Business Analyst – Planning

Title: Business Analyst – Planning

Location: Beaverton, OR | St. Charles, Missouri

Duration: 3 months contract

NIKE, 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.

Nike thrives on teamwork and leadership, and the right candidate will bring motivation, engagement, and creativity to the team each day. Results-oriented and analytical, you excel in a cross-functional environment, wearing different hats pending the topic or issue  ideal candidate has an inclusive mindset and team player mentality, brings a detail-oriented approach, and thrives in problem-solving environments. You will need to effectively communicate with global teammates, work cross-functionally, and have a curious mindset.

Your passion for supply chain planning will drive proactive risk management and capture opportunities within Nike’s planning and analytics functions. You will highlight trends, opportunities, and clarify insights to help deliver on Nike’s foundational planning goals around product availability, sustainability, profitability, and responsiveness.

As a key member of the Supply & Demand Planning team, you’ll play a vital role in driving strategic planning initiatives forward. You’ll focus on building visualization capabilities to provide data-driven insights that inform business decisions, supporting the development of comprehensive strategies, and enhancing overall planning capabilities. Your responsibilities will include delivering scalable visualization tools for detailed data analyses, supporting quick decision-making, and presenting recommendations to diverse sets of stakeholders.

You’ll leverage advanced analytics tools, SAP ECC/IBP, and AI technologies to drive new data optimization methods, and build and maintain planning tools and resources. Throughout your work, you’ll help meet planning goals and process improvements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop strategies to best meet business needs.

In the Supply & Demand Planning organization, you will interact closely with planning, ops and logistics, costing, and manufacturing teammates as well as collaborate with global and cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, analytics, business, or a related field.
• Experience with in manufacturing supply chain operations.
• SAP ECC and IBP experience preferred.
• Certified in Power BI and/or Azure.
• Experience with Co-Pilot and/or AI technologies is a plus.
• Sequel/SQL experience preferred.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze large datasets and present findings.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a passion for working in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated inclusive and team-oriented approach to work.