Senior Assortment Planner, Global - Nike
Beaverton, OR
About the Job
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
We are looking for a Senior Assortment Planner, Global to establish clear end to end bottom’s up merchandise plans partnering with Merchandising & MFP to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer centric offerings by creating pre-season style color plans that support the goals of Nike and consumer field of play and managing through to in- season optimization through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative weekly offense with marketplace.
** We are hiring for 2 roles (Global Women's Life Style & Global Kids Sport)
Will work with:
+ FoP GM and cross functional partners
+ FoP GEO planning partners
+ Merch Planning cross consumer partners
+ Supply planning
+ Sourcing
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
+ Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 3- 5 years directly relevant work experience Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 3 yrs; Masters + 4 yrs; Associates degree + 6 yrs; High School + 7 yrs
+ Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions pre and in-season
+ Demonstrated experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning
+ Strong ability to influence and ability to design compelling communication grounded in data
+ Ability to think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms up perspective
+ Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomes
+ Current understanding of consumer and marketplace trend
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
+ Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level (leveraging analytics), develop strategies to meet CFoP financial goals and own open to buy bottom’s up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions through to in season optimization
+ Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering
+ Recap and analyze the business against forecast weekly and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a monthly basis
+ Product forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data, & providing actionable insights
+ Report on forecast variance weekly with action plans and risks & opportunities
+ Support monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities
+ In partnership with marketplace teams actively manage product; close-out process and aging inventory to maximize consumer demand and marketplace objectives
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 Senior Assortment Planner, Global to establish clear end to end bottom’s up merchandise plans partnering with Merchandising & MFP to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer centric offerings by creating pre-season style color plans that support the goals of Nike and consumer field of play and managing through to in- season optimization through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative weekly offense with marketplace.
** We are hiring for 2 roles (Global Women's Life Style & Global Kids Sport)
Will work with:
+ FoP GM and cross functional partners
+ FoP GEO planning partners
+ Merch Planning cross consumer partners
+ Supply planning
+ Sourcing
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
+ Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 3- 5 years directly relevant work experience Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 3 yrs; Masters + 4 yrs; Associates degree + 6 yrs; High School + 7 yrs
+ Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions pre and in-season
+ Demonstrated experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning
+ Strong ability to influence and ability to design compelling communication grounded in data
+ Ability to think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms up perspective
+ Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomes
+ Current understanding of consumer and marketplace trend
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
+ Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level (leveraging analytics), develop strategies to meet CFoP financial goals and own open to buy bottom’s up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions through to in season optimization
+ Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering
+ Recap and analyze the business against forecast weekly and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a monthly basis
+ Product forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data, & providing actionable insights
+ Report on forecast variance weekly with action plans and risks & opportunities
+ Support monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities
+ In partnership with marketplace teams actively manage product; close-out process and aging inventory to maximize consumer demand and marketplace objectives
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