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.
The Allocation team plays a critical role in how Nike shows up at retail to our consumers. It’s about getting product to the consumer when they want it, where they want it! You are an influencer, using in-season consumer insights to influence upstream assortment decisions. In this role, you will make the assortment plan come to life in our stores & position inventory to efficiently fulfill consumer demand across our physical and digital platforms. You will play a key role in how we support the future of Nike Stores through Allocation!
Who you will work with
You are part of a collaborative team operating in a fast paced, evolving environment. You will build and maintain strong relationships across teams, which includes partnership across Location Planning, Assortment Planning, and Merchandising teams. You are also the main connection point between the field and the supply chain.
What you will work on
Develop and lead the execution of allocation strategies for the Nike Owned Stores and Digital businesses
Determine appropriate load-in quantities by store for each style/color, in accordance with the assortment plan
Determine replenishment quantities to support WOS, presentation minimum and store capacity targets
Create, evolve, and utilize reports and tools to analyze your business to support decisions that improve sales, inventory turn and ultimately profitability
Create a cohesive team, delivering results by ensuring that consistent tools and reports are utilized by all allocators
Lead the effort to manage inventory in-season, highlighting risk and making cancel recommendations
Understand style productivity and prioritize accordingly, ensuring our top styles are available when and where consumers want them
Create and maintain size curves to ensure core sizes are protected
Partner with Customer Service & Supply Chain to ensure units arrive at stores in an efficient & timely manner
Partner with Merchandising and Assortment Planning teams to create in-season distribution plans by store, helping bring to life the best of Nike effectively, verbally and in writing
Who we are looking for
The Allocation team plays a critical role in how Nike shows up at retail to our consumers. It’s about getting product to the consumer when they want it, where they want it! You are an influencer, using in-season consumer insights to influence upstream assortment decisions. In this role, you will make the assortment plan come to life in our stores & position inventory to efficiently fulfill consumer demand across our physical and digital platforms. You will play a key role in how we support the future of Nike Stores through Allocation!
4 years related allocation, planning or retail experience
2 years’ additional retail experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
Proven experience applying data to capture trends to make decisions that will positively impact the business
Strong working knowledge of retail math
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
High level proficiency in Excel with a demonstrated history of developing tools and reports utilizing complex formulas, pivot tables, and other advanced functions (preferred, not required)
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment balancing multiple priorities with a strong focus on collaboration
Ability to handle ambiguity & champion change, proven ability to be a vocal and influential leader across peers and cross-functional partners
Ability to travel up to 5%
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.
