Merchant II - North America

Posted:
12/16/2024, 9:46:42 AM

Location(s):
Beaverton, Oregon, United States ⋅ Oregon, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
On-site

Merchant II, North America 

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 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’ll partner with several cross-functional teams – consumer planning, product creation, North America Merch, and consumer insights & analytics as well as the gender merchandising teams. A key enabler of your success will be your background and experience in retail.  

 

This posting is for 2 positions, Merchant II - Kids Sportswear and Merchant II - Women’s Training, within the North America Merchandising function.     

 

The roles will leverage their skills in collaboration through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions and within merchandising across the consumer groups. Strategic visioning, consumer expertise, and the ability to span across multiple seasons paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for these roles. 

 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

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. 

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training 

  • 2+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying 

  • 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 

 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON 

As a Merchant II, you will enable the strategizing, building, and managing of North America seasonal assortment and product journeys cross-functionally. 

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. 

 

MYNEXT: Be Empowered to Grow within Nike and Create the Future 

 

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.