Lead Business Planner EMEA

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with Integrated Teamsincluding Business Planners Assortment Planners and cross-functional partnersas well as cross-functional leadership. Your primary stakeholders are the Commercial and Planning teams for Sport and Marketplace Units (MPO) Partners.

Other key partners are:

• Finance

• Merchandising

• Central /GEO Business Planning & Assortment Planning

• Marketplace Supply Chain

• Partner Management

• Supply & Inventory Management

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Join a dynamic team of planners dedicated to sales planning where youll play a key role in shaping the future of the Nike Marketplace Partner (NMP) business. As Lead Business Planner you will collaborate across a wide network of teams including Merchandising Finance Sports & Business planning and S&IM. Youll serve as the NMP partner lead in multiple forums coordinating and consolidating key deliverables for the NMP team.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the below criteria;

• Expertise in planning including finance merchandising and end-to-end supply chain; understands interdependencies and retail metrics.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel Tableau and planning systems (SSP o9); connects demand supply and inventory.

• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse audiences from peers to Lead leaders; combines data and storytelling to drive alignment.

• Growth mindset leveraging statistical forecasting scenario planning and data science for decision-making.

• Excellent verbal and written communication; simplifies complexity without losing accuracy

BUSINESS SKILLS

• Planning & Scenario Management
  5 years in retail or planning with strong stock/sales planning P&L understanding and KPI knowledge. Anticipates change balances short-term priorities with long-term strategy and creates reliable plans.

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
  Optimizes trade-offs applies market insights and challenges assumptions with evidence-based recommendations.

• Risk Assessment & Decision-Making
  Evaluates risks holistically makes fact-based recommendations and presents clear options aligned with business goals.

• Analytics & Data-Driven Planning
  Applies forecasting models uses Excel/Power BI/Tableau for visualization and turns data into actionable insights connected to consumer and financial impact.

• Consumer & Market Focus
  Grounds plans in consumer needs and market trends; understands product lifecycle and growth opportunities

• Proven record of managing multiple workstreams

• Excellent stakeholder management

INERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Influencing & Communication
  Builds trust and relationships across teams; uses persuasion and negotiation techniques. Crafts compelling narratives adapts messaging to audience and builds influence through consistent value-driven communication.

• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset
  Open to feedback acknowledges mistakes and continuously improves.

• Curiosity & Continuous Learning
  Demonstrates curiosity about upstream/downstream impacts; seeks innovation and combines quantitative and qualitative insights for objective recommendations.

• Active Listening & Alignment
  Listens actively asks clarifying questions and uses storytelling plus data to drive decisions and alignment.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Shape and contribute multi-season Business Plan (Order Books to Net Ship and inventory) for Sport x MPU including management of Risks & Opportunities.

This Means You Will:

• Maintain Business Plans
  Own seasonal business plans (e.g. banner account account group) and manage all seasons post-bookings broadcast.

• Analyze & Act
  Review performance against plan and forecast monthly assess risks and opportunities and create action plansescalating when needed.

• Drive Strategic & Financial Goals
  Develop strategies to achieve Win Now objectives and guide in-season optimization.

• Drive Marketplace Health
  Partner with key stakeholders across Geo to ensure marketplace business health and alignment with strategic objectives.

• Influence In-Season Performance
  Execute inventory sell-through actions within the marketplace and support weekly trade processes and decisions.

• Optimize Trade-Offs
  Align planning rolling forecasts to Sport and execute cross- trade-off actions to drive consumer demand margin and market share.

Relocation Support will not be provided for this role;

Applications for this role will be accepted until 7th July 2026

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1