LEAD PLANNER, JD FINISH LINE - Nike
Indianapolis, IN
About the Job
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
We are looking for a Lead Planner focused on optimizing the Nike business with JD Sports/Finish Line. They will be the point person for specific product segments and will collaborate with a variety of teams: planning, sales, merchandising, marketplace, and external contributors. They will join a team that embraces inclusivity and diversity.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This person will play a pivotal role in bringing Nike’s marketplace vision to life with specific focus on pre-season forecasting, reacting to in-season trends and results analysis. They will establish clear financial plans while partnering with cross functional teammates to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer demand. Strong collaboration is a key, working both internally with Nike and externally with JD Sports/Finish Line. As a Lead Planner, they’ll bring curiosity, a self-starter mentality, influential communication skills, and a strong ability to operate in ambiguous situations. They have phenomenal data story telling abilities grounded in retail acumen, planning expertise, and supported through elevated excel capabilities.
+ Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Merchandising, Economics, Marketing, or related field
+ 4+ years experience in Planning/Buying/Sales with emphasis on retail/wholesale financial planning and analysis with advanced Excel skills.
+ Proven ability to leverage large amounts of data, identify critical information, develop recommendations and influence through compelling communication.
+ Able to think critically and understand the potential of a product in the marketplace while identifying gaps to tops-down and bottoms-up financial plan.
+ Travel up to 15% of the time.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
On any given day you might be developing style-level plans that influence buy and supply decisions while partnering with key stakeholders. You’ll also continuously monitor performance indicators keeping a pulse on the business: analyze sales results, managing product forecasts, in season recommendations and sharing actionable insights on risks and opportunities.
+ You will create plans that optimize business health while achieving financial targets.
+ You will use strong communication skills with internal/external partners to elicit information, cultivate productive dialogue, verbalize ideas, and align financial plans with an overarching strategy.
+ You will enable success by collaborating with multiple cross functional internal teammates that are based in multiple locations, a remote leader and external planning counterparts.
+ You will thrive in a fast-paced, results oriented, team mentality environment.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.
We are looking for a Lead Planner focused on optimizing the Nike business with JD Sports/Finish Line. They will be the point person for specific product segments and will collaborate with a variety of teams: planning, sales, merchandising, marketplace, and external contributors. They will join a team that embraces inclusivity and diversity.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This person will play a pivotal role in bringing Nike’s marketplace vision to life with specific focus on pre-season forecasting, reacting to in-season trends and results analysis. They will establish clear financial plans while partnering with cross functional teammates to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer demand. Strong collaboration is a key, working both internally with Nike and externally with JD Sports/Finish Line. As a Lead Planner, they’ll bring curiosity, a self-starter mentality, influential communication skills, and a strong ability to operate in ambiguous situations. They have phenomenal data story telling abilities grounded in retail acumen, planning expertise, and supported through elevated excel capabilities.
+ Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Merchandising, Economics, Marketing, or related field
+ 4+ years experience in Planning/Buying/Sales with emphasis on retail/wholesale financial planning and analysis with advanced Excel skills.
+ Proven ability to leverage large amounts of data, identify critical information, develop recommendations and influence through compelling communication.
+ Able to think critically and understand the potential of a product in the marketplace while identifying gaps to tops-down and bottoms-up financial plan.
+ Travel up to 15% of the time.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
On any given day you might be developing style-level plans that influence buy and supply decisions while partnering with key stakeholders. You’ll also continuously monitor performance indicators keeping a pulse on the business: analyze sales results, managing product forecasts, in season recommendations and sharing actionable insights on risks and opportunities.
+ You will create plans that optimize business health while achieving financial targets.
+ You will use strong communication skills with internal/external partners to elicit information, cultivate productive dialogue, verbalize ideas, and align financial plans with an overarching strategy.
+ You will enable success by collaborating with multiple cross functional internal teammates that are based in multiple locations, a remote leader and external planning counterparts.
+ You will thrive in a fast-paced, results oriented, team mentality environment.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.
Source : Nike