Lead Assortment Planning Nike.COM/APP, Japan

ecisions. Understand product, marketplace, insights and marketing strategies to inform demand and inventory forecasts. Collaborate with key cross functional stakeholders on pre-season and in-season risks & opportunities. Cultivate an end-to-end process improvement mindset to optimize ways of working. Nike is committed to making every consumer's experience a rewarding one, and as a member of Planning team, this role's contributions will be a big part of our success. Leadership competencies include embrace & lead change, acts with courage, value differences, thinks strategically and cultivate innovation.

• Minimum 6 years' experience in Buying, Planning, Allocation and/or Vendor Sales for a multi-store retailer or Assortment Planning experience with other apparel/ footwear wholesale organization.

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.

• Comprehensive understanding of retail math, including gross margin profitability planning.

• Strong and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence others.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office applications; high proficiency in Excel, including creating spreadsheets, advanced formulas, pivot tables, etc.

• Strong oral and written communication skills (in both English and Japanese).

• Experience in developing an understanding of customers, competitors and retail trends; knowledge of sports apparel and footwear market preferred.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

You will influence and drive alignment on seasonal assortment plan for Nike .COM/APP, providing your expertise based on consumer behavior, trends and marketing activities.

Key daily responsibilities include:

• Providing detailed seasonal analysis based on actual sales results to be used for future seasonal financial planning.
• Monthly creation and management of stock & sales plan for key franchises, providing inventory outlook used for future buying decision(s).
• Develop and finalize pre-season assortment plan at style-color-size level and key franchise level across footwear, apparel, and equipment to maximize revenue, drive margin performance and optimize inventory.
• Deliver weekly sales performance updates, highlighting key drivers of positive and negative results along with recommended action plans.
• Drive in-season promotions, pricing and markdowns, and inventory cancel/chase actions in alignment with cross-MPU inventory flow.
• Cultivate end-to-end process optimization by fostering a continuous improvement mindset to enhance operational efficiency.