We’re looking for a Lead Merchant to support the Global Men’s Lifestyle – Retro Running Footwear business. This role will build help craft the future strategy, develop the long-range line plans, and create seasonal assortments to help drive this important silo within our product portfolio. 

A successful Lead Merchant will thrive and be self-driven to lead their business with autonomy, while contributing to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic and operate in a way that elevates the total team. 

Who we are looking for

For Nike Inc. merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. The merchandising team understands consumer needs and market opportunities to craft a strategy, line plan and assortments to fuel new opportunities and serve the consumer. We blend art with science to bring Nike’s vision to life across the globe. The team has the outstanding 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.

What you will work on

As a Lead Merchant on the Global Merchandising team, you'll utilize marketplace data, consumer insights, foresight, and hindsight to influence strategy and create strategic line plans to serve our consumer. You'll partner closely with product creation partners to ensure our product lines can are aligned to the opportunities that have been identified. 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 to build and land the line plans and seasonal assortments that meet the needs of consumers and take them to a new places. 

Who you will work with

You will work closely with global and geo merchants and cross-functional teams within 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, consumer behaviors and trend.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years experience of merchandising and/or product creation experience, 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 positive 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