Merchant II, Global Men's Sportswear Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

2d

About The Position

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR For Nike merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product, insights, and analysis. Merchants enjoy the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Merchant II 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. We are looking for curious, energetic, and coachable merchants. You have demonstrated an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the dynamics of the marketplace. You have shown a passion to learn, make mistakes, and grow. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and excited to take on new concepts and ideas. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON You will enable the strategizing, building, and managing of the Sportswear product offering and assortments, supporting the Merchandising teams to land Product Opportunities for a Global Consumer. A consistent part of your day-to-day responsibilities will be the detailed management, maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools and systems. Enabling this effort will be the development of key relationships among cross-functional teammates, comfort with research and analysis, along with a genuine curiosity and commitment to learn and evolve. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You’ll partner with several cross-functional teams – consumer planning, product creation, GEO merch, and consumer insights & analytics as well as the gender merchandising teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Marketing, Business, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 2+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying, or relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer and marketplace
• Entrepreneurial spirit, experience working on new projects/start-ups/concepts/ideas
• Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends
• Attention to detail
• Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to various cross-functional partners
• Team first mentality, energy giver

Responsibilities

• strategizing, building, and managing of the Sportswear product offering and assortments
• supporting the Merchandising teams to land Product Opportunities for a Global Consumer
• detailed management, maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools and systems
• development of key relationships among cross-functional teammates
• research and analysis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level