Work with the HK ND/NVS team and NSP planning team to build a balanced business plan considering sales, margin, and inventory to ensure delivery of financial targets and a healthy marketplace for Nike Direct business.
Initiate in-season management proposals to support business plans and cross-functional alignment. Lead period analysis, including product-level sell-through and overall sales, margin, and inventory studies, to influence current and future season planning.
Conduct ND assortment planning to shape consumer demand and supply, driving growth and inventory productivity.
Pre-season
- Build seasonal SKU-level investment plans and strategies for retail concepts tied to financial targets and brand vision.
- Align plans with input and collaboration from key stakeholders, including Merchandising and Business teams.
- Conduct monthly rolling forecasts to trigger actions on buying or inventory management.
- Partner with the Supply Planning team to secure buy execution, capacity, and inventory flow.
In-season
- Conduct weekly, monthly, and seasonal business reviews and analyze highlights or lowlights versus plan, including traffic, sales, retail KPIs, inventory, sports-level performance, and key product performance.
- Provide weekly recaps of marketplace performance.
- Work with NSP Planning and Finance teams to align quarterly and monthly shipment plans and track progress to drive meaningful alignment and action.
- Track in-season performance to trigger cross-season management plans and recommend key actions to cross-functional partners.
Post-season
- Analyze seasonal topline financial and product performance, including sell-through, color performance, and SKU productivity.
- Provide insights and recommendations to key stakeholders for future-season planning.
Critical experience, knowledge, and skills to be gained
- Understanding of inline and closeout product planning and future-season strategy in retail business.
- Enhanced analytical skills to develop insights into product and store performance.
- Communication skills for collaborating with key retail business counterparts on insights and problem solving.
NIKE, Inc. offers a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.