Senior Assortment Planner

Work Options Hybrid. Onsite: Mon-Thurs Title Senior Assortment Planner Location Beaverton, OR Duration 9 months contract Who You’ll Work With Partner cross‑functionally with Merchandising, Finance, Marketplace Planning, Business Planning, Supply Planning, and Product teams. Who We’re Looking For We are looking for a Senior Assortment Planner to establish clear end‑to‑end bottom‑up assortment plans partnering with Merchandising, Sales, and Business Planning to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer‑centric offerings. You will be tasked with creating pre‑season style level plans. Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions Demonstrate experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning Influence others and craft compelling communication grounded in data Think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms‑up perspective Display problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade‑offs and outcomes Understand consumer and marketplace trends Hold a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3‑5 years directly relevant work experience (alternatives: PhD or Law + 1 yr; Masters + 0‑3 yrs) What You Will Work On In this role you’ll establish clear assortment plans that tell a story for the season and help merchandising create a line grounded in profitability and consumer‑centric offering. This will include collaborating with merchandising and sales to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial plans and product opportunities. You Will Present financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings; proactively report on the health of the business, facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, and create action plans for managers and cross‑functional team members on a regular basis. Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop systems knowledge. Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style‑color level leveraging analytics; develop strategies to meet financial goals and own open‑to‑buy bottom‑up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions. Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering. Product forecasting and in‑season optimization by analyzing data and providing actionable insights. Report on forecast variance across key planning gates and deliver action plans as well as risks and opportunities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Nike