Lead Brand Assortment Planner, NA

Nike • Beaverton, OR

20h • Onsite

About The Position

You will report to the Director of Brand Assortment Planning and partner closely with Brand, Sport Planning, Marketplace, Sales, and Enterprise Business Planning leaders. You will also work with Global Brand Assortment Planning to align on strategies, insights, and ways of working across geographies. We are looking for a Lead Brand Assortment Planner to own the strategic design, governance, and evolution of Brand Assortment Planning processes across North America. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is accountable for solving complex, ambiguous problems that span Brand, Sport, Marketplace, and Enterprise Business Planning. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can translate complexity into clarity, influence senior stakeholders, and proactively identify opportunities to improve how the business plans, analyzes, and makes decisions. This role sets standards, defines frameworks, and ensures planning outputs are executive‑ready and decision‑driven. Open to work in Beaverton, OR

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in assortment planning, demand planning, or enterprise planning
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with PowerBI, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms
• Strong functional expertise in retail math, financial planning, and plan‑to‑actual analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Analytics, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

Responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end strategy, design, and governance of Brand Assortment Planning processes across North America, ensuring consistency, scalability, and strategic relevance
• Define and continuously evolve planning frameworks, workback calendars, and standards for key planning moments including Franchise Health, AOP, QBR, and IBE
• Lead the creation of centralized, executive‑level reporting by Sport and Marketplace, synthesizing insights and implications to inform leadership decisions
• Establish consistent, forward‑looking methodologies for translating Bookings, Demand Plans, POS, and financial plans into strategic narratives and recommendations
• Partner closely with Enterprise Business Planning (EBP) to align Operating Plan, Demand Plan, and MFP/AP reconciliation, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trade‑offs
• Act as the NA subject‑matter expert for Assortment Planning tools and ways of working (e.g., AP o9), shaping future‑state processes and timelines
• Proactively identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to simplify and elevate planning processes across Sport Planning and Marketplace teams
• Influence cross‑functional and senior leaders through clear storytelling, recommendations, and thought leadership rather than direction‑based execution
• Serve as a mentor and thought partner to Senior Brand Assortment Planners, setting analytical and planning standards across the team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level