Direct Digital Merchandising Manager

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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

For NIKE, Inc. merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. The Nike Merchandising team understands consumer needs and market capacity to create the right product mix for marketplaces around the world. From stores to online, this team helps bring the seasonal category visions to life. The Merchandising team has the unique ability to see beyond trends to identify what's next to deliver the right product to the right places at the right time and price.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As the Nike Direct Digital Merchandising Manager, Women's for Pacific, your primary purpose is to build seasonal assortments to align with strategic product priorities, land financial targets, and serve at the pace of the local consumer.

Your focus will be through 3 priorities:
Consumerist: Amplify the voice of the consumer and marketplace upstream to Asia Pacific and Latin America Merchandising leaders (APLA) based in WHQ, to turn insights into line plan action.

Curator: Deliver curated, productive & profitable assortments with an "end in mind" vision and to win with the NDDC Women's consumer

Connector: Land the Consumer & Product Marketplace Strategy through the lens of NDDC, through close partnership with Cross-Functional Teams

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

Through close collaboration with APLA Marketplace Merchandising teams, you will drive NDDC Women's assortment priorities aligned to consumer and marketplace strategy. You will be a highly effective and engaged member of the NDDC cross-functional team to support seasonal planning and in-season trading.

You will participate in regular business teardowns (inclusive of seasonal hindsight) to stay informed on the business and stay on top of consumer and marketplace trends to translate insights to in-season and future season actions. In addition, you will need to carefully balance the art and science to build seasonal assortments to align with strategic product priorities, land financial targets, and serve at the pace of the local consumer.

In this role you will need a season less mindset, balancing newness and consistency and to drive portfolio health and balance through support of Corporate strategy, and in-depth knowledge of local business needs.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will be the conduit between the customer and Nike regarding product & merchandising strategies, working closely with Planning, Marketing and fellow merchandising teammates.

WHAT YOU BRING
- 3-year/university Degree (e.g Bachelor's). Relevant experience in product merchandising, planning, sales and/or product marketing. Two additional years of experience is generally accepted in lieu of degree level education (applies to 3-year Degree or greater).
- Retail acumen with proficiency in retail and profit-based metrics
- Multi-season assortment planning and pricing experience and insights.
- Marketplace awareness including digital and physical retail, consumer, competitors, and products.
- Proficient translating insights and retail results into actionable strategies and plans.
- Be a strong communicator with an ability to influence diverse and cross-functional teams, manage complex projects and balance multiple workstreams.
- Leadership and people management experience/skills.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

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