Principal, Nike Direct Brand Business Planning APLA

Who you will work with

You will report to the Director of Brand Business Planning and work directly with the VP of Nike Direct. As part of the Nike Direct cross functional team you will collaborate with partners across Nike Direct Business Planning Merchandising Finance and Enterprise Business Planning (EBP). You will work closely with our Territory and Geo teams to ensure clarity and alignment of strategy the rolling forecast and in-season performance.

Who we are looking for

Were looking for a Principle of Brand Nike Direct Business Planning to join our team. You possess a deep understanding of consumer marketplace product inventory and are able to connect the dots to drive the right insights and recommendations. You are a great collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with both upstream and downstream functions. You are highly adaptable and can move with agility to meet the needs of the business

8 years experience in retail planning and / or product management

Strong ability to influence & work constructively with others by communicating effectively

Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation

Outstanding written / verbal communication analytical capabilities and attention to detail

Ability to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the operating plan assessing risk and solving problems to deliver business results

Strong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales ST% WOS Inventories (marketplace DC) Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcome

Commercial and entrepreneurial approach

Bachelors degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training

What you will work on

You will be responsible for leading multi-season sales revenue receipt and inventory plans for Nike Direct across APLA Geo and Territory teams to serve consumer demand. You will balance strategic vision with operational execution ensuring clarity consistency and collaboration across multiple teams while partnering closely with Geo Sport Planning and Territory Sales Planning. You will reconcile forecasts and communicate results & impacts with cross-functional and leadership teams.

Obsess the marketplace strategy for Nike Direct ensuring Operating Plans (OP) drive sustainable growth & meet strategic objectives

Serve as primary partner to Geo Nike Direct teams to represent a singular view of consumer demand and influence the Sport OP with marketplace insights

Collaborate closely with Territory Nike Direct Planning leaders to co-drive marketplace strategies and optimize in-season

Ensure connectivity between territory and Geo Nike Direct forecasts to enable end-to-end forecast consistency and efficient plan hand-offs

Represent Nike Direct rolling forecast vs. key benchmarks (plan target and prior year)

Highlight risks & opportunities to the plan and pathways to achieve goals

Provide insights into Geo EBP to drive visibility enabling accountability and connectivity to our Nike Direct plans and escalate critical trade off decision making where needed

Coordinate reporting designed to monitor business results & forecasts in key sales and Nike Inc. forums by partnering with Performance Operations and other key partners across the organization

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 .

Key Skills

Accounts Handling,Business Analysis,Business Administration,HACCP,Art

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1