Planner, NA

The NDDC Assortment Planner supports Nike Direct's Assortment Planning team in shaping financial and inventory strategy for product assortment across North America. The role combines analytics, forecasting, pricing insight, and cross-functional collaboration to help ensure the right product is available at the right time, place, and price. It reports into the Planning organisation and partners closely with Merchandising, Planning, Marketplace, Finance, Inventory Planning, and Business Unit teams.

• Support product forecasting and pricing strategies by analysing performance trends, managing reporting tools, and delivering actionable business insights.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance reporting solutions used across the planning team to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and communicate weekly variance analyses, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to key stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Marketplace, Finance, and Inventory Planning teams to align seasonal and in-season financial plans with product strategies.
• Lead weekly markdown execution across assigned portfolios, ensuring system accuracy and cross-functional alignment with pricing and inventory objectives.
• Monitor price positioning across the marketplace and product portfolio, identifying opportunities to optimise pricing in support of overall business strategy.
• Manage inventory health throughout the product lifecycle by supporting seasonal inventory planning, closeout strategies, ageing inventory actions, and open-to-buy management initiatives.

• 2–3 years of professional experience in retail planning, merchandising, inventory management, forecasting, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Retail Management, or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reporting, forecasting, and analytical modelling.
• Strong foundation in assortment planning, inventory management, forecasting, or merchandising.
• Curious, analytical, and highly organised, with comfort navigating ambiguity and connecting insights across multiple data sources.
• Ability to transform complexity into clear business recommendations and influence partners through compelling storytelling and data-driven insights.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Ability to build scalable processes and maintain data integrity.
• Strong communication skills and a consumer-first mindset.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Experience presenting data-driven recommendations to business partners and leadership audiences.
• Experience working in a retail, consumer products, or marketplace environment.