NVS Assortment Planner, Kids Apparel, NA
Beaverton, OR - USA
Job Summary
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
This role sits within the North America Nike Value Stores (NVS) Planning team reporting to the NVS Planning Manager. The team partners closely with Merchandising Buyers and Allocation partners to build assortment inventory and financial strategies that power Nike Direct. The culture is fastpaced datadriven and highly collaborative with a sharp focus on execution and results.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for an Assortment Planner who brings rigor curiosity and ownership to the business. This person blends analytical strength with commercial instinct using data to shape clear strategies in a complex retail environment. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity influencing crossfunctional partners and translating insights into decisive action. A teamfirst mindset is critical as is the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and nontechnical audiences. This role requires someone who can balance nearterm execution with longerterm thinking stay grounded in the consumer and move the business forward with confidence.
Required qualifications:
Bachelors degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
2 years of relevant professional experience in planning merchandising or related retail disciplines
Highintermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Experience analyzing data and delivering actionable insights; familiarity with tools such as Tableau Power BI o9 etc.
Team-first mindset with strong interpersonal skills and a proactive learning approach
Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to curate and share out actionable insights from multiple data sources
Ability to work in Beaverton Oregon
Highly Preferred:
Experience working in a retail environment
Proven track record in retail planning merchandising inventory management or related operational disciplines
Experience communicating to executive and a variety of non-technical audiences
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Youll create pre-season style plans that support the ultimate goal of Nike Direct. Youll recap and analyze the business against the financial plan and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a weekly/monthly/quarterly addition youll develop monthly forecasts of sales and inventory for all basic and fashion styles and will develop strategies to meet department financial goals and own Open-to-Buy forecasts.
This role will include presenting financial plans forecasts and strategies in key meetings. Youll proactively report on the health of the business and facilitate smart business decisions communicate financial results forecasts and action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a weekly basis. Youll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information share best practices and develop systems addition youll 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.
Key Accountabilities:
Support product forecasting & pricing processes by managing reporting tools analyzing data & providing actionable insights
Report on forecast variance weekly & provide solution-oriented actions to enable delivering Financial plan execution
Monitor price positioning across the marketplace and across the product portfolio taking actions to adjust in accordance with overall pricing strategy
Support monthly and seasonal inventory management activities
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.