Lead Planner, NDDC

Position Type Full Time Career area Planning & Inventory Management Location 1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, United States Job ID R-97085 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. LEAD BRAND BUSINESS PLANNER WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This role works within Nike Planning and the Global Sport team, partnering closely with Sports Planning, Geography Business Planning, Brand Business Planning, Enterprise Business Planning, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Nike is looking for a Lead Brand Business Planner who can turn consumer, marketplace, product, and inventory insights into clear business actions. This person brings strong financial and commercial acumen, builds data-driven hypotheses, and uses critical thinking to solve complex planning challenges.You will be responsible for defining and leading multi-season sales trend, revenue, receipt and inventory plans for Kids sports FW and partner with Brand teams to serve consumer demand. 5+ years of experience in retail, planning, and/or product management. Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training. Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate constructively across teams. Outstanding written and verbal communication, analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail. Strong command of retail metrics, including retail sales, sell-through, Weeks of Stock (WOS), inventory, revenue, and margin. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON You’ll partner with the Global Sport and broader Business Planning teams to build and lead multi-season operating plans. You’ll connect consumer demand, Sport strategies, assortment plans, and financial targets to inform forecasts, inventory decisions, and trade-offs across the global marketplace. Define and lead multi-season Operating Plans for Global Sport and the Product Engine. Adjust and align Operating Plans to Sport architecture using financial targets, actual performance, consumer demand, and marketplace insights. Support Global and Geography pre-season top-down financial targets across consumer demand, revenue, margin, and inventory. Define consumer demand, revenue, receipt, and inventory plans across Geography, channel, and Sport. Reconcile assortment plans with Operating Plans to maintain alignment with Sport architecture and long-range financial objectives. Partner across Global and Geography Business Planning teams to reconcile forecasts and communicate results, risks, opportunities, and business impacts. Determine cross-Sport trade-off actions that strengthen consumer demand, support Nike and partner margin, and optimize overall marketplace inventory health. 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. NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring in…

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