Allocator, Emea

**WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH**

You will work closely in squads with the assortment planning and merchandising teams for Nike Direct Stores. You will also collaborate with MSC & strategic partners within EHQ and store teams.

**WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR**
- Planning: You are already aware that retail is a detailed and fast changing environment, and we ask our Allocation Team to be on top of their Business, planning their In-Season and identifying their risks and opportunities and presenting strong action plans to our Stakeholders.
- Consumer focus: Context is key. As an allocator, you understand the consumer & marketplace needs and you can capture trends by building strong business cases, backed with data and strong storytelling.
- Team: Strong team player with a positive attitude who helps train and develop peers. Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with upstream & downstream functions. Proactively approach self-development seeking and acting on feedback from peers & leaders.

WHAT YOU BRING
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Allocation, Planning, Merchandising or Buying.
- Commercial & Entrepreneurial mind and skillset, ability to negotiate and trade pre and in-season.
- Strong retail mindset, preferably in corporate environment in the Fashion or Sports Industry.
- You will be able to demonstrate a self-starter and forward-looking mentality and be eager to drive and own end to end communication with results driven.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good knowledge of Excel. Experience in Tableau, Power BI, SQL and similar is a plus.
- Ability to network, utilize internal and external resources, deliver commitments, and to meet timelines.

**WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON**

As an Allocator you will:

- 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
- Analyze sales and inventory information to optimize the replenishment process
- Collaborate with key cross functional stakeholders on pre-season and in-season risks & opportunities
- Allocate within the constraints of maximum target capacities; allow smooth transitioning between campaigns, flows and seasons
- Create ad-hoc reporting as needed to drive allocation decisions and educate stakeholders on current stock position, risks and opportunities
- Collaborate in your in-season trade meetings. Be a trusted business partner in highlighting risks and opportunities in supply to deliver impactful actions with your squad partners, including promotions.
- Represent the squad to bring actions in cross-functional larger trade meetings.
- Responsible for quarterly set up and presentation of Seasonal Kick Off.
- Lead your own projects, collaborating cross-functionally and sharing expectations, timelines and findings.