Who we are looking forThis posting is for the following 2 roles:
Senior Merchant, NA Mens Running Apparel
Senior Merchant, NA Womens Fitness Apparel
The Women's Fitness Apparel team is looking for a Senior Merchant that excels in using trend, history, and consumer knowledge to drive profitable and consumer right assortments for the geography. This role will partner with cross functional teams and across merchandising groups to land end in mind assortments. Strategic thinking, consumer expertise, balancing contending priorities, and the ability to influence and collaborate will be critical for this role.The Men’s Running & Fitness team is looking for a Senior Merchant for Running Apparel - who is ready to use their skills getting after the consumer opportunity, with excellence on franchise management. This role will use their skills in collaboration, through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions within Geo and with Global teams and within merchandising across the consumer & marketplace groups. Strategic consumer-led visioning, the ability to create plans & assortments that blend art & science, paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for this role.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 Nike consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should possess proven retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments.At times working autonomously and with agility, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions. They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nike’s most innovative franchises!What you will work onYou 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 within Global Merchandising. You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.Who you will work withYou will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising; Planning, Allocation, and Brand Marketing. We also work with finance, operations and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.What you bring
Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent combination of education, experience, or 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
Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
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
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