WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

Join a dynamic team of planners dedicated to sales planning, where you'll play a key role in shaping the future of the Nike Marketplace Partner (NMP) business. As Lead Assortment Planner, you will collaborate across a wide network of teams, including Merchandising, Finance, Sports & Business planning, and S&IM. You'll serve as the NMP partner lead in multiple forums, coordinating and consolidating key deliverables for the NMP team. 

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a candidate who has demonstrated experience in assortment/retail planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning (min +5years)

Ability to demonstrate a growth mindset that is ready to leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop a fact-based plan

Ability to think critically and understand the potential of data & quantify any gaps to financial plan from a product potential perspective

Demonstrated ability to influence and design compelling communication/story telling grounded in data

Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to work independently

Proven record of managing multiple workstreams

Excellent stakeholder management

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

In this role, you'll:

The Lead Assortment Planner role is responsible for developing and/or informing/influencing seasonal plan based on rolling SSP inclusive of retail sales (value/units), receipts, and inventory at the levels of Franchise/Merch Class, Sports and Marketplace unit 

You will develop strategies to meet Sports Offense strategic and financial goals and own product-driven OTB forecast to inform manufacturing decisions through to in-season optimization

Analyze the business against plan and forecasted in-season sales and inventories on a monthly or weekly basis assessing business risk/opportunity & developing action plans and driving escalations where needed monitor top franchise SSPs & drive marketplace decision-making to optimize product health and captured consumer demand and inform trading/pricing decisions

Set and manage E2E inventory health within and across categories &NMP MPU’s within your MPU, plus understanding impact on overall marketplace health. Communicate and advocate Assortment Plan to cross-functional leadership team at Franchise/Merch Class- level through the lens of Sports Offense and in partnership with merchandising to optimize sell-in in line with MPU strategy and marketplace role

Drive projects independently, prioritize workload and deliverables within the project

*Application Deadline: Monday 8 December 2025