Senior Assortment Planner (Wholesale), EMEA

This role sits within the Nike Territory team and requires an analytical problem solver, flexible thinker, and strong communicator who connects commercial needs into multi-seasonal plans. It establishes clear end-to-end bottom-up franchise plans for a portfolio of accounts, partnering with Integrated Portfolio Teams, Sports Assortment Planning, and Business Planning to create seasonal plans grounded in revenue, inventory, profitability, productivity, margin, and consumer centricity. The planner works closely with Commercial and Planning teams for Sport and Territory Partners, as well as Finance, Merchandising, Central/GEO BP & AP, MSC, Insights & Analytics, Partner Management, and S&IM.

• Establish clear end-to-end bottom-up franchise plans for a portfolio of accounts and shape/contribute to season 1-4 Assortment Plan for Sport x Territory, including management of R&O, partnering with Integrated Portfolio Teams, Sports AP, and BP.
• Co-create and influence seasonal plans—including RSV, RSU, net sales, margin, receipts, and inventory by Franchise/App—using consistent business logic and analytics in partnership with Sport AP.
• Develop strategies to achieve Win Now objectives and own product-driven OTB forecasts to guide manufacturing and in-season optimisation.
• Manage plans through to in-season optimisation and delivery of commercial targets through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative weekly offence with Integrated Portfolio Teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Review performance against plan and forecast weekly/monthly, assess risks and opportunities, and create action plans, escalating when needed.
• Monitor top Franchise stock and sales plans, contribute to cross-marketplace decisions, and inform trading and pricing strategies to capture consumer demand.
• Oversee end-to-end inventory for assigned Sport(s) and MPU(s), understanding its impact on overall marketplace health.
• Advocate the Assortment Plan to Partner Management and cross-functional leadership, aligning sell-in with strategy and marketplace role.
• Provide insights that shape Territory plans aligned with consumer-right capacity and business strategy, collaborate with Business Planning, Finance, and marketplace teams, and contribute to Territory and Sport multi-year strategies.
• Work with Central AP to deliver portfolio insights for reporting, franchise health monitoring, seasonal templates, and competitive analysis, and drive day-to-day projects independently while managing workload across multiple workstreams and practising best-in-class storytelling and communication.

• Expertise in planning, including finance, merchandising, and end-to-end supply chain; understands interdependencies and retail metrics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel, Tableau, and planning systems (SSP, o9); connects demand, supply, and inventory.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse audiences, from peers to senior leaders; combines data and storytelling to drive alignment.
• Growth mindset, leveraging statistical forecasting, scenario planning, and data science for decision-making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; simplifies complexity without losing accuracy.
• 5+ years in retail or planning with strong stock/sales planning, P&L understanding, and KPI knowledge. Anticipates change, balances short-term priorities with long-term strategy, and creates reliable plans.
• Critical thinking and problem solving: optimises trade-offs, applies market insights, and challenges assumptions with evidence-based recommendations.
• Risk assessment and decision-making: evaluates risks holistically, makes fact-based recommendations, and presents clear options aligned with business goals.
• Analytics and data-driven planning: applies forecasting models, uses Excel/PowerBI/Tableau for visualisation, and turns data into actionable insights connected to consumer and financial impact.
• Consumer and market focus: grounds plans in consumer needs and market trends; understands product lifecycle and growth opportunities.
• Influencing and communication: builds trust and relationships across teams; uses persuasion and negotiation techniques. Crafts compelling narratives, adapts messaging to audience, and builds influence through consistent, value-driven communication.
• Self-awareness and growth mindset: open to feedback, acknowledges mistakes, and continuously improves.
• Curiosity and continuous learning: demonstrates curiosity about upstream/downstream impacts; seeks innovation and combines quantitative and qualitative insights for objective recommendations.
• Active listening and alignment: listens actively, asks clarifying questions, and uses storytelling plus data to drive decisions and alignment.
• Comfortable learning quickly, connecting the dots, and navigating ambiguity to create and drive multi-seasonal plans.

• Knowledge about and affinity with Football is recommended.