WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Assortment Planner to establish clear end-to-end bottom-up merchandise plans. This role will partner with Merchandising and MFP to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer-centric offerings. Responsibilities include creating pre-season style level plans that support Nike’s goals and managing in-season optimization through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative monthly offense with Enterprise Business Planning.
***NOTE: Multiple openings available***
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ONDevelop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style level (leveraging analytics), develop strategies to meet Sport financial goals and own open to buy bottom’s up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions through to in season optimizationPartner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offeringRecap and analyze the business against forecast and forecast sales and inventories on a monthly basisProduct forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data, & providing actionable insightsReport on forecast variance weekly with action plans and risks & opportunitiesSupport monthly and seasonal inventory and supply planning activitiesWHAT YOU BRINGBachelor's degree in Supply Chain and Logistics or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and trainingLeverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions pre and in-seasonDemonstrated experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planningStrong ability to influence and ability to design compelling communication grounded in dataAbility to think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms up perspectiveDemonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomesCurrent understanding of consumer and marketplace trend3-5 years directly relevant work experienceWe 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.