Jobs at Nike in Italy

St. Augustine, FL

Be Rewarded for a Job Well Done

• Discounts for you and your family from Nike, Converse and Jordan up to 50% off

• Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• All full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for 401(k) Plan, CERA, Employee Assistance Program, Mental and Emotional Health, Financial Coaching and Education, Child Development Support and Caregiving Benefits starting on the day you're hired
• Full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Savings Accounts after 12 months of continuous employment
• The opportunity to buy Nike stock at a discount through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Access to support through Optum Employee Assistance Program at no cost for you and your family
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for full-time Retail Associates

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

• Must be at least 18 (U.S)
• Must be at least 16 (U.K.)
• Must be at least 17 (Germany/Europe)

• 1 year of retail or consumer service experience preferred
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays based on store needs
• Use customer service authentically to ensure customers feel seen and understood in our stores
• Ability to learn and train on the latest products and technologies
• Physical requirements include the ability to bend, squat, reach, climb a ladder and stand for extended periods of time with or without reasonable

What You're Responsible For

• Being enthusiastic, excited, and knowledgeable about NIKE products and services to best support customer needs
• Bringing your positive attitude and passion to your teammates and customers every day

• Lead by example and deliver service in line with Nike’s Service Principles to bring the consumer journey to life.
• Making customers feel welcome, that you care about their wants and needs, and exceed their expectations at every step of their journey
• Playing by the rules and being professional, demonstrating integrity, reliability, and kindness
• Operating a cash register, shipping, and receiving duties, stocking products, cleaning and building visual displays with or without accommodations
• Showing up for your teammates by attending store events

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Senior Manager, Retail Stores - Naples, Italy

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Senior Manager Retail Stores will lead a team of Head Coaches (Store Managers) , reporting directly into the Retail Director. You will actively partner with cross functional partners such as: Sr Retail Leadership, Value & Inline Store Leadership and functional leadership in Design, Real Estate, Construction, Merchandising, Demand & Supply Management, People Solutions and Digital teams.

Requirements for this role include:

• Proven retail management experience, either through managing a portfolio of stores (4-8 stores) or experience high complexity/value multi-store projects.
• Experience in developing and executing successful retail strategies.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment with skills in team building and employee development, ensuring high levels of engagement and performance.
• Demonstrated success in delivering strategic initiatives aligned with future marketplace development, with strong capabilities in analyzing commercial data and market trends.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong retail business acumen, including advanced understanding of retail financials, operations, inventory management, supply chain logistics, product assortment, loss prevention, consumer market intelligence, and operational excellence standards.
• Results-driven mindset with a proven track record in achieving sales targets and KPIs.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Native proficiency in Italian and business proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs and retail-specific applications.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will be accountable for multiple stores in ensuring that retail business objectives are met and customers receive exceptional service. By applying retail business leadership, you will enhance performance and innovation, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Business

• Cascade and drive the Nike Direct strategy within assigned cluster of stores ensuring best practice sharing amongst peers.
• Analyze financial reports to identify opportunities for improving store profitability in partnership with Head Coaches (Store Managers).
• Evaluate labor data on efficiencies to ensure adherence to labor hours budgets and signal opportunities to optimize labor budgets within assigned cluster of stores.
• Assess weekly trade metrics and identify store-specific actions to boost performance.

Service & Selling

• Execute Service & Selling initiatives in assigned cluster of stores.
• Drives adoption of Nike’s service and selling framework (SOLE). Measure & assess the adoption of SOLE in regular store visits and provide guidance to maximize its effectiveness.
• Regularly evaluate store service survey results and address trends with store managers.
• Ensure sales floor initiatives are activated successfully in stores.

Talent & Culture

• Responsible for all people management-related matters, including hiring, onboarding, performance excellence in partnership with Head Coaches (Store Managers).
• Coach and develop Head Coaches (Store Managers) to elevate their performance ensure Head Coaches are coaching & developing teammates within stores based on Nike’s frameworks.
• Ensure store teams are inspired, engaged and motivated by ensuring training programs are rolled out across stores -based skills gap analysis- to support team development and recognition.

Operational Excellence

• Manage organizational effectiveness reviews to ensure all stores are meeting corporate expectations.
• Facilitate the roll out of new operational programs in stores and provide feedback on opportunities for improvement of respective programs.
• Perform regular reviews of operational dashboards to ensure their stores are meeting expectations. Ensure operational KPIs inclusive operational dashboards and loss prevention are met across assigned cluster of stores.

Brand

• Maintain Nike brand standards in stores.

You will have total ownership to ensure execution of Consumer Fields of Play (Categories) Strategy, Landing Seasonal Stories and Right Assortment (breadth and depth), to best serve our consumer. You will be the voice of Nike in the Territory and voice of territory to EHQ teams. You will focus on our marketplace execution obsessing Seasonal Readiness and Proatively identifying Commercial Opportunities during In-season trade with Partners to maximise mutual profitability. This includes:

• Commercial responsibility to drive seasonal sell-in process, collaborating with Partners’ Buyers & Planners to Ensure Execution of CFOP Strategy, Seasonal Stories and Assortment Adoption
• Partner with Nike and Partner Planning & Finance teams to align on Target Setting, Retail Sales Forecasting, OTB and Franchise Planning at CFOP Level, Including Fleet Plans
• Representing Partners in Key GTM Moments to Align on Brand Campaigns, Distribution Strategy and identifying Risks & Opportunities by bringing Marketplace insights
• Lead Seasonal Hindsight Gate for their Respective CFOP and / or Territory Hub
• Lead Partner Connect Gate (Sell-in) in Collaboration with Merchandising Team, Managing Assortment Adjustments and Obsessing Plan for Pinnacle Stores
• Accountable for driving Sales & Operations Planning Process (S&OPs) with Cross Functional Teams obsessing their CFOP and/or Territory scope
• Obssess in-season trade process, identifying additional opportunities to improve retail performance and productivity
• Manage Partner Orderbook and Stock & Sales Plan Ensuring Inventory Health, Flagging Risks and ensuring adherance to Cancellation and Returns terms allowances.

• Extensive experience in Sales, Retail Planning, Operations and/or Merchandising
• Strong relationship builder: ability to influence internal and external stakeholder
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Savvyness with numbers: Highly analytical, performance management and ability to
• Retail, Financial and Business Planning
• Merchandising and Product Accumen
• Fluent in English & Italian
• Ability to regularly travel to Stores and EHQ (for seasonal gates)

Applications for this role will be accepted until August 3rd, 2025

• Nikeis looking for a Retail Lead to join our team and provideworld-class serviceto the consumer:

  What you bring:

  Join the NIKE, Inc. team! As a Lead, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional consumer service and ensuring a premium brand experience to our consumers. You will coordinate, coach, and motivate the employees in your area while maintaining an excellent work atmosphere. You will support the management of the daily business in your area to achieve sales targets, including digital services, visual merchandising, sales floor, and promotional campaigns. You will identify and solve problems in partnership with your store leadership and be a brand ambassador for NIKE’s initiatives. You will also ensure the store complies with all NIKE standards and guidelines.

  Our leads specialize in one business area but will support cross-functionally

  1. COMMERCIAL: You will support a team that can deliver efficient receiving of product, inventory accuracy to visual presentation standards, and make timely monthly initiative launches

  2. ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: You will ensure the team is equipped to deliver the highest quality athlete experience.

  3. CONSUMER EXPERIENCE: You will lead by example and deliver our sales floor service to bring the consumer journey to life.

  What you get:

  • One of the best compensation and benefits packages in the industry
  • Opportunity for monthly performance-based bonus
  • A supportive team that values
  • A career at a company at the forefront of the sports and fashion industry.
  • Generous online and in-store employee discounts and a brand-new NIKE outfit for you to sport with your teammates on the sales floor.

  Qualifications

  • Customer service and/or retail experience preferred.
  • Ability to manage a small team of peers.
  • Effective communicator, brand ambassador, and collaborative teammate.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply product sales techniques.
  • Flexible with scheduling and available to work retail hours(***), which may include day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays, based on department and store/company needs.

  Apply now online

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Senior Manager Retail Stores will lead a team of Head Coaches (Store Managers) , reporting directly into the Retail Director. You will actively partner with cross functional partners such as: Sr Retail Leadership, Value & Inline Store Leadership and functional leadership in Design, Real Estate, Construction, Merchandising, Demand & Supply Management, People Solutions and Digital teams.

Requirements for this role include:

• Proven retail management experience, either through managing a portfolio of stores (4-8 stores) or experience high complexity/value multi-store projects.
• Experience in developing and executing successful retail strategies.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment with skills in team building and employee development, ensuring high levels of engagement and performance.
• Demonstrated success in delivering strategic initiatives aligned with future marketplace development, with strong capabilities in analyzing commercial data and market trends.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong retail business acumen, including advanced understanding of retail financials, operations, inventory management, supply chain logistics, product assortment, loss prevention, consumer market intelligence, and operational excellence standards.
• Results-driven mindset with a proven track record in achieving sales targets and KPIs.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Native proficiency in Italian and business proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs and retail-specific applications.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will be accountable for multiple stores in ensuring that retail business objectives are met and customers receive exceptional service. By applying retail business leadership, you will enhance performance and innovation, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Business

• Cascade and drive the Nike Direct strategy within assigned cluster of stores ensuring best practice sharing amongst peers.
• Analyze financial reports to identify opportunities for improving store profitability in partnership with Head Coaches (Store Managers).
• Evaluate labor data on efficiencies to ensure adherence to labor hours budgets and signal opportunities to optimize labor budgets within assigned cluster of stores.
• Assess weekly trade metrics and identify store-specific actions to boost performance.

Service & Selling

• Execute Service & Selling initiatives in assigned cluster of stores.
• Drives adoption of Nike’s service and selling framework (SOLE). Measure & assess the adoption of SOLE in regular store visits and provide guidance to maximize its effectiveness.
• Regularly evaluate store service survey results and address trends with store managers.
• Ensure sales floor initiatives are activated successfully in stores.

Talent & Culture

• Responsible for all people management-related matters, including hiring, onboarding, performance excellence in partnership with Head Coaches (Store Managers).
• Coach and develop Head Coaches (Store Managers) to elevate their performance ensure Head Coaches are coaching & developing teammates within stores based on Nike’s frameworks.

• Ensure store teams are inspired, engaged and motivated by ensuring training programs are rolled out across stores -based skills gap analysis- to support team development and recognition.

Operational Excellence

• Manage organizational effectiveness reviews to ensure all stores are meeting corporate expectations.
• Facilitate the roll out of new operational programs in stores and provide feedback on opportunities for improvement of respective programs.
• Perform regular reviews of operational dashboards to ensure their stores are meeting expectations. Ensure operational KPIs inclusive operational dashboards and loss prevention are met across assigned cluster of stores.

Brand

• Maintain Nike brand standards in stores.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH?

You will report to the Footwear Material Costing Director, while working closely with Material Sourcing, Planning, Finance and Product Manager teams. You will connect with Product, Design, Material Developers, material Suppliers, and Factory Partners to understand manufacturing processes, material roadmaps, and innovation roadmaps. In your role, you will serve as a primary lead for Synthetic material trends, cost strategies, opportunities, and performance.

The successful candidate will bring a curious mindset to the job every day capable of leading cross-functional projects and individually leading workstreams. This Costing Lead will need to identify and plan a proactive classification costing strategy, leveraging sourcing segmentations, enterprise impacts, and value capture opportunities. Keys to the role are driving cost transparency, creating supply chain efficiencies, simplifying processes, and enabling cost transparency. The candidate needs to be organized, detail oriented, and thrive in problem solving environments.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, procurement, supply chain or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• Experience: Minimum 6+ years in sourcing, manufacturing, operations, or supply chain; leadership experience is a plus. Prefer at least 4 years in material costing/finance.

• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with footwear construction, material manufacturing, and costing is preferred, along with exposure to raw material commodity markets and forecasting.

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with outstanding interpersonal abilities for cross-functional collaboration.

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint; experience with information management systems for maintaining material/product data.

• Work Attributes: Strong attention to detail, process orientation, and the ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment; team player with a proactive and flexible attitude. Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, with a willingness to travel up to 5%.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON?

As an integral part of the Footwear Material Costing team, you will be directly engaged in the continued development and improvement of internal bi-annual pricing tools and systems, seeking to drive automation and operational efficiency. You will be responsible for assessing global commodity markets, identify value engineering insights, and set in motion cost saving actions that drive performance excellence. You will be integrated across the Material Supply Chain team, working closely within a classification squad on seasonal and seasonless projects.