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 Lead 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.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH 

You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global Consumer Merchandising, Nike Direct, Planning, Visual Merchandising, 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.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

This candidate should possess an understanding of the Nike consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments.

At times working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions. This role will bring the Kids seasonal assortment to life in Nike Stores. 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! We are looking for consumerists with an affinity for product that enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer. A successful Lead Merchant will thrive and contribute to a positive and progressive team dynamic, as well as lead in a way that elevates the total team. This role is responsible for adapting & curating consumer right assortments with end in mind for the Nike Direct Inline Store business by using historical data, analytics and cross functional partner insights.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training

• 5+ years’ experience in merchandising, product creation and/or retail, in a vertical or wholesale environment.

• Strong command of common retail metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.

• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and/or merchandising experience

• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies

• Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business

• Preparing seasonal tools to equip your geo 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

• Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business

• 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, you will own bringing the Kids seasonal assortment to life in Nike Stores. You will understand related aspects of the business and marketplace in making your plans, including coordinating between genders, brands (Nike & Jordan) and how individual products or collections impact each other. You will collaborate cross functionally to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies execute.

You will hone consumer-centric assortment plans across multiple seasons with an understanding of Nike Direct’s position in the market & competitive landscape to blend fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal assortment reviews and influence actions to optimize future season plans and adoption by supporting Gender Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership within Global Merchandising.

A consistent part of your day-to-day responsibilities will be the detailed management, maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools and assortments. 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.

NA Direct Senior Merchandise Planner

We’re looking for a Senior Merchandise Planner to join the Converse North America Direct Planning team. This individual will drive 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 to optimize the SKU productivity for the Direct business and build recommendations for the future.

The role requires someone who can be agile, roll-up their sleeves, and is excited by managing the fast-paced direct-to-consumer business. You have a passion for creating impact and can identify trends and synthesize demand signals to develop key highlights and action plans. You ask questions, are continually learning, and are finding opportunities to share knowledge with others.

YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 3+ years in merchandise planning, demand planning or business planning
• An understanding of key business metrics with experience in Retail 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

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will work alongside cross functional partners to build an area of the pre-season and in-season business to drive Converse Direct towards growth and profitability. To do this, you will:

• Develop, communicate, and implement merchandise plans that maximize sales, margin and inventory to support financial targets
• Create SKU-level sales, inventory, and buy flow plans aligned to strategic initiatives and targets
• Develop ladder replenishment plans and action solutions to optimize inventory and sales
• Proactively manage product life cycle and SKU capacity to maximize profitability and assortment offering with cross-functional teams
• Build markdown recommendations and pricing in alignment with OTB targets and merchandising strategies
• Highlight and prepare in-season business in comparison to trend, plan, and forecast for weekly, monthly, quarterly business review
• Analyze and identify risks and opportunities to adapt the in-season business and provide insights to tailor future assortments and buy placements
• Effectively communicate and present to peers & leadership the merchandise strategies, insights, and action plans
• Actively engage with team members to identify opportunities and efficiencies within the business

Lead Trade and Customs Data Analyst, Supply Chain, NA

A teammate who builds on the great ideas of others to challenge norms and innovate the future. Someone passionate about data quality, strategy, modeling, analysis, and visualization. A partner, guide, and mentor to teammates. Proven strength in forging and maintaining relationships across business functions. Strong attention to detail, a learn and grow mindset, and the ability to simplify and go. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, a passion for working collaboratively, a strong bias for action, problem-solving acumen, robust self-awareness, an appetite for learning and a passion for moving the world forward through the power of sport.

• Five years’ experience in a related data / analytics role
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Supply Chain, International Trade, or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• Expertise in SQL / Python / R
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization tools
• Familiarity with Customs and/or Supply Chain data
• Required to sit / stand for long hours, must be able to prepare & conduct desk work, presentations & meetings

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be collaborating with business partners and functions across the enterprise to interpret data and inform critical decisions and strategy. You’ll be a self-starter, active contributor, team focused, elevate those around you and take direction easily:

• You’ll translate business questions into analytics plans; identify data sources and analysis methods and coordinate solutions to deliver usable information
• You’ll monitor changes in trade regulations and legislation; evaluate and advise impact to the company
• You’ll communicate insights gained from analyses to stakeholders via infographics, dashboards, charts, graphs, etc.
• You’ll employ analytics methodologies and languages (SQL, Python, Data modeling, Machine Learning)
• You’ll apply advanced analytics to creatively solve challenges, detect and mitigate risks, and identify opportunities
• You’ll further develop and manage standardized and repeatable or automated processes for gathering, interpreting, and reporting on complex datasets from multiple sources

Accounting/Admin Specialist – Cincinnati – Monroe, OH