Senior Sport Planner

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. is seeking a Senior Sport Planner for Global Football Apparel in Beaverton, OR. You’ll develop demand forecasts used by Merchandising, Finance, Sourcing, and Supply Planning to drive key business decisions.

The role requires industry planning experience and strong analytical and communication skills. You will work with Product, Merchandising, and Planning to focus on consumer needs, shaping critical programs and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Logistics, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience.
• Experience with retail concepts such as open to buy, gross margin, seasonal trending, inventory turn, and sku efficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communication, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Proficiency with MS Office and advanced Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, macros).
• Experience with SAP/APO, O9, SSAS, Cognos or DataBricks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop apparel demand forecasts used by Merchandising, Finance, Sourcing & Supply Planning teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Merchandising, and Planning to focus on the Consumer.
• Triangulate retail metric insights with Product and Merchandising to guide assortments and retail plans grounded in profitability.
• Assess future risk and opportunities and communicate with cross-functional partners for informed decisions.
• Navigate the Matrix of internal partners and enable data-driven decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Storytelling

Influencing

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Logistics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

SAP/APO

O9

SSAS

Cognos

DataBricks

Macros

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a Senior Sport Planner to join our Global Football (Soccer) team! In this role, you will develop Apparel demand forecasts used by Merchandising, Finance, Sourcing & Supply Planning teams to drive critical business processes & decisions. This candidate needs to have industry planning experience and display strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. We’re looking for a self-starter who is curious and possesses the ability to work both collaboratively & independently.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a Senior Sport Planner to join our Global Football (Soccer) team! In this role, you will develop Apparel demand forecasts used by Merchandising, Finance, Sourcing & Supply Planning teams to drive critical business processes & decisions. This candidate needs to have industry planning experience and display strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. We’re looking for a self-starter who is curious and possesses the ability to work both collaboratively & independently.

What You Will Work On

As a Senior Sport Planner for Global Sport Apparel, you will utilize your subject matter expertise and partner with functional partners in Product, Merchandising, and Planning to focus on the Consumer first as we plan for some of the most critical, highly visible programs at Nike (Global Football Licensed, Clubs and Federations). You can build hypothesis & data driven analysis, translating insights into action through problem solving and critical thinking skills. You will triangulate retail metric driven insights with Product and Merchandising teams to make decisions on assortments & retail sales plans that are grounded in profitability and a keen consumer focus. You will assess future risk and opportunity in the marketplace and communicate with your cross-functional partners to enable informed decisions. You will collaborate with geography Merch, Marketplace, and Planning teams to understand the individual geography marketplaces and utilize those insights to shape your future demand. You will navigate our "Matrix" of internal partners and collaboratively make fact-based decisions, advised by collective expertise, strategic business priorities, stakeholder input, and, most importantly, data driven metrics. In addition, you'll participate in a team structure that facilitates and improves individual and team performance.

Who You Will Work With

In this role you will collaborate closely with Global & Geography cross-functional partners in Product, Merchandising, Finance, Strategy, Merchandise Financial Planning, Marketplace, Inventory, and other Geography Planning teams.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Logistics, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, or training
• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience
• Experience in managing and understanding Retail concepts such as open to buy, gross margin, seasonal trending, inventory turn, and sku efficiency
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Elevated storytelling and communication capabilities; ability to pivot from numbers into action-oriented insights
• Ability to build strong working relationships with cross functional and consumer team partners
• Strong influencing skills, including experience collaborating with virtual teams
• Sound judgment to elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely and appropriate manner
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented and self-motivated, with strong organizational skills (multi-tasking)
• High level of proficiency with MS Office, including Microsoft Word and advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, & macros
• Experience with SAP/APO, O9, SSAS reporting, Cognos or DataBricks is preferred
• Experience in a licensed, wholesale apparel, footwear, or equipment organization is preferred

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.