Sr. Demand Planner – Global Football (Soccer)
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for a Senior Planner to join our Global Football (Soccer) team! In this role, you will develop Apparel demand forecasts used by Merchandising, Finance, Sourcing & Supply Planning teams to drive critical business processes & decisions. This candidate needs to have industry planning experience and display strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. We’re looking for a self-starter who is curious and possesses the ability to work both collaboratively & independently. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Senior Planner for Global Sport Apparel, you will utilize your subject matter expertise and partner with functional partners in Product, Merchandising, and Planning to focus on the Consumer first as we plan for some of the most critical, highly visible programs at Nike (Global Football Licensed & Teamsports). You can build hypothesis & data driven analysis, translating insights into action through problem solving and critical thinking skills. You will triangulate retail metric driven insights with Product and Merchandising teams to make decisions on assortments & retail sales plans that are grounded in profitability and a keen consumer focus. You will assess future risk and opportunity in the marketplace and communicate with your cross-functional partners to enable informed decisions. You will collaborate with geography Merch, Marketplace, and Planning teams to understand the individual geography marketplaces and utilize those insights to shape your future demand. You will navigate our “Matrix” of internal partners and collaboratively make fact-based decisions, advised by collective expertise, strategic business priorities, stakeholder input, and, most importantly, data driven metrics. In addition, you'll participate in a team structure that facilitates and improves individual and team performance. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH In this role you will collaborate closely with Global & Geography cross-functional partners in Product, Merchandising, Finance, Strategy, Merchandise Financial Planning, Marketplace, Inventory, and other Geography Planning teams. WHAT YOU BRING • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Logistics or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training • 5 or more years of relevant work experience in demand/merchandise planning, retail demand planning, merchandising, allocation, or financial planning • Experience in managing and understanding Retail concepts such as open to buy, gross margin, seasonal trending, inventory turn, and sku efficiency • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations • Elevated storytelling and communication capabilities; ability to pivot from numbers into action-oriented insights • Ability to build strong working relationships with cross functional and consumer team partners • Strong influencing skills, including experience collaborating with virtual teams • Sound judgment to elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely and appropriate manner • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Detail oriented and self-motivated, with strong organizational skills (multi-tasking) • High level of proficiency with MS Office, including Microsoft Word and Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, & macros • Experience with SAP/APO, Cognos or other advanced planning systems is preferred • Experience in a licensed, wholesale apparel, footwear, or equipment organization is preferred 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. Apply tot his job