Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

For NIKE, Inc. merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. The Nike Merchandising team understands consumer needs and market capacity to create the right product mix for marketplaces around the world. From stores to online, this team helps bring the seasonal category visions to life. The Merchandising team has the unique ability to see beyond trends to identify what’s next to deliver the right product to the right places at the right time and price.

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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.

The associate merchant role exists within 3 marketplace units (MPU’s): Nike Direct (Nike’s own retail business), Strategic Partners and Consumer Merchandising Teams working on the balance of market. For each, the role sits on a gender product merchandising team, responsible to translate seasonal strategy for the gender and marketplace unit into the optimal assortment for the respective consumers served. The role partners with Gender Merchandising leaders, cross functional partners and MPU collaborators to plan, help build and trade a consumer right assortment.

This role will focus lifestyle for our Nike Inline Stores in North America.

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for consumerists with an affinity for product, who enjoy the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer! The successful Associate Merchant will thrive and contribute to a positive and progressive team dynamic.

This role supports building consumer right assortments for Nike Direct Stores, using historical data, analytics and real-time market feedback to inform the future (coming seasons) while winning today.

The candidate should possess demonstrated retail acuity and analytical abilities, an understanding of retail environments, a desire to collaborate with digital partners, and bring a consumerist perspective to the team and business!

What you will work on

You will help support the Senior Manager to drive the comprehensive Lifestyle Footwear offense for the North America Stores business. You will collaborate cross-functionally between digital merchants and gender teams to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies implement in retail to win across store concepts. You will support in building the seasonal assortments, ensure systems excellence and oversee style in-season productivity. You will oversee pricing and launch dates for all styles to ensure a seamless consumer journey. You will understand related aspects of the business and marketplace when initiating seasonal work.

You’ll build assortment plans related to the consumer served with and understanding of Nike Directs position in the market, blending fact based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in weekly business reviews and deliver insights and actions for the Men’s Footwear business. This includes assortment building and submits via system entry.

You will balance multiple seasons at one time and will apply consumer insights and selling history to craft future season plans (20%). You will manage areas of assortment planning in depth during the pre-season, and in-season process (60%), maintain seasonal tools and systems (20%).

Who you will work with

You will work with fellow merchants and cross functional teams within Nike Direct; in particular Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising and Retail Brand. You will work with operations and Insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.

You report to the Nike Direct Men’s Footwear Sr. Manager.

What you bring

Requires Bachelor’s Degree and/or combination of education and 2 years relevant experience
2 years' experience in footwear or apparel merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others
Microsoft Office proficiency, specifically in Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook

Passion for collaboration, with a team-first demeanor and mentality

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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. 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.

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