WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report to the Director of Brand Assortment Planning and partner closely with Brand, Sport Planning, Marketplace, Sales, and Enterprise Business Planning leaders. You will also work with Global Brand Assortment Planning to align on strategies, insights, and ways of working across geographies.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Lead Brand Assortment Planner to own the strategic design, governance, and evolution of Brand Assortment Planning processes across North America. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is accountable for solving complex, ambiguous problems that span Brand, Sport, Marketplace, and Enterprise Business Planning. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can translate complexity into clarity, influence senior stakeholders, and proactively identify opportunities to improve how the business plans, analyzes, and makes decisions. This role sets standards, defines frameworks, and ensures planning outputs are executive‑ready and decision‑driven.
Open to work in Beaverton, OR
6+ years of experience in assortment planning, demand planning, or enterprise planning
Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with PowerBI, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms
Strong functional expertise in retail math, financial planning, and plan‑to‑actual analysis
Bachelor’s degree in business, Analytics, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You’ll shape the future of Brand Assortment Planning across North America—designing frameworks, elevating insights, and setting the strategic rhythm for key planning moments across the business.
Own the end‑to‑end strategy, design, and governance of Brand Assortment Planning processes across North America, ensuring consistency, scalability, and strategic relevance
Define and continuously evolve planning frameworks, workback calendars, and standards for key planning moments including Franchise Health, AOP, QBR, and IBE
Lead the creation of centralized, executive‑level reporting by Sport and Marketplace, synthesizing insights and implications to inform leadership decisions
Establish consistent, forward‑looking methodologies for translating Bookings, Demand Plans, POS, and financial plans into strategic narratives and recommendations
Partner closely with Enterprise Business Planning (EBP) to align Operating Plan, Demand Plan, and MFP/AP reconciliation, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trade‑offs
Act as the NA subject‑matter expert for Assortment Planning tools and ways of working (e.g., AP o9), shaping future‑state processes and timelines
Proactively identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to simplify and elevate planning processes across Sport Planning and Marketplace teams
Influence cross‑functional and senior leaders through clear storytelling, recommendations, and thought leadership rather than direction‑based execution
Serve as a mentor and thought partner to Senior Brand Assortment Planners, setting analytical and planning standards across the team
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.
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What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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