Senior Business Planner, EMEA

Hilversum - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Territory Partners.

We are hiring for three different teams so reporting lines will differ.

Other key partners are:

Finance

Merchandising

Central /GEO Business Planners & Assortment Planners

Marketplace Supply Chain

Partner Management

Supply & Inventory Management

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 Senior Business Planner you will collaborate across a wide network of teams including Merchandising Finance Sports & Business planning and S&IM. Youll serve as the NMP partner lead in multiple forums coordinating and consolidating key deliverables for the NMP team.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the below criteria;

Expertise in planning including finance merchandising and end-to-end supply chain; understands interdependencies and retail metrics.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel Tableau and planning systems (SSP o9); connects demand supply and inventory.

Ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse audiences from peers to senior leaders; combines data and storytelling to drive alignment.

Growth mindset leveraging statistical forecasting scenario planning and data science for decision-making.

Excellent verbal and written communication; simplifies complexity without losing accuracy

BUSINESS SKILLS

Planning & Scenario Management
3 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

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 Plan (Order Books to Net Ship and inventory) for Sport x MPU including management of Risks & Opportunities.

This Means You Will:

Maintain Business Plans
Own seasonal business plans (e.g. banner account account group) and manage all seasons post-bookings broadcast.

Analyze & Act
Review performance against plan and forecast monthly assess risks and opportunities and create action plansescalating when needed.

Drive Strategic & Financial Goals
Develop strategies to achieve Win Now objectives and guide in-season optimization.

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.

Application deadline: 11:59 pm 11 December 2025.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITHYou 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 Territory Partners.We are hiring for thr...