Lead Brand Business Planner, APLA

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Lead Brand Business Planner joins the APLA Brand Business Planning team, reporting to the Director of Brand Business Planning. They work across Finance, Business Planning, Operations, and Enterprise Business Planning, partnering closely with Territory and GEO teams. Together, this team powers the monthly Operational Planning process and fuels aligned, insight‑driven forecasting.

Nike needs a planner who thinks like a strategist and moves like a creator. Someone who sees the full marketplace picture, translates complexity into clarity, and shapes consumer demand with precision. This person thrives in cross‑functional environments, building strong relationships upstream and downstream to move the business forward. They’re agile under shifting priorities, grounded in data, and relentless about elevating the plan.

They communicate boldly, listen deeply, and influence without friction. Above all, they bring a sharp commercial lens and the curiosity to keep pushing for what’s next.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of experience in retail planning and/or product management
• Strong command of retail metrics including Retail Sales, Sell‑Through %, Weeks of Supply, Inventories (marketplace + DC), Revenue, and Margin; ability to manipulate data efficiently
• Exceptional communication, analytical rigor, relationship‑building ability, and a commercial, entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to work in Beaverton, OR

You’ll lead the monthly Operational Planning engine for APLA—turning data, insights, and evolving targets into aligned, multi‑season forecasts. You’ll be the connective tissue across GEO, Territory, Sport, and Marketplace teams, ensuring clarity in direction, accountability in decisions, and transparency in risks and opportunities.

• Guide the monthly multi‑season forecasting process across Sport and Marketplace teams, setting clear strategic direction
• Drive the central risk and opportunities process, ensuring tight linkage between the rolling forecast and enterprise planning frameworks
• Lead GEO and Territory forecasting reviews to align teams and surface critical insights
• Partner with Planning Enablement to optimize o9 planning tools and capabilities
• Deliver insights to Enterprise Business Planning to enhance visibility and inform key trade‑off decisions
• Coordinate reporting with Performance Operations and cross‑functional partners to track results and future projections

We 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.