Title:Inventory Planner 1Location:Beaverton, ORDuration:4 Months ContractNIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.WHAT YOU WILL WORK ONThe nature of the work is focused on the effective and efficient distribution of products and services to customers. Drive an integrated purchase (planning), availability and inventory management process that effectively supports category business brand, service and profitability objectives.Establish/maintain seasonal purchasing strategy and rationale which aligns to inventory planning objectives (revenue, demand coverage, inventory turn and utilization, etc.) while minimizing risk and maximizing flexibility.Continually evaluate and assess internal and external data, plans, capabilities and constraints to understand impact to effective inventory management execution.Support monthly net demand forecast and secure on-time customer order coverage through development and maintenance of seasonal and monthly purchase plans.Monitor customer sell-in progress against confirmed demand plan and projected supply; manage availability control file to achieve revenue and demand coverage targets.Operational excellence (including executing buy process effectively, knowledge of planning tools, their dependencies and associated systems, being accurate, communicating well and an understanding of KPI's and resulting improvements).Typically requires a Bachelors Degree and minimum of 0-1 years directly relevant work experience Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 1 yr; Masters + 0-3 yrs; Associates degree + 1-3 yrs; High School + 3-5 yrs. Subject area: Business, Finance or related fieldWHAT YOU BRINGBachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related fieldKnowledge of integrated purchase planning, availability, and inventory management processesAbility to establish and maintain seasonal purchasing strategies aligned with inventory planning objectivesExperience in evaluating internal and external data to inform inventory management decisionsProficiency in supporting monthly net demand forecasts and developing seasonal and monthly purchase plansStrong monitoring skills to track customer sell-in progress and manage availability control filesOperational excellence, including effective execution of the buy process and understanding of planning tools and KPIsExcellent communication skills for accurate and timely information exchangeAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail
