Lead Brand Assortment Planner, NA

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.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

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.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

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

• 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

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You’ll shape the future of Brand Assortment Planning across North America—designing frameworks, elevating insights, and setting the strategic rhythm for key planning moments across the business.

• 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

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 an equal opportunity employer. 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.