Nike Direct Planner NA - Converse 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

358902205

This individual will support driving sales, profitability, and inventory through the product launched on converse.com and in our Converse branded stores. In this role, you will drive growth to achieve company financial plans while delivering the brand and geography priorities & vision. You will collaborate with North America partners to develop and execute cohesive strategies and process to optimize the Digital and Stores businesses. Using data-driven insights, you will initiate and proactively partner with teams to manage the product life cycle, inventory, and pricing for the Direct business and build recommendations for the future.

You will work alongside business partners to manage the Merchandise Financial Plan to drive Converse Direct towards growth, profitability, and healthy inventory levels. To do this, you will:

• Activate the Open-to-Buy (OTB) plans that maximize sales, margin and inventory to support financial targets
• Recommend and align with team members on inventory and pricing actions
• Build promotional forecasts and create a toolkit through analysis and partnership with Direct team members
• Communicate and manage operational execution of promotional strategy
• Create and manage the daily forecasts by Line of Business and Store tied to the financial plan and provide demand order flow outlook to the Operations teams
• Analyze and summarize weekly business to actively drive cross-functional collaboration and deliver business results
• Create and recommend store, district, and segment level insights to adjust future business
• Effectively communicate merchandise strategies, insights, and action plans to peers and leadership
• Actively collaborate with team members to identify business opportunities and efficiencies

• Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 2+ years in merchandise planning, demand planning or business planning.
• An understanding of key business metrics with experience in Direct-to-Consumer a plus
• Strong retail math, analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills utilizing Excel
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once
• Self-starter with the skills to manage through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence across diverse audiences