Nike Lead Merchant Mens Running Statement Footwear 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

246273428

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

The Merchandising team understands consumer needs and market opportunities to craft consumer right line-plans and assortments for the global marketplace. We blend art with science to bring Nike’s vision to life in all retail environments, with impactful assortments that inspire consumers and deliver on business targets. The team has the unrivaled ability to see beyond trends and identify new market opportunities, delivering the right product, at the right price, in the right place, at the right time.

• Bachelor's degree in business or related fields. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 5+ years experience in merchandising, product creation, and or retail, in a vertical or wholesale environment
• Footwear, apparel and/or equipment merchandising experience
• Understanding of retail key performance indicators and profit based metrics
• Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business
• Effective communicator that collaborates and brings people together
• Provides direction and mentorship to teammates
• Values differences and builds strong relationships with high cultural awareness
• Proven balance of art and science in decision-making
• Self-directed, independent, and dedicated
• Cultivates innovation while also ensuring accountability
• Communicates vision and purpose and able to lead effectively in complex situations
• Solves problems using limited information and implements solutions with the ability to foresee most future implications
• Advises others on complex matters requiring in-depth knowledge or conceptual thinking
• Responds with speed and agility, curiosity, and motivation

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Lead Merchant on the Merchandising team, you'll utilize marketplace data, consumer insights, foresight, and hindsight to make decisions, influence and develop seasonal plans to serve our consumer. You'll provide qualitative and quantitative insights to the Product Creation teams, the counterparts on Global Merchandising teams across Fields of Play and gender constructs. You’ll lead the management of our merchandising KPIs through robust analysis of retail insights and performance. You'll build positive and trustworthy relationships with your partners (including Geo Merchants, Product Management, Marketing, Consumer Planning, Operations, Insights among others) to build and land assortments that meet the needs of consumers, take them to a new place, and differentiate the key points of distribution across key cities. You’ll work with your cross-functional team to maintain the optimal balance between a pull and push market.

This role will remain posted until June 18th, 2025.