Lead Brand Assortment Planner, Asia Pacific & Latin America
Nike
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will report to the Senior Manager of Asia Pacific & Latin America (APLA) Brand Business Planning and work directly with Geo Sport Planning Senior Directors and Planners. You will collaborate with partners across Global Brand Assortment Planning, Business Planning, Merchandising, Finance, and EBP. You will work closely with our Territory and GEO Planning teams to drive alignment and consistency in approaches.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Lead of Brand Assortment Planning to join our team. You possess a deep understanding of sport, assortment planning, product, and merchandising and are able to connect the dots to drive the right insights and recommendations. You are an excellent collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with both upstream and downstream functions. You are highly adaptable, and can move with agility to meet the needs of the business
6+ years’ experience in retail or assortment planning
Strong ability to influence and work collaboratively with others by communicating effectively, including the ability to work across multiple different countries and cultures
Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation
Outstanding written/verbal communication, analytical capabilities and attention to detail
Ability to understand the interaction between (and distinct value of) bottom-up assortment plans and top-down operating plans
Strong command of Retail metrics including retail sales, AWST%, ARD, WOS, inventories (marketplace + DC), revenue and margin
Commercial and entrepreneurial approach
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will be responsible for helping drive the Brand Assortment Planning offense within APLA Enterprise Business Planning. This involves partnering with Sport and Marketplace partners to deliver product-level forecasting in service of strategic product and brand objectives. You will balance strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring clarity, consistency, and collaboration across multiple teams while partnering closely with Geo Sport Planning and Merchandising teams.
Supports the reconciliation of the operational plan with the demand/assortment plan
Help facilitate the franchise management offense across sports and territories through a disciplined franchise health forecasting and review process that provides clear guidance and guardrails
Organize product-level risks and opportunities, monitoring tradeoffs and highlighting required actions across key code and fiscal moments
Lead assortment planning against cross-sport business dimensions such as equipment, core, energy, etc.
Serve as a subject matter expert for the future of assortment planning capabilities and ways of working
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