Lead Business Planner, Sportswear Specialty, Japan

Tokyo - Japan

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

This role is part of Nike Japan Planning team reporting to Director of Sales Planning. This role will work closely with the Marketplace Unit and collaborate across Assortment Planning Merchandising Finance Inventory Operations and Business Unit teams. Additionally this role will partner with Asia Pacific Latin America (APLA) geography teams to support forecast reviews process improvements and system enablement.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is seeking a strategic planner with a sharp analytical mindset and a strong command of retail financials. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced cross-functional environments and brings a collaborative approach to influencing decisions and driving alignment. This individual will demonstrate leadership through data-driven insights guiding business strategy and optimizing inventory productivity across Nike Japan.

Minimum 6 years experience in Buying Planning Allocation and/or Vendor Sales for a multi-store retailer or Financial Planning experience with other apparel/ footwear wholesale organization
Bachelors degree in business or related field.
Comprehensive understanding of retail math including gross margin profitability planning.
Strong and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence others.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft office applications; especially in Excel (ie. formulas pivot tables spreadsheets)
Experience analyzing customer behavior competitor activity and retail trends; knowledge of sportswear and footwear market preferred.
Strong oral and written communication skills (in both English and Japanese)

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

You will lead seasonal financial planning for Sportswear Specialty using consumer insights trends and marketing inputs to shape demand and inventory strategies. Youll collaborate across functions to build aligned plans that drive revenue margin and inventory productivity.

Own and manage weekly monthly (rolling four-seasons) open-to-buy forecasts (sales inventory margin) against plan/ target.
Adjust merchandise financial plans based on actuals and targets
Partner with Finance Analytics Assortment Planning Inventory Operations Marketing Supply Chain and Merchandising to build integrated financial plans
Develop marketplace capacity plans for future seasons and inform cross-functional teams of growth opportunities
Guide Assortment Planners with pre-season plan target and develop reconciled merch financial plans and bottom-up assortment plans at pre-season planning cycle
Set and track KPIs such as inventory weeks on hand (WOH) turns cancellations to meet aligned goals
Create monthly and seasonal plans for Finance including net ship plans in both amount and units which link to Nike total inventory plans
Lead alignment meetings with stakeholders and Marketplace Unit (MPU) leaders to drive one number planning

Build scenario plans to assess risks and opportunities and manage inventory liquidation across business unit
Use planning tools and forecasts to anticipate trends and build KPI-driven plans (e.g. traffic conversion rates)

WHO YOULL WORK WITHThis role is part of Nike Japan Planning team reporting to Director of Sales Planning. This role will work closely with the Marketplace Unit and collaborate across Assortment Planning Merchandising Finance Inventory Operations and Business Unit teams. Additionally this role will p...

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Minimum 6 years experience in Buying Planning Allocation and/or Vendor Sales for a multi-store retailer or Financial Planning experience with other apparel/ footwear wholesale organization
Bachelors degree in business or related field.
Comprehensive understanding of retail math including gross margin profitability planning.
Strong and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence others.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft office applications; especially in Excel (ie. formulas pivot tables spreadsheets)
Experience analyzing customer behavior competitor activity and retail trends; knowledge of sportswear and footwear market preferred.
Strong oral and written communication skills (in both English and Japanese)

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Own and manage weekly monthly (rolling four-seasons) open-to-buy forecasts (sales inventory margin) against plan/ target.
Adjust merchandise financial plans based on actuals and targets
Partner with Finance Analytics Assortment Planning Inventory Operations Marketing Supply Chain and Merchandising to build integrated financial plans
Develop marketplace capacity plans for future seasons and inform cross-functional teams of growth opportunities
Guide Assortment Planners with pre-season plan target and develop reconciled merch financial plans and bottom-up assortment plans at pre-season planning cycle
Set and track KPIs such as inventory weeks on hand (WOH) turns cancellations to meet aligned goals
Create monthly and seasonal plans for Finance including net ship plans in both amount and units which link to Nike total inventory plans
Lead alignment meetings with stakeholders and Marketplace Unit (MPU) leaders to drive one number planning

Build scenario plans to assess risks and opportunities and manage inventory liquidation across business unit
Use planning tools and forecasts to anticipate trends and build KPI-driven plans (e.g. traffic conversion rates)