Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will work within Nike’s Planning function and collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Digital Business, Finance, MSC, EBP, and Merchandising—to meet financial targets for both pre-season and in-season.
• Partner with Sports Directors to drive actions that boost demand and optimize digital inventory.
• Report to the Digital Planning Director, working closely with analysts, planners, and allocators to achieve revenue, margin, and inventory goals.
• Collaborate across Marketplace, Inventory Operations, Merchandising, and Enterprise Planning teams to deliver results.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a dynamic Business and Assortment Planner to join our team!
This role is critical in defining, crafting, and executing consumer demand strategies for the Digital Channel.
You will be responsible for:
• Leading multi-season revenue, receipt, and inventory plans.
• Analyzing key decisions related to pricing, promotions, and inventory movement across Third Party Partners to maximize revenue, margin, and inventory productivity.
You should possess:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of relevant experience in merchandising planning, retail planning, and demand planning.
• Proven analytical skills and business acumen to solve complex issues collaboratively.
• Strong ability to influence and communicate effectively across teams.
• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, macros); familiarity with Cognos BI and Tableau is desired.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
• Competence in understanding retail KPIs and using data analytics to identify commercial drivers.
• High proficiency in English.
• Ability to work across a matrixed and cross-functional environment, leading change and achieving business results through storytelling (written and verbal) to both technical and non-technical audiences.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
• Define and lead multi-season Business Plans at the Sport Level to inform financial forecasts and end-to-end inventory forecasts.
• Drive the future by reviewing upcoming seasonal products and building a compelling purchase assortment for the channel, leveraging current results and trends while adding strategic items that fuel continued growth.
• Conduct analysis to optimize pricing structures, promotional levers, and inventory movements across channels.
• Identify over- and under-performing styles and develop strategies to optimize performance in the marketplace.
• Make recommendations to manage inventory health and capitalize on key consumer moments, including end-to-end inventory liquidation plans within Canal Digital.
• Communicate results and insights with cross-functional and leadership teams.
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.
