Principal, Sales Brand Business Planning APLA at Nike

Who you will work withYou will report to the Director of Brand Business Planning and work directly with the VP of Sales. As part of the Sales cross functional team you will collaborate with partners across Sales Business Planning Merchandising Finance and Enterprise Business Planning (EBP). You will work closely with our Territory and Geo teams to ensure clarity and alignment of strategy the rolling forecast and in-season performance.Who we are looking forWere looking for a Principle of Brand Sales Planning to join our team. You possess a deep understanding of consumer marketplace product inventory and are able to connect the dots to drive the right insights and recommendations. You are a great collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with both upstream and downstream functions. You are highly adaptable and can move with agility to meet the needs of the business8 years experience in retail planning and/or product managementStrong ability to influence & work constructively with others by communicating effectivelyListens actively and contributes to advance the conversationOutstanding written/verbal communication analytical capabilities and attention to detailAbility to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the operating plan assessing risk and solving problems to deliver business resultsStrong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales ST% WOS Inventories (marketplace DC) Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcomeCommercial and entrepreneurial approachBachelors degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and trainingWhat you will work onYou will be responsible for leading multi-season sales revenue receipt and inventory plans for Sales across APLA Geo and territory teams to serve consumer demand. You will balance strategic vision with operational execution ensuring clarity consistency and collaboration across multiple teams while partnering closely with Geo Sport Planning and Territory Sales Planning. You will reconcile forecasts and communicate results & impacts with cross-functional and leadership teams.Obsess the marketplace strategy for Sales ensuring Operating Plans (OP) drive sustainable growth & meet strategic objectivesServe as primary partner to Geo Sales teams to represent a singular view of consumer demand and influence the sport forecast with marketplace insightsCollaborate closely with Territory Sales Planning leaders to co-drive marketplace strategies and optimize in-seasonEnsure connectivity between territory and Geo Sales forecasts to enable end-to-end forecast consistency and efficient plan hand-offsRepresent Sales rolling forecast versus key benchmarks (plan target and prior year)Highlight risks & opportunities to the plan and pathways to achieve goalsProvide insights into Geo EBP to drive visibility enabling accountability and connectivity to our sales plans and escalate critical trade off decision making where neededCoordinate reporting designed to monitor business results & forecasts in key sales and Nike Inc. forums by partnering with Performance Operations and others across the organizationWe offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form. Key Skills Accounts Handling,Business Analysis,Business Administration,HACCP,Art Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1