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WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
Join a dynamic team of planners dedicated to sales planning, where you'll play a key role in shaping the future of the Nike Marketplace Partner (NMP) business. As Lead Assortment Planner, you will collaborate across a wide network of teams, including Merchandising, Finance, Sports & Business planning, and S&IM. You'll serve as the NMP partner lead in multiple forums, coordinating and consolidating key deliverables for the NMP team.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a candidate who has demonstrated experience in assortment/retail planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning (min +5years)
Ability to demonstrate a growth mindset that is ready to leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop a fact-based plan
Ability to think critically and understand the potential of data & quantify any gaps to financial plan from a product potential perspective
Demonstrated ability to influence and design compelling communication/story telling grounded in data
Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to work independently
Proven record of managing multiple workstreams
Excellent stakeholder management
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
In this role, you'll:
The Lead Assortment Planner role is responsible for developing and/or informing/influencing seasonal plan based on rolling SSP inclusive of retail sales (value/units), receipts, and inventory at the levels of Franchise/Merch Class, Sports and Marketplace unit
You will develop strategies to meet Sports Offense strategic and financial goals and own product-driven OTB forecast to inform manufacturing decisions through to in-season optimization
Analyze the business against plan and forecasted in-season sales and inventories on a monthly or weekly basis assessing business risk/opportunity & developing action plans and driving escalations where needed monitor top franchise SSPs & drive marketplace decision-making to optimize product health and captured consumer demand and inform trading/pricing decisions
Set and manage E2E inventory health within and across categories &NMP MPU’s within your MPU, plus understanding impact on overall marketplace health. Communicate and advocate Assortment Plan to cross-functional leadership team at Franchise/Merch Class- level through the lens of Sports Offense and in partnership with merchandising to optimize sell-in in line with MPU strategy and marketplace role
Drive projects independently, prioritize workload and deliverables within the project
*Application Deadline: Monday 8 December 2025
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
