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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.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
For Nike merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Nike, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
This candidate should possess an understanding of the North America Women's consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments. They are comfortable leading with and through peers and driving end to end strategies with ownership of their respective business unit.
Autonomous, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the in-season consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions (model adoption, pricing, distribution, membership). They will also lead the geo-specific product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nike's most innovative footwear franchises!
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal reviews & assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants.
You will balance multiple seasons. Your insights will contribute to future season plans and adoption by supporting Gender Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership with Global Merchandising (10%). You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process (60%) and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons (30%).
Your key responsibilities will be:
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be working very closely with your Geo cross-functional teams: Planning, Brand, Nike Direct and MPU (Marketplace Unit) Merchants, and Men's and Kids Consumer Merchants. You will also be engaged closely with your Global Merchandising counterparts to ensure the above deliverables can be brought to life in the most effective and aligned manner for our consumers. Additionally, you will work with Finance, Operations, and Consumer Insights teams; relying on business reporting that includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory, and consumer behaviors.
WHAT YOU BRING
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
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.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
For Nike merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Nike, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
This candidate should possess an understanding of the North America Women's consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments. They are comfortable leading with and through peers and driving end to end strategies with ownership of their respective business unit.
Autonomous, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the in-season consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions (model adoption, pricing, distribution, membership). They will also lead the geo-specific product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nike's most innovative footwear franchises!
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal reviews & assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants.
You will balance multiple seasons. Your insights will contribute to future season plans and adoption by supporting Gender Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership with Global Merchandising (10%). You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process (60%) and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons (30%).
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Adopting and assorting the seasonal Women's Performance Footwear line for the North America consumer, aligned with the Consumer Construct strategy (product, pricing, flow and concept or initiative intent).
- Understanding the business and marketplace needs, including coordinating between genders, brands (Nike & Jordan) and how individual products or collections impact each other.
- Building membership propositions anchored on a multi-seasonal strategy.
- Creating the 13-week consumer flow journey, including product launch plans, aligned with Men's and Kids Merchandising and Brand teams.
- Managing multi-season franchise approaches for key styles and tracking franchise health.
- Partnering on seasonal NAEL (North America Express Lane) product line for the Women's Performance footwear business.
- Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will be working very closely with your Geo cross-functional teams: Planning, Brand, Nike Direct and MPU (Marketplace Unit) Merchants, and Men's and Kids Consumer Merchants. You will also be engaged closely with your Global Merchandising counterparts to ensure the above deliverables can be brought to life in the most effective and aligned manner for our consumers. Additionally, you will work with Finance, Operations, and Consumer Insights teams; relying on business reporting that includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory, and consumer behaviors.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
- 4+ years experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
- Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.
- Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies
- Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners
- Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things
- Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills
- Attention to detail, understanding the importance of consistency
- Ability to demonstrate leadership among peer group
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
