Lead Business Planner

Ready to shape the future of Nike Direct Digital Commerce? We're looking for a sharp, data-driven Lead Business Planner who loves turning insights into action. If you thrive on planning, forecasting, and influencing across teams to deliver the right product to the right consumer, this could be your next big move. Click through to see what your day-to-day could look like

What are you going to do?

As a Lead Business Planner, you will play a key role in shaping and executing Nike Direct Digital Commerce (NDDC) business plans. Your responsibilities include:

• Defining and managing NDDC business plans that align with marketplace capacity.
• Following NDDC / Nike Direct strategy and GEO/CENTRAL BP guidance.
• Ensuring consumer demand for Nike products is met and optimized throughout the season.
• Collaborating effectively with internal and external partners, influencing decisions through consumer-led, data-driven recommendations.
• Driving planning strategy, developing robust seasonal demand forecasts, and optimizing in-season performance.
• Participating in BP discussions with central BP and marketplace teams to ensure aligned consumer demand plans.
• Influencing and aligning budgeting, business planning, and forecasting processes.
• Supporting key seasonal brand and product stories at retail through coordinated planning.
• Actively contributing to the development and implementation of NDDC's multi-year strategy.
• Monitoring business performance and reporting results against targeted objectives, driving sales, product margin, and turnover.
• Working closely with the wider Planning organization to manage CloseOut supply, meet inventory targets, and align with financial goals.

What do we offer?

• Salary is to be discussed with the recruiter.
• Nike maintains a hybrid working model: 3 days in the office, 2 from home.
• 25 vacation days (based on full-time contract)
• €0.23/km commuting allowance (max €23 per office day)
• €5 work-from-home allowance per day
• 8.33% holiday allowance
• Fully covered pension plan (first year via Adecco)
• 25% employee store discount
• Access to Adecco Academy online learning
• Free use of gym facilities on campus

Where will you work?

Nike, Inc., a global leader in athletic footwear, apparel, and innovation, is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, and serves as a beacon of inspiration for athletes worldwide. Its European Headquarters (EHQ) is located on a vibrant campus that reflects the brand's dynamic and innovative spirit. Surrounded by lush parks, cycling paths, and running tracks, the campus embodies Nike's commitment to sustainability, health, and community. A melting pot of global talent, it fosters creativity and collaboration, driving forward-thinking ideas that shape the future of sports, culture, and lifestyle.

What do we ask?

• Planning: experience in merch financial planning in (preferred digital) retail, ability to apply that knowledge independently in their work. Basic understanding of fin., product and supply planning. Able to collaborate effectively with up- & downstream functions. Aware of emerging trends in planning.
• Risk mgt: escalates risks or opportunities that are grounded in facts, presents options for resolution. Assess risk within business objectives
• Analytics: leverages statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of thinking to develop plans and drive better decisions. Expands existing frameworks to do analysis in a logical structure. Expertise in excel or other data modeling application
• Insights: demonstrates strong problem solving & critical thinking skills by developing solid plans that optimize trade-off & outcomes. Thinks beyond prescribed solution, leverages industry & market trends to max. Business outcomes. Understands retail metrics & business drivers.
• Consumer focus: understand consumer needs & marketplace from available data and is able to link plan with market trends. Awareness of product portfolio and strategy, including expectations around consumer response, growth opportunities and product lifecycle
• Influence: designs compelling communications that articulate the story and insights with a clear summary of the main ideas. Listens actively & makes insightful contributions to multi year strategies as well as ongoing business decisions (strategic thinking)

Are you interested?

Apply via the button. Do you have any questions about the role, the team or Nike? Feel free to email us at we're happy to help