Supply & Inventory Planner, APLA

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

The Asia Pacific/Latin America (APLA) Supply & Inventory Management (S&IM) team’s mission is to responsibly manage the supply we purchase and the inventory we and partners own, in service of profitable growth for Nike. Our team works with stakeholders in the APLA organization (Geo and Territory) as well as Nike’s Global Supply & Inventory Operation teams. Our team has governance over Finished Goods purchasing processes and recovery action plans to solve for buy and late delivery issues. APLA S&IM is looking for a Supply and Inventory Planner. This role will support and participate in seasonal planning and execution for a given Territory, serving as the team’s primary point of contact for all supply planning and purchasing activities. This candidate will ensure the rights products are planned and purchased at the right time, evaluate risks and opportunities, escalate issues, and communicate all relevant information within S&IP and Geo/Terr x-functional teams to drive optimal business results. This role partners cross functionally, representing S&IP, representing key metrics and actions. This candidate will ensure the right products are planned and purchased at the right time, evaluate risks and opportunities, escalate issues, and communicate all relevant information across S&IM, Geography, and Territory cross‑functional partners to drive optimal business results. The candidate needs to have a proven track record of information seeking, analytical skills, resolving complex business issues, and making sound decisions, as well as the ability to communicate complex and/or business‑critical topics to a wide and diverse audience. Experience working with distributor models or multi‑stakeholder environments is a plus.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of supply/inventory planning or supply chain experience
Bachelor’s degree, or an additional 2 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
Excellent written, spoken, and visual communication skills, with demonstrated capability converting complex concepts into clear and compelling stories
Flexibility in switching between strategic, tactical, and operational levels of work
Superior interpersonal, influencing, and facilitation skills; ability to work cross‑functionally and cross‑culturally, fostering productive relationships with key partners
Validated strong analytical skills, with ability to extract insights from large datasets and create executive‑ready storytelling
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, Power Query/Power Pivot, macros, etc.)
Strong collaboration/teamwork skills to work with multiple stakeholders
Ability to demonstrate good decision‑making in ambiguous circumstances
Must have tolerance for a complex, ever‑changing and dynamic work environment

Nice To Haves

Experience working with distributor models or multi‑stakeholder environments
Prior SAP experience preferred, including PRA/PRD access, PO creation/cancellation (including MPOs), and use of Order Management Reports
Experience using BHP for real‑time PO visibility, reporting, and downloads
Experience using APO DP for demand planning inputs
Familiarity with STR (SAP live buy plan) for buy signal validation
Familiarity with NikeConnect (PMD/PDP) for product and material validations

Responsibilities

Facilitate twice monthly delivery planning process and ensure that all materials are planned and purchased on the appropriate timelines.
Execute and manage supply commitments through creation of POs, maintaining changes, ensuring accuracy, and ensuring product movement from factory to DC as expected.
Conduct analysis to proactively identify challenges and tell a story through core business metrics (PIFOT, Coverage, and Unplanned).
Support flow optimization decisions (M1/M2/M3) where relevant to the Mexico Territory.
Proactively drive actions to keep a healthy inventory position.
Escalate issues that will cause unfulfilled demand and/or delays.
Participate in unplanned resolution processes and help recommend mitigations, including flow adjustments or expedite (FAF) considerations where appropriate.
Participate on projects, including system releases, as assigned.