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Who You’ll Work With
You will sit within the EMEA Kids Sport Planning team, reporting to the Senior Planning Manager. You will partner daily with Sport Merchandising, Sport Business Planning, Marketplace Assortment Planning, Supply & Inventory Management, and the Sport Leadership Team.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a commercially minded planner who turns analytics into decision-oriented plans. The successful candidate brings strong analytical and problem-solving skills, deep knowledge of sport, product and lifecycle management, and an understanding of marketplace segmentation across Nike Direct and Nike Marketplace Partners.
- 5+ years of experience in Consumer and/or Retail Merchandising, Assortment Planning or Demand Planning.
- Bachelor’s degree, or a combination of relevant education, experience and training.
- Proficiency in Open-to-Buy and Stock & Sales Planning, style-color level assortment planning, omnichannel retail and coordinated marketplace planning strategy.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with automated planning systems such as WSSI.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English, with the ability to influence senior business leaders and cross-functional partners.
What You’ll Work On
- Co-own the One EMEA Assortment Plan for Kids by Sport x Marketplace, building a strategic plan grounded in profitability, productivity and sport-centric offerings.
- Manage the Sport Assortment Plan from week 53 through in-season Responsive/AA at Franchise/Product Family x Channel or MPU level, broken down into a style-color plan for EMEA.
- Own Open-to-Buy plans and validate them through rolling Stock & Sales Plans to optimize sales, margin, inventory and product health.
- Manage key Franchise/Product Family health against global franchise health targets and maintain a pull market.
- Define and manage allocations for globally constrained Franchises/Product Families.
- Drive Responsive/AA plans for seasons 1–6, proposing validated analytical forecasts and optimizing revenue and inventory.
- Collaborate with Merchandising, Nike Direct, Sales and Supply & Inventory Management teams to optimize key seasonal Sport and Marketplace moments.
- Own a significant part of the Sport-Product Engine scope, driving project activity and prioritizing workload and deliverables.
No relocation support is provided for this role. Deadline to apply: 28 August 2026 EOD.
NIKE, Inc. offers a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an atmosphere for professional development. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.