Sr Manager NA Sales Planning Partners
Sr Manager NA Sales Planning Partners
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Sr. Manager NA Sales Planning Partners
Elevating Nikes partnership with Key Partners will be rewarding challenging and most definitely not be just a job. Youll be an ambassador of the Nike brand everything we stand for: passion for sport an instinct to innovate and relentless commitment to serving athletes.
Nikes Demand and Supply Management (DSM) function partners with diverse teams across the company and around the world to bring our mission of elevating human potential to life. Nike DSM drives profitable sustainable growth and inventory productivity for Nike and our partners. As a team we are building a more connected and automated value chain.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As the Sales Planning Sr. Manager for Key Partners you play a critical role in defining shaping and meeting consumer demand for a portfolio of accounts. You are responsible for defining and leading multiseason sales receipt and inventory plans both tops down and bottoms up to serve consumer demand while adjusting and aligning based on evolving targets. You can build hypotheses and data driven analysis translate insights into action through problemsolving and critical thinking skills. You possess a deep understanding of the marketplace product and inventory planning with actions grounded in qualitative research data and insights to support your view. You are a great collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization. Using your strong financial and commercial acuity you show good judgment in making decisions and problem solving.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As the Sales Planning Sr. Manager you play the role of player coach while driving onboarding training and providing regular collaborative feedback for your direct reports across MFP and assortment planning. You will be involved in strategic projects and business process improvements championing efficient and consistent ways of working. You will serve as the merchandise financial planning manager for key accounts within a portfolio of Nikes Key Partners working crossfunctionally to forecast consumer demand plan optimal supply and meet financial expectations. You will set topsdown plans for key business dimensions across both GrosstoNet and Stock & Sales that balance consumer demand partner strategies and align with the Consumer Architecture. You will foster collaboration among MFP and assortment planning to ensure consistency of information share standard methodologies and drive new system implementation and adoption. You will work with your team to elevate key themes and stories and present them in a succinct manner to drive your business forward. You will be responsible for providing leadership communication relevant to your teams areas of business summarizing key findings and recommendations. You will help identify meaningful opportunities for growth within the portfolio of key partners and collaborate with cross functional peers to drive actions within your team to bring those opportunities to life.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work both within the Nike DSM function and across the broader crossfunctional organization including partnering closely with both internal and external partners Consumer MFP MPO Finance and others to deliver topdown financial business targets both preseason and inseason. Your focus is to understand and share tradeoff actions that ultimately drive consumer demand improve Nike and Partner margin and optimize inventory health.
WHAT YOU BRING
5 years experience in retail planning and/or product management
People & team management experience preferred
Strong ability to influence & work constructively with others by communicating effectively. Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation.
Outstanding written/verbal communication analytical capabilities and attention to detail
Strong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales ST% WOS Inventories (marketplace DC) Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcome
Indepth knowledge of consumers competitors and retail trends; knowledge of sports apparel and footwear market preferred.
Ability to resolve conflict and manage multiple priorities
Demonstrated experience influencing people and teams
Ability to build strong working relationships with teammates and cross functional partners
High level of proficiency of MS office including Excel and PowerPoint
Typically requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 6 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
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for inperson 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
