Senior Merchant, Kids Global Football Footwear at Nike

WHO YOULL WORK WITHYou will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising; Product management Geo merchandising 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 FORFor 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 its 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. 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 Kids Global Football Footwear. They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nikes most innovative franchises!WHAT YOULL WORK ONYou will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace blending fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal reviews & assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants.You will balance multiple seasons. Your insights will contribute to future season plans and adoption by supporting Gender Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership within Global Merchandising. You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.WHAT YOU BRINGBachelors degree in Marketing Business Industrial Design Engineering or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of 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 strategiesPreparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities. .Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partnersGreat teammate and contributor with an attitude and excitement to learn new thingsStrong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skillsAttention to detail understanding the importance of consistencyWe 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.Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Business Consulting,Cathodic,Instrument,Jpa,Insurance Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1