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Nike · 6 days ago

Senior Allocation Planner, NA

Nike is a leading sportswear company, and they are seeking a Senior Allocation Planner for their North America Nike Inline and Factory Stores. The role involves ensuring the right merchandise assortment is available at the right time, in the right stores, and in the right volume while collaborating with various teams to drive sales and improve business operations.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleProduct DesignRetailSporting Goods
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Contribute to an environment of psychological safety in the team, speak up to management on behalf of the team to best serve their needs
Responsible for mentoring and help planning onboarding allocators focusing on performance and personal development
Capture market and store trends and work closely with the Merchandising and Assortment Planning teams to drive a compelling assortment to our retail doors in order to maximize sales
Determine right depth per store/style/size for the initial allocation considering the information provided by the Merchandising team, current sales trend analyses, expected sales targets and store capacity
Collaborate with key cross functional stakeholders on pre-season and in-season risks & opportunities
Lead X-functional projects sparking innovation with a curious mindset, seeking constant improvement in how we drive our business and serve our consumers
Allocate within the constraints of maximum target capacities; allow smooth transitioning between campaigns, flows and seasons
Minimize end of season stock; ramp down replenishment on slow sellers to increase store sell through and minimize returns and markdowns
Understand launch and marketing initiatives; proactively acquire necessary information to support campaigns and initiatives to ensure coverage of product used
Field point of contact for a Territory Market, share learnings to scale best practices to full fleet

Qualification

Allocation PlanningAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsExcelNegotiation SkillsEntrepreneurial MindsetInformation SeekingTeam CollaborationSelf-StarterProblem-Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
3-5+ years of experience in Allocation or Location Planning
Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage effectively with a broad range of audiences including business leaders
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Commercial and entrepreneurial mind and skillset, alongside the ability to negotiate and trade pre and in-season
A self-starter mentality and an eagerness to drive and own end to end communication with results driven, forward thinking and proficient information seeking skills in a fast-paced environment
Ability to network, utilize internal and external resources, deliver commitments, and to meet timelines
Excellent knowledge of Excel and MS Windows applications, knowledge of the Just Enough allocation system a plus
A passionate focus on team environment and relationships

Company

Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.

H1B Sponsorship

Nike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (340)
2024 (302)
2023 (328)
2022 (543)
2021 (426)
2020 (253)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$239M
Key Investors
Pershing Square Capital Management
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO

Leadership Team

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Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Muge Erdirik Dogan
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, NIKE, Inc.
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