Lead Sales Sport Planner, Nike EMEA

Hilversum - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Join a dynamic team of planners dedicated to sales planning where youll play a key role in shaping the future of the Nike Marketplace Partner (NMP) business. As Lead Business Planner you will collaborate across a wide network of teams including Merchandising Finance Sports & Business planning and S& serve as the NMP partner lead in multiple forums coordinating and consolidating key deliverables for the NMP team.

WHAT YOU BRING

Expertise inplanning including finance merchandising and end-to-end supply chain; understands interdependencies and retail metrics
Stronganalytical and problem-solving skillswith advanced Excel Tableau and planning systems (SSP o9); connects demand supply and inventory
Ability toinfluence and communicate effectivelywith diverse audiences from peers to Lead leaders; combines data and storytelling to drive alignment
Growth mindset leveraging statistical forecasting scenario planning and data science for decision-making
Excellentverbal and written communication; simplifies complexity without losing accuracy

BUSINESS SKILLS

-Planning & Scenario Management

5 years in retail or planning with strong stock/sales planning P&L understanding and KPI knowledge. Anticipates change balances short-term priorities with long-term strategy and creates reliable plans

-Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Optimizes trade-offs applies market insights and challenges assumptions with evidence-based recommendations

-Risk Assessment & Decision-Making
Evaluates risks holistically makes fact-based recommendations and presents clear options aligned with business goals

-Analytics & Data-Driven Planning
Applies forecasting models uses Excel/PowerBI/Tableau for visualization and turns data into actionable insights connected to consumer and financial impact.

-Consumer & Market Focus
Grounds plans in consumer needs and market trends; understands product lifecycle and growth opportunities

Proven record of managing multiple workstreams
Excellent stakeholder management

INERPERSONAL SKILLS

-Influencing & Communication
Builds trust and relationships across teams; uses persuasion and negotiation techniques. Crafts compelling narratives adapts messaging to audience and builds influence through consistent value-driven communication

-Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset
Open to feedback acknowledges mistakes and continuously improves

-Curiosity & Continuous Learning
Demonstrates curiosity about upstream/downstream impacts; seeks innovation and combines quantitative and qualitative insights for objective recommendations

-Active Listening & Alignment
Listens actively asks clarifying questions and uses storytelling plus data to drive decisions and alignment

-WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
Shape and contribute multi-season Business and Assortment Plan for specific Sport across the sales marketplace

This Means You Will:

-Drive the rhythm of the game
Consistent execution and coordinate sport insights. Liaisons between Sport and Marketplace strategy. Help landing Sport x channel offense within IPT/IAT teams with holistic view of the marketplace for top down and bottom-up plans

-Strategic support to (Senior) Sales Sport Director
Including product allocations across marketplace units

-Portfolio Management of Sport Business & Assortment Plans across NMP
Review and shape seasonal business and assortment plans. Drive alignment across business and assortment plan

Analyze & Act
Review Sport performance against plan and forecast monthly assess risks and opportunities and create action plansescalating when needed through the lens of a Sport across sales marketplace.

Drive Strategic & Financial Goals
Develop strategies to achieveWin Nowobjectives and guide in-season optimization. Set seasonal targets for Sport across marketplace units. Support long range financial planning

-Drive Marketplace Health
Partner with key stakeholders across Geo to ensure marketplace business health and alignment with strategic objectives

-Influence In-Season Performance
Execute inventory sell-through actions within the marketplace and support weekly trade processes and decisions

-Optimize Trade-Offs
Align planning rolling forecasts to Sport and execute cross- trade-off actions to drive consumer demand margin and market share.

-Support and Champion Capability & process enhancement

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work closely with Integrated Teamsincluding Business Planners Assortment Planners and cross-functional partnersas well as cross-functional leadership. Your primary stakeholders are the Commercial and Planning teams for Sport and MPU Partners.

Other key partners are:

Sales (Senior) Sales Directors and x-functional Sport marketplace team

Sport Teams

Finance

Merchandising

Central /GEO BP & AP

MSC

Partner Management

S&IM

*Application Deadline:Monday 8 December2025

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORJoin a dynamic team of planners dedicated to sales planning where youll play a key role in shaping the future of the Nike Marketplace Partner (NMP) business. As Lead Business Planner you will collaborate across a wide network of teams including Merchandising Finance Sports & Bu...