Director, NDDC Running Planning, NA

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will report to the North America Senior Director of Nike.com Planning and work directly with the Nike Direct Sport Senior Director of Running. As part of the North America Nike.com Planning leadership team, you will collaborate with partners across Running, Merchandising, EBP, Finance, Supply Chain and Site Experience. You will work closely with our Geography Running 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 Running. This individual understands the sport’s 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 Running, 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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in planning, merchandising, operations, or strategy roles

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Working on this team will be rewarding, it'll be challenging, and it'll most definitely not be just another job. You'll 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 knowledge.  In 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.