Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
The NIKE, Inc. Supply Chain team is the engine that propels product around the world. Supply Chain experts ensure that every year, almost a billion units of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right place, at the right time. To ensure this complex job goes off without a hitch, Supply Chain teams work with a network of more than 50 distribution centers, thousands of accounts, and more than 100,000 retail stores worldwide - making the impossible happen every single day.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?
You will work with Demand and Supply Management (DSM), Merchandising and Analytics, to develop a robust assortment planning framework that includes product depth, flow and SKU efficiency, whilst providing marketplace consumer insights to evolve the product line. Your plans will drive increased revenue, margin and optimize inventory. You will understand product, marketplace, member/membership, insights and marketing strategies to advise consumer demand and inventory forecasts.
You will work across pre-season, in-season and post-season planning. A typical day/week will involve building bottoms up forecasts to inform pre-season decisions, sales analysis to identify risk and opportunity and collaboration with your account team to manage performance. You will use analytics, technology, data and cross-functional inputs to support product-based retail sales and inventory investment forecasts to advise merchandising, finance, marketing, supply & inventory planning and operations.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
In this role, you will be an objective business partner to merchandising, allocation planning, and merchandise financial planning to help deliver clear, thoughtful, fact-based business decisions. You will collaborate and influence these key cross functional partners to inform pre-season and in-season risks & opportunities.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Merchandising, Business, Sales, Retail, Finance or combination of relevant education, experience and training.
- Proven track record in retail, assortment and/or merchandising planning, inclusive of scenario planning across revenue, margin and inventory.
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence others; efficiently communicate complex and/or critical topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience; experience working with highly diverse international team preferred.
- Comprehensive understanding of retail math; ability to interpret financial sales data to make decisions and recommendations that impact the business.
- Experience working across multiple business platforms, including vertical retail, owned and partner businesses.
- Familiarity with merchandise and forecasting management systems and a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with management and external resources.
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
**How We Hire**
- This overview explains our hiring process for corporate roles. Note there may be different hiring steps involved for non-corporate roles.
**Benefits**
Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.