Senior Assortment Planner NMP, Nike EMEA
Senior Assortment Planner NMP, Nike EMEA
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Job Description
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
As Demand and Supply Management (DSM) we serve the Nike planning function combining insights and analytics to sense and craft how much product consumers will want where and when theyll want it. This offense combines work in the Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) and Assortment Planning sub functions to support a more detailed and flexible approach to serve consumers and drive inventory efficiency for NIKE and our partners.
You will be a part of the NMP AP team and closely interact with the NMP MFP teams to ensure plans and directions are aligned long term pre-season and in-season. You will also form positive relationships with the assortment planning teams to support and guide them to make the right product and assortment decision keeping the consumer at the center of strategy.
Other key partners are:
Finance
Marketplace Merchandising
Central /GEO MFP & AP
MSC
Consumer Marketplace AP
Insights & Analytics
Partner Management
S&IP
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Assortment Planner NMP EMEA to establish clear end to end bottom up franchise plans for one or more major accounts partnering with the Integrated Commercial Teams Consumer Marketplace AP and MFP to create seasonal plans grounded in revenue inventory profitability productivity margin and consumer centricity. You will create pre-season franchise plans that support the commercial and product goals of Nike and consumer field of play. You will manage these plans through to in-season optimization and delivery of commercial targets through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative weekly offense with the Integrated Account Teams and various cross-functional stakeholders.
BUSINESS SKILLS
Planning: You have 5 years of work experience in retail- or merch financial planning and the ability to apply that knowledge independently in your work. Demonstrated experience working with stock and sales plans high-level P&L comprehension experience with Excel or other planning tools and experience with retail KPIs are important for this role. You understand the importance and value of scenario planning. You are able to collaborate optimally with up- & downstream functions and are aware of emerging trends in planning.
Critical Thinking: You demonstrate strong problem solving & critical thinking skills by developing proven plans that optimize trade-offs & outcomes. You think beyond prescribed solutions demonstrating industry & market trends to improve business outcomes. You understand retail metrics & business drivers and can flexibly adapt scenarios based on continuous input from business partners.
RiskManagement: You can assess risks and opportunities that are grounded in facts make impactful recommendations and present options for resolution. You assess risk within business objectives taking a holistic business view
Analytics: You know how to use statistical forecasting data science and new ways of thinking to develop plans and drive better decisions. You can expand existing Nike frameworks to perform analyses in a logical structure.You have sufficient expertise in Excel PowerBI or other data modeling applications (this is key to performing optimally in this role). What you do not yet know you are able to learn and implement quickly.
Consumerfocus: You can ground yourself quickly in consumer needs & the marketplace from available internal and external data and are able to link your plans to market trends. You have an awareness of Nikes product portfolio and strategy including expectations around consumer response growth opportunities and product lifecycle
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Influencing: Your maturity allows you to influence senior stakeholders through a combination of facts and relational skills. You craft compelling communications that articulate the story and insights with a clear summary of the main ideas. You listen actively & make insightful contributions to multi-year strategies as well as ongoing business decisions. You know your audience and how best to serve their needs and you can adapt as needed. You serve as a role model within your peer group and can ground them in the bigger picture and/or coach them as needed.
Self-Awareness: You have a growth demeanor toward yourself and others. You seek a balance between demonstrating your strengths and working on your development opportunities. You know what motivates you what your pitfalls are and what unconscious biases you may bring to the table and you are able and willing to communicate about them and work on them. You know how to admit your mistakes.
Curiosity: Your thirst for knowledge is well-known by others. You seek to understand first. You are able to make objective recommendations and draw conclusions based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative insights because you are always willing to challenge your and others assumptions.
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Co-create and influence the seasonal plan inclusive ofRSV net sales margin receipts and inventory by Franchise/App equivalent for your CFOP(s) and/or MPU(s) (leveraging consistent business logic & analytics)together with Consumer Marketplace AP.
Develop strategies to meet CFoP strategic and financial goals and own product-driven OTB forecast to inform manufacturing decisions through to in-season optimization
Analyze the business against plan and forecasted in-season sales and inventories on a monthly or weekly basis assessing business risk / opportunity & developing action plans and driving escalations where needed
Monitor top Franchise SSPs & contribute to x-marketplace decision-making to optimize product health and captured consumer demand and inform trading / pricing decisions
Set and Manage E2E Inventory healthwithin your CFOP(s) & MPU(s) plus understanding any impact on overall marketplace health
Communicate and advocate Assortment Plan to Partner Management (or internal x-functional leadership team) at Franchise-/App equivalent-level through lens of CFoP and in partnership with Merchandising to optimize sell-in in line with MPU(s) strategy and marketplace role
Drive the insights that help build the NMP merch financial plan accordingly with consumer-right marketplace capacity and business strategy including supporting the MFP conversation with central MFP Finance and other marketplace teams to drive consumer-right demand plans
Actively participate in the development and deployment of NMP and MPU multi-year strategy
Collaborate with Central AP to deliver MPU insights for central reporting marketplace franchise health monitoring seasonal templatization and competitive analysis
Drive projects independently (day-to-day)
Prioritize workload & deliverables withinprojects & workstreams (day-to-day)
Develop & practice best-in-class storytelling and communication (and provide clarity & visibility with our partners)
*Application Deadline:Wednesday8October2025
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
