WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you’ll report to the Director of Demand and Supply Management of LatAm partners. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners in Merchandise, Financial Planning, Consumer Planning, Merchandising, as well for Nike and Distributors teams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an Assortment Planning Manager to join our team. In this role, you will work within the country team and account partners commercial and assortment planning teams to establish clear retail sales plans that tells a story for the season and drive assortment planning decisions. Ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of retail metrics, buying, forecasting, account management, and how they are used across functions to deliver profitable and sustainable growth for Nike.  The candidate should also possess strong ability to interpret financial sales data to make decisions and recommendations that impact the business, as well as commercial acumen and ability to influence external accounts.  Strong communication skills are critical. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance Business Planning or related subject area, or combination of relevant education, experience and training

• 5 years directly relevant work experience in merchandising planning, retail planning, demand planning or merchandising

• Extensive experience in managing and understanding Retail concepts such as open to buy, gross margin, markups, markdowns, seasonal trending, promotional lifts, inventory turn and sku/store efficiency

• Advanced Excel skills including complex formulas, pivot tables & macros

• Strong ability to influence and work constructively as a team member and effectively communicate data-dense and/or sensitive topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience to influence action

• Outstanding written and verbal communication, analytical capabilities, and strong attention to detail.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As an Assortment Planning Manager, you will work within the country team, account teams and multiple key stakeholders to drive optimal style and classification plans. In this role, you will work closely with Merchandise Financial Planner (MFP) and Merchandising to determine style depth, breath, assortment flow, shipments to achieve financial and retail sales plans. You will lead pre-season and in-season merchandise assortment planning, as well as share consumer-led insights to shape future product strategies.

Key Deliverables include –

Pre – Season:

• Work with partners buying and planning teams to refine product assortment plans based on retail strategies and opportunities; ensure plan reconciles with topline financial plan developed by the MFP.

• Partner with merchandising managers to align and make recommendations to Merchandising assortment regarding seasonal product flow strategies and key opportunities and risks to hit the MFP plans.

• Work with merchandisers to forecast and manage allocations for High-Heat/Launch Products, inclusive of partnering with operations on order management.

In – Season:

• Provide recommendations to account partners from the ongoing in-season recaps and analysis they presented, in some cases monitor performance of key items and seasonal stories, taking actions to maximize revenue, margin, and inventory productivity.

• Make recommendations to manage health of inventory and capitalize on key consumer moments.

• Share insights with cross-functional partners, ensuring the voice of consumer is well accounted for in future plans and strategies.