Merchandise Planner III Jordan Brand

Pay Rate: $40.00/hour.
Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM.
Location: Beaverton, OR 97005.
Work Model: Hybrid 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.
Worksite: Nike World Headquarters, 1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, OR 97005.
Duration: 7 month contract, potential for extension

Overview

Support Nike s Jordan Brand as a Merchandise Planner III, managing store-level merchandise planning across multiple selling seasons. This role will work closely with merchandising, ecommerce, and cross-functional business teams to optimize inventory, pricing, product transitions, and in-season performance.

This is a leave-coverage contract requiring strong retail planning experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to turn large amounts of data into clear business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Manage merchandise planning for Jordan Brand footwear or apparel across multiple selling seasons.
• Analyze sales, inventory, and product performance to identify trends and support business decisions.
• Manage inventory levels, pricing strategies, product transitions, and in-season adjustments.
• Build, maintain, and analyze reports using Microsoft Excel and large datasets.
• Develop data-driven recommendations and present findings to business stakeholders.
• Partner with merchandising, ecommerce, business planning, and other cross-functional teams.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Collaborate with a team of approximately 6 8 planners while supporting broader business initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5 8 years of merchandise planning, retail planning, inventory planning, or closely related experience.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Hands-on retail planning experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate actionable business insights.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and departments.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree preferred but not required.
• Brick-and-mortar retail planning experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Experience using AI tools in a business, analytics, or planning environment.
• Candidates with combined brick-and-mortar and ecommerce planning experience are preferred over ecommerce-only backgrounds.

Benefits
Benefits are available with employee contribution and may include:

• Health insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Retirement plan.

Equal Opportunity Employment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.