Manager, NDDC Basketball Planning, NA
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Job Location:
Beaverton, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
You will report to the North America Senior Director of Planning and work directly with the Nike Direct Sport Senior Director of Basketball. As part of the North America Planning leadership team you will collaborate with partners across Basketball Merchandising EBP Finance Supply Chain and Site Experience. You will work closely with our Geography Basketball teams to ensure clarity and alignment of strategy assortment and demand planning metrics.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a strategic planning leader with deep passion and expertise in Basketball. This individual understands the sports culture marketplace and consumer trends and brings a strong foundation in planning merchandising and operations. They thrive in complex environments create clarity from ambiguity and drive accountability through influence. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative skilled at building relationships across functions and adept at balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. They have a proven ability to align teams enable others and deliver results in dynamic retail settings. Success in this role requires exceptional communication skills analytical strength and a commitment to fostering an inclusive high-performing team environment.
Key skills and traits include:
- Deep expertise and passion for Basketball with a strong understanding of consumer marketplace and cultural dynamics
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team (People Manager) through influence and drive alignment across the team and cross functional partners at all levels
- Proven track record in retail planning merchandising inventory management or related operational disciplines
- Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Finance Merchandising Supply Chain Management or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience or training
- 5 years of relevant experience in planning merchandising operations or strategy roles
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Working on this team will be rewarding itll be challenging and itll most definitely not be just another job. Youll be an ambassador of the Nike brand - everything we stand for: drive determination the unyielding commitment to excellence these all will be a part of your everyday experience.
In this role you will be responsible to guide a team of assortment planners plus yourself as the Business Planner leader driving seasons 1 to 4. Focus will sit on the in-season offense (S1) & Buy Plans (S4) and the connection among them (S2 and S3). You and your team will partner with EBP Geo Sport Planning Merchandising Finance and Nike Direct Sport and Ops teams to influence and give guidance on weekly execution monthly forecast and seasonal buys ensuring consistency on driving the actualization of One Plan.
This role will include presenting financial plans forecasts and strategies in key meetings. You will proactively report on the health of the business and facilitate sound business decisions and action plans to managers and Cross-Functional team members on a weekly basis. You will collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information create best practices and develop systems addition you will participate in a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that embraces diversity encourages accountability and drives toward results.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person 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
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Facilities Management
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Business Management
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- SAP APO
- Production Planning
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
