Lead Assortment Planner, Pacific

Posted:
8/20/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for a Lead Nike Direct Assortment Planner to establish clear end to end bottom-up merchandise plans to ensure consumer demand is met and a healthy pull market is maintained. The success of our team relies on collaborative and detail-oriented assortment planners who manage style and/or franchise plans to optimize sales, margin and profitable sustainable growth for Nike Partner Accounts. Our assortment planners step up to address difficult issues, operate effectively when the way forward isn’t clear, develop innovative ideas and they win with consumers by understanding their business to drive success.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

If this is you, you’ll develop a robust assortment planning framework that includes product depth, flow and SKU efficiency, whilst providing marketplace consumer insights to curate the optimal product line. Your priorities will span pre-season, in-season and post-season planning. In a typical day/week you will building bottom-up forecasts to inform pre-season decisions, weekly sales analysis to identify risk and opportunity in-season, collaboration with your account team and retail partners to manage performance and providing post-season assortment insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will report to the Nike Direct Planning Director and will be working closely with cross functional account teams as well as engaging the retailer’s buying and planning teams in weekly and seasonal conversations. You’ll also stay connected to other planners and succeed through your ability to collaborate and drive action and results both internally and externally.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Sales, Retail, Marketing or related field
  • 3+ years retail planning experience, in a vertical retail or wholesale environment
  • Merchandise planning experience is highly desirable
  • Strong Excel skills are essential
  • Comprehensive understanding of retail math required
  • Strong influencing and stakeholder management experience
  • Ability to work across a matrixed environment
  • Applicants can be Melbourne or Sydney based