded in analytical data.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience and capacity to navigate and excel in complex teams.
• Commitment to support and foster an open and inclusive environment that embraces diversity, encourages accountability, and drives results.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed seasonal buy plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level.
• Develop strategies to meet sport financial goals and own open-to-buy bottoms-up forecasts to inform business decisions and in-season optimization actions.
• Articulate financial plans in seasonal presentations and monthly open-to-buy meetings to gain alignment and accelerate the vision of the sport business goals.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the NA organization to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle.
• Facilitate monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities utilizing advanced data systems and analytics to solve problems and drive results.
• Recap and analyze the business against weekly forecasts and align actionable insights with holistic sport team, addressing risks & opportunities.

Job description

Nike Beaverton is seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to establish end-to-end bottoms-up merchandise plans with profitability and consumer-centric offerings. You will manage the line through to in-season optimization with a rolling forecast process and weekly cross-functional collaboration.

You will work with Nike Direct Merchandising, Sport Planning, Sport Merchandising, Allocation Planning, Concept Planning, and Marketing/Brand teams to align on financial goals and product lifecycle management.