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Merchandise Planner 3
$40.00-$42.25/hr
Onsite: Beaverton, OR
6 month assignment
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This role is heavily collaborative, working with many cross‑functional teams such as Buying, Direct Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Merchandise Planning, Finance, and Direct Consumer teams.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Senior Business Planner to partner with Direct Merchandise Planning and Direct Consumer teams to analyze and manage business and operation changes, ensuring all stock and sales plans reconcile and meet channel profitability and inventory management objectives.
You bring:
5+ years in business planning, assortment planning, merchandise planning or equivalent experience
Self‑starter with ability to manage through ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment
Strong influencing skills and ability to story‑tell data across a diverse range of audiences
Ability to perform business analysis to build in‑season strategies inclusive of markdown recommendations and execution, promo assortment building and Open to Buy reconciliation across tops‑down and bottoms‑up forecasts
High proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking skills and able to develop accurate plans that optimize trade‑offs and outcomes
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON Working on this team will be rewarding, it'll be challenging, and it'll most definitely not be just another job. You'll be an ambassador of the Nike brand - everything we stand for: drive, determination, the unyielding commitment to excellence, these all will be a part of your everyday experience. In this role, you will drive the in‑season offense, partnering with Merchandise Planning and Direct teams to influence and give guidance on weekly and monthly targets, ensuring consistency on driving the actualization of One Plan.
Drive CC productivity analysis and seasonal CC target setting by partnering with Buyers and ND Consumer teams on investment strategies for optimal assortments to maximize profitability in Direct Digital Commerce (NDDC)
Influence Open to Buy activities through incorporating NDDC KPIs and use trend analysis to develop scenarios to empower teams to better forecast the shape of the NDDC business
Develop product life cycle management guardrails to optimize full price realization and manage inventory through markdown and promo pricing actions and cancel/closeout/chase recommendations
Support the weekly business offense activities, including reporting, analysis and in‑season action recommendations and executions
Partner with cross‑functional team to drive the ND Marketplace Offense, creating consistency and optimization across broader business where relevant
Continue to build and optimize an Omni offense and in‑season strategy with ND Store team
Degree will be a requirement for this role (minimum Bachelor’s; prefer something business related) 5+ years’ minimum experience required in merchandise planning
Top must‑have skills include the following:
Fluency with Excel and experience working with large sets of data
Experience with web‑based planning tools (team uses O9)
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Comfortable presenting to high level stakeholders
Ability to tell a story using data
Expertise in retail planning
Desired soft skills:
Time management
Organizational skills
Attention to detail
Combination of skills/expertise that might make a candidate stand out:
Experience working with other large consumer/product retailers
Someone who has worked in fashion or apparel/footwear industry before
Someone who is curious and a self starter (can point to examples in the past of leading large projects under ambiguity with success)
Knowledge of sneakerhead culture
Benefits (employee contribution):
Health insurance
Health savings account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This role is heavily collaborative, working with many cross‑functional teams such as Buying, Direct Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Merchandise Planning, Finance, and Direct Consumer teams.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Senior Business Planner to partner with Direct Merchandise Planning and Direct Consumer teams to analyze and manage business and operation changes, ensuring all stock and sales plans reconcile and meet channel profitability and inventory management objectives.
You bring:
5+ years in business planning, assortment planning, merchandise planning or equivalent experience
Self‑starter with ability to manage through ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment
Strong influencing skills and ability to story‑tell data across a diverse range of audiences
Ability to perform business analysis to build in‑season strategies inclusive of markdown recommendations and execution, promo assortment building and Open to Buy reconciliation across tops‑down and bottoms‑up forecasts
High proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking skills and able to develop accurate plans that optimize trade‑offs and outcomes
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON Working on this team will be rewarding, it'll be challenging, and it'll most definitely not be just another job. You'll be an ambassador of the Nike brand - everything we stand for: drive, determination, the unyielding commitment to excellence, these all will be a part of your everyday experience. In this role, you will drive the in‑season offense, partnering with Merchandise Planning and Direct teams to influence and give guidance on weekly and monthly targets, ensuring consistency on driving the actualization of One Plan.
Drive CC productivity analysis and seasonal CC target setting by partnering with Buyers and ND Consumer teams on investment strategies for optimal assortments to maximize profitability in Direct Digital Commerce (NDDC)
Influence Open to Buy activities through incorporating NDDC KPIs and use trend analysis to develop scenarios to empower teams to better forecast the shape of the NDDC business
Develop product life cycle management guardrails to optimize full price realization and manage inventory through markdown and promo pricing actions and cancel/closeout/chase recommendations
Support the weekly business offense activities, including reporting, analysis and in‑season action recommendations and executions
Partner with cross‑functional team to drive the ND Marketplace Offense, creating consistency and optimization across broader business where relevant
Continue to build and optimize an Omni offense and in‑season strategy with ND Store team
Degree will be a requirement for this role (minimum Bachelor’s; prefer something business related) 5+ years’ minimum experience required in merchandise planning
Top must‑have skills include the following:
Fluency with Excel and experience working with large sets of data
Experience with web‑based planning tools (team uses O9)
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Comfortable presenting to high level stakeholders
Ability to tell a story using data
Expertise in retail planning
Desired soft skills:
Time management
Organizational skills
Attention to detail
Combination of skills/expertise that might make a candidate stand out:
Experience working with other large consumer/product retailers
Someone who has worked in fashion or apparel/footwear industry before
Someone who is curious and a self starter (can point to examples in the past of leading large projects under ambiguity with success)
Knowledge of sneakerhead culture
Benefits (employee contribution):
Health insurance
Health savings account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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