Sr Allocation PlannerFlexible

Title: Sr. Allocation Planner

Location: Remote

Duration: 8 Month Contract

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Allocation team plays a critical role in how Nike shows up at retail to our consumers. It’s about getting product to the consumer when they want it, where they want it. 

• You are an influencer, leveraging in-season consumer insights to influence upstream assortment decisions. 
• You are part of a collaborative team operating in a fast paced, evolving environment. 
• You will build and maintain strong relationships across teams, which includes partnership across Location Planning, Assortment Planning, and Merchandising teams. 
• You are also the main connection point between the field and the supply chain. 
• In this role, you will makes the assortment plan come to life in our stores & positions inventory to efficiently fulfill consumer demand across our physical and digital platforms. 
• You will play a key role in how we support the future of Nike Stores through Allocation. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Develop and lead the execution of allocation strategies for the Nike Owned Stores and Digital businesses
• Determine appropriate load-in quantities by store for each style/color, in accordance with the assortment plan 
• Determine replenishment quantities to support WOS, presentation minimum and store capacity targets 
• Create, evolve, and utilize reports and tools to analyze your business to support decisions that maximize sales, inventory turn and ultimately profitability 
• Lead the effort to manage inventory in-season, highlighting risk and making cancel recommendations for your respective part of the business (focused on lifestyle apparel)
• Understand style productivity and prioritize accordingly, ensuring our top styles are available when and where consumers want them, in appropriate depth to maximize sales while keeping inventory levels healthy 
• Create and maintain size curves to ensure core sizes are protected 

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• Partner with Customer Service & Supply Chain to ensure units arrive at stores in an efficient & timely manner 
• Partner with Merchandising and Assortment Planning teams to create in-season distribution plans by store, helping bring to life the best of Nike effectively, verbally and in writing

WHAT YOU BRING

• Analytical and Data-Savvy - able to manage a large data set and identify themes and opportunities; able to prioritize what areas are most important, pull up on the major themes and focus area; this individual will work with our allocation & replenishment tool (JustEnough), so would like to find someone who is comfortable working with a web-based system to execute their work
• Detail Oriented and Organized - looking for strong follow-through and good self-management
• Collaboration and communication - we work very closely with our cross-functional team, strong ability to collaborate effectively and build strong working relationships cross-functionally are key skills for this individual
• 5 years merchant buying, allocating and/or planning experience for a multi store retailer
• 3 years management experience