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 report to the Senior Director of Enterprise Business Planning (EBP) and work directly with Geo Sport Planning Senior Directors and Planners. You will collaborate with partners across Global Brand Assortment Planning, Business Planning, Merchandising, Finance, and EBP. You will work closely with our Territory and GEO Planning teams to drive alignment and consistency in approaches.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Manager of Brand Assortment Planning to join our team. You possess a deep understanding of sport, assortment planning, product, and merchandising and are able to connect the dots to drive the right insights and recommendations. You are an excellent collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with both upstream and downstream functions. You are highly adaptable, and can move with agility to meet the needs of the business
8+ years’ experience in retail or assortment planning
Strong ability to influence and work collaboratively with others by communicating effectively, including the ability to work across multiple different countries and cultures
Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation
Outstanding written/verbal communication, analytical capabilities and attention to detail
Ability to understand the interaction between (and distinct value of) bottom-up assortment plans and top-down operating plans
Strong command of retail metrics including retail sales, AWST%, ARD, WOS, inventories (marketplace + DC), revenue and margin
Commercial and entrepreneurial approach
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will be responsible for leading the Brand Assortment Planning function within APLA Enterprise Business Planning. This involves directing the cross-sport marketplace offense for product-level forecasting in service of delivering strategic product and brand objectives. You will balance strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring clarity, consistency, and collaboration across multiple teams while partnering closely with Geo Sport Planning and Merchandising teams.
Own the reconciliation of the operational plan with the demand/assortment plan
Drive franchise management excellence across Sports and Territories through a disciplined franchise health forecasting and review process that provides clear guidance and guardrails
Manage product-level risks and opportunities by owning geo-wide insights and storytelling around product R&Os, tradeoffs, and required actions across key code and fiscal moments
Drive an assortment planning perspective against cross-sport business dimensions such as equipment, core, energy, etc.
Obsess assortment productivity through the lens of concepts, consumers, marketplace across pre and in-season
Serve as a subject matter expert for the future of assortment planning capabilities and ways of working
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.
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.
