Na Direct Insights Analyst jobs at Nike in United States, Boston

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Creative Lead for the NA Marketing Team at Converse, you will perform the functions of an Art Director at an advanced level, elevating your team by demonstrating a high level of inspiration, direction, creativity, and leadership. You have a passion for the Converse brand and footwear space and keep up to date with the latest trends within the industry.You are a master of ideation and creative thinking – with a mix of strong design skills, seasoned photo/motion direction experience, and an understanding of digital, environmental and experiential design to help support how the work comes to life across various touchpoints. The position requires someone who is driven, thinks critically, is accountable, empathetic, resourceful, who is both a leader and a team player.

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or design-related field and combination of education, experience, and training.
• 6+ years’ experience in art direction and design for large retail or agency – specific to the streetwear footwear/apparel industry.
• Retail and Experiential design experience a plus.
• Proficient in Figma, Frame.io and Adobe Creative Suite.
• A genuine passion for design and marketing to a variety of a target audiences.
• Must be a self-starter, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, organized, very detail oriented, collaborative and flexible.
• Able to manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changes.
• Familiarity with project tracking tools such as Asana.
• Deep connection to streetwear culture and trend.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Comfortable driving creative work with external partners and agencies.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will partner with the Internal Brand Creative team and other functional counterparts on the North America Marketing team to develop and execute everything from exceptional North America seasonal brand campaigns to smaller more tactical product focused work. You will help bring this work to life with impact across various touchpoints within our physical owned and wholesale partner retail spaces, digital platforms and experiential moments in North America.

• Working under the Creative Director, Brand Marketing North America, you will focus on execution of our creative brand marketing needs, concepting and delivering seasonal campaign creative, still and motion assets, design direction and comprehensive visual centers at the highest level, and leading their implementation across various functional workstreams.
• You will work with Project Managers and Brand Strategists to execute high-quality work while meeting deadlines and executing on brief. You will be willing to take risks to determine the balance between exceptional creative and relevant business needs.
• You will have strong communication skills and be expected to clearly articulate and pitch your work to internal teams and senior leadership.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The NAGrowth & Analytics

We are looking for curious, driven and passionate individuals who love retail sales and operations and know how to build valuable relationships. This role plays an integral part in supporting the NA Direct business and driving growth for the future. We are looking for someone who is motivated, self-driven, has strong communication and influencing skills and is results & solution oriented.

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 2+ years of experience business development, sales, or marketing role.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to analyze market trends and data to make informed business decisions.

• Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

This position defines and oversees the merchandising strategy, vision and execution aligned with the company’s strategy to achieve growth and profitability, while creating best-in class experiences for our consumer. Responsibilities include:

-Strategic Planning:

Develop and implement merchandising plans including line planning, product segmentation, lifecycle management, pricing, assortment maximization, and identifying new growth opportunities.

Obsess our consumer. Putting the consumer at the heart of everything we do. Use trend and market data as well as hold focus groups to gain insights and shape seasonal product priorities.

-Performance Measurement:

Monitor and evaluate merchandising performance, identify areas of improvement and optimization and celebrate wins to build on for the future.

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with emphasis on consumer, product management, merchandise buying/ planning and marketplace knowledge

• 3+ years of people leadership experience

• Footwear industry experience required

• Merchandising experience required

• Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically; balancing working at both the operational and strategic level

• Strong understanding and passion for product, consumer, and store / digital experiences

• Deep knowledge of merchandising principles, consumer and market trends

• Excellent leadership, facilitation and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across functional lines and levels

• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, delegate work and concurrently manage multiple projects

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business, Merchandising or related field; or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training

• Ability to travel 20%

This individual will support driving sales, profitability, and inventory through the product launched on converse.com and in our Converse branded stores. In this role, you will drive growth to achieve company financial plans while delivering the brand and geography priorities & vision. You will collaborate with North America partners to develop and execute cohesive strategies and process to optimize the Digital and Stores businesses. Using data-driven insights, you will initiate and proactively partner with teams to manage the product life cycle, inventory, and pricing for the Direct business and build recommendations for the future.

You will work alongside business partners to manage the Merchandise Financial Plan to drive Converse Direct towards growth, profitability, and healthy inventory levels. To do this, you will:

• Activate the Open-to-Buy (OTB) plans that maximize sales, margin and inventory to support financial targets
• Recommend and align with team members on inventory and pricing actions
• Build promotional forecasts and create a toolkit through analysis and partnership with Direct team members
• Communicate and manage operational execution of promotional strategy
• Create and manage the daily forecasts by Line of Business and Store tied to the financial plan and provide demand order flow outlook to the Operations teams
• Analyze and summarize weekly business to actively drive cross-functional collaboration and deliver business results
• Create and recommend store, district, and segment level insights to adjust future business
• Effectively communicate merchandise strategies, insights, and action plans to peers and leadership
• Actively collaborate with team members to identify business opportunities and efficiencies

• Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 2+ years in merchandise planning, demand planning or business planning.
• An understanding of key business metrics with experience in Direct-to-Consumer a plus
• Strong retail math, analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills utilizing Excel
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once
• Self-starter with the skills to manage through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence across diverse audiences

This individual will power up our sales, profitability, and inventory through the product launched on converse.com and in our Converse branded stores. In this role, you will drive growth to achieve company financial plans while delivering the brand and geography priorities & vision. You will collaborate with North America partners to develop and execute cohesive strategies and process to optimize the Digital and Stores businesses. Using data-driven insights, you will initiate and proactively partner with teams to manage the product life cycle, inventory, and pricing for the Direct business and build recommendations for the future.

You will work alongside business partners to manage the Merchandise Financial Plan and drive Converse Direct towards growth, profitability, and healthy inventory levels.

To do this, you will:

• Forecast, communicate, and implement Open-to-Buy (OTB) plans that maximize sales, margin and inventory to support financial targets
• Recommend and align with team members on inventory and pricing actions based on the OTB forecast. Ensure these actions are incorporated into the forecast and executed, including but not limited to Closeout management and transfers between channels.
• Partner with Finance and Business teams to create forecasts and align on risks & opportunities
• Create and iterate on forecasting tools and reporting at the store, retail KPI, and product levels
• Build and oversee the execution of the promotional strategy and calendar aligned to financial and brand priorities
• Manage daily forecasts and provide demand order flow outlook to the Operations teams
• Lead weekly business reviews and drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve business results
• Effectively communicate merchandise strategies, insights, and action plans to peers and leadership
• Actively collaborate with team members to identify business opportunities and efficiencies
• Coach and develop a direct report

• Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 5+ years in merchandise planning, demand planning or business planning
• An understanding of key business metrics with experience in Direct-to-Consumer a plus
• Strong retail math, analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills utilizing Excel
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once
• Self-starter with the skills to manage through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence across diverse audiences

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We are seeking a candidate with extensive experience in financial modeling, along with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• Minimum of three years of relevant finance experience including strategic planning, investment analysis, economic profit analysis, accounting and budgeting
• Advanced Excel Proficiency and familiarity with tools like SAP, BI and Tableau
• Experiencein retail, manufacturing or at a Fortune 500 is a plus
• Ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment with strong communication skills for complex and high-impact financial discussions
• Process and detail-oriented mindset with a strategic approach, a passion for continuous learning and the ability to manage multiple priorities professionally

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Sr. Financial Analyst, Global Finance, you will be responsible for delivering actionable financial insights to drive the Converse business forward. Your direct responsibilities will include developing and maintaining financial models and delivering financial analysis to support leadership decision-making.

A successful candidate will bring a highly analytical, solution-oriented, and entrepreneurial mindset to the role to drive the following:

• Prepare and distribute timely and insightful financial analysis to determine progress against strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts, and to support marketplace decisions
• Perform analysis that aids in the decision-making process, monitor monthly progress against budgets/targets, and work with partners to ensure accountability
• Actively interpret and review financial results with senior leaders, including trends, issues, and opportunities, to drive actionable responses
• Ensure business leaders are educated on the use and interpretation of financial reports, metrics, and other key performance indicators
• Lead financial thought partnership cross-functionally to support business decisions through financial modeling and scenario planning to optimize financial metrics
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis in support of strategic initiatives and improving profitability, including analysis on new business opportunities, which may include scenario and investment analysis