Lead Planner – Jordan Brand NA (RetroAJ1)
Beaverton, OR - USA
Job Summary
Lead Planner Jordan Brand NA (Retro/AJ1)
LOCATION
Beaverton OR
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
This role sits within the Jordan Assortment Planning function and is highly collaborative. You will work crossfunctionally with Merchandising Marketplace Marketing Finance Sales Business Planning and Inventory Management teams across North America while partnering closely with Global counterparts to align seasonal strategies financial targets and marketplace execution.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Were looking for a strategic detailoriented Lead Assortment Planner who thrives in a fastpaced environment and is passionate about delivering consumerright assortments for Jordan Brand. This individual brings strong retail and assortment planning expertise advanced analytical capabilities and operational excellence. You can build clear hypotheses translate data and qualitative insights into action and influence crossfunctional partners through strong storytelling and judgment. You have a deep understanding of consumer demand marketplace dynamics product and inventory planning and you proactively build trusted relationships both upstream and downstream. You are comfortable owning seasonal processes endtoend for the Jordan NA Retro & AJ1 franchises while balancing financial targets marketplace strategies and operational rigor.
Key Qualifications
7 years of experience in business merchandise assortment or retail planning (or equivalent experience) aligned to Leadlevel planning roles
Demonstrated ownership of complex seasonal planning processes with influence across crossfunctional and Global/Marketplace partners
Strong command of retail and financial metrics (Sales Revenue Margin ST% WOS Inventory marketplace & direct channels)
Advanced Excel proficiency (pivot tables lookups data modeling); experience with planning tools such as o9 or SAP preferred
Proven ability to influence senior crossfunctional partners through clear storytelling judgment and datadriven recommendations
Bachelors degree in Business or related field; will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
You will drive the creation and execution of seasonal Jordan assortments that balance consumer demand financial targets and marketplace strategies. You build and manage seasonal assortment and forecast plans own critical planning tools and processes and deliver clear insights that inform decisions across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Build and manage seasonal assortment plans aligned to financial targets consumer insights and marketplace strategies
Develop bottomup forecasts and inventory plans to optimize revenue margin and inventory health across the NA marketplace
Set and reconcile topdown and bottomup plans across key financial dimensions clearly communicating tradeoffs and decision impacts
Own seasonal planning tools and operational deliverables ensuring accuracy and ontime submissions for code gates and activation milestones
Monitor performance assess risk and opportunity and deliver actionable insights using Excel and analytical planning tools
Partner closely with Merchandising Marketplace Finance Sales and Global/Marketplace teams to align on seasonal priorities and adjustments
Support seasonal readouts and recaps with clear datadriven storytelling
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.