The Nike Planning function for Nike Stores combines insights and analytics to sense and craft how much product consumers will want, where and when they’ll want it. This offense combines work in the Space Planning Function with Assortment Planning, Allocation, Location Planning & Business Planning sub functions to support to serve consumers with the top brand expression for product, service & experience whilst driving inventory efficiency for Nike Inc.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

With this, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Space Planner to support our Nike Stores EMEA Marketplace Stores within the Planning environment.

You’ll be responsible for optimizing the Nike Inline stores retail space for our Nike consumers, through involvement in the end-to-end new store openings process, in addition to changes to our existing Stores. We’re looking for a world class organizer, agile multitasker, with specialist technical expertise, where experience using REVIT architectural tool can be beneficial though not essential.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Working alongside; visual merchandising, layout planning, construction, sports, product, brand creative, business offense & field teams across EMEA, you will be responsible for driving optimal consumer space & business productivity & profitability through cross-functional alignment.

In this varied position, no day is the same. You will flex between working on multiple store layout and space projects that are at many different stages of execution, to providing productivity insights in support of business cases for changes to stores, in addition to maintaining Consumer CODE data for Buyplan, NDAT and Seaslonal readiness team. You will drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom line profitability from category and store space. 

You will also:

• Be the focal point, key contact and gatekeeper of Space Planning across Nike Stores. 

• Obsess two Tier 0 Nike Flagship stores in EMEA

• Participate and engage in a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance, supporting and fostering an open, empowered, and inclusive work environment that embraces diversity, encourages accountability, and drives Nike enterprise results.

• Proactively provide visual merchandising, buying, allocation, planning, store teams and wider European Headquarters teams data analysis and productivity insights and support, that can drive actions across the enterprise.

• Take responsibility for maintaining and providing oversight of Space Planning system & process in REVIT and Space Planning process and tools that ensures accurate option counts/capacities/floor plans for all stores in the fleet. Ensuring accurate floor-plans and credible floorplan data is accessible, archived, coordinated, and updated for Nike Stores teams.

• Be responsible for the space and sports signoff SKU counts for Inline stores seasonally as part of the consumer CODE gates. 

• You will closely collaborate with Layout Planning & Brand Creative on layout pre and post design intent, and additionally partner with multiple cross functional experts focusing on growing our business in the most profitable way.

• Take accountability for planning, organizing, and prioritizing many small to large projects, so strategic goals and objectives are met. You’ll be accountable for generating space and productivity insights as part of the new WIN NOW strategy, with our partners across Planning.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You'll work with our Space Planning Manager and other key partners to communicate clear, brand-enhancing spaces that meet all business requirements. You’ll manage change across all levels of the Nike Matrix, up to VP level, by aligning people and processes. Where there are competing interests, you’ll effectively scenario, negotiate and drive agreements and alignment that benefit the Nike business.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Significant experience of Retail Space/Design/Planning experience within an international retail environment.

• Excellent verbal and engaging written communication skills including meeting facilitation and presentations. The ideal candidate should be recognized for this key skill.

• Proficiency in REVIT with a comprehensive understanding of floor plans is preferred but not essential. 

• Understanding of AutoCAD/Autodesk is also preferred but not essential.

• Demonstrable experience of working with corporate level Retail KPIs with a comprehensive understanding of Excel, Data tools preferred.

• Ability to think strategically, and to connect high level corporate strategy to actionable objectives in a formative roadmap or agile project tracker.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple business functions, as well as establish relationships easily across the business at all levels.

• A self-starter with a problem solving and solutions driven mentality.

• Strong numerical skills, ability to deep dive into the detail, whilst working in a fast-paced Retail focused environment.

*Application Deadline: Wednesday 21 January 2026 (11:59pm)