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This role is for a Senior Merchant that will manage a portion of the Global Men’s Fitness Apparel business, reporting into the Men’s Fitness Merchandising Director, working in partnership with a Lead Merchant, building consumer-led Product Line-Plans and Assortments that deliver on business expectations by leveraging marketplace insights, retail acumen, and collaboration with Geography/cross-functional partners.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo Merchandising, Product Creation, Planning 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

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 Senior 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.

This candidate should possess an understanding of the Nike consumer and marketplace landscapes, 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 globe. 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!

• Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• 4+ years’ experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
• Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.
• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies
• Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and intuitive inputs.

You will represent the consumer of all 4 geographies by providing qualitative and quantitative insights to the Product Creation team and your cross functional partners. You’ll lead the management of our merchandising KPI’s through robust analysis of retail insights and performance.

You'll build positive and trustworthy relationships with your partners (including Global Product, Consumer Planning, Marketing, and Geography Merchants, among others) to build a line plan architecture that meet the needs of consumers and take them to a new place.