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Associate Merchant, North America Field Sports Job in Portland, VT
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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, 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.
DescriptionAs a North America Associate Merchant, you are responsible for building and executing the assortment direction and strategy, focusing on building category consumer right lines and edited offers to ensure a productive, profitable, and integrated marketplace. You will partner with cross functional teams to deliver well informed assortments to the consumer.Key Accountabilities include:Partnering with Global Product Creation teammates to determine consumer led capacity and insights through the End-To-End Line Planning Process.
Working with Design and Product partners to build consumer right product lines and edited offers
Building Edited Offers according to seasonal assortment, segmentation/differentiation, and product pricing strategy
Working with analytics to understand the performance and productivity of the Line Plan and creates action plans to ensure progress toward key performance indicators.
Key Deliverables include: Building seasonal assortment frameworks for the integrated marketplace.
Assisting with tools to collect and analyze Marketplace Insights for the Category
Presenting seasonal assortment vision/key seasonal stories to cross functional partners.
Building seasonal sell in tools for downstream partners.
Creating and maintaining seasonal edited product offers
Processing samples and/or contributing to key meeting openings and retail buildouts
QualificationsRequires a Bachelor’s degree or additional 2 years of experience in lieu of degree
At least 2 years’ experience in merchandising, product creation, and or retail, in a vertical or wholesale environment
Footwear, apparel and/or equipment merchandising experience
Proficiency in retail and profit based metrics
Assortment planning experience
A keen understanding of the Nike consumer and marketplace
A high taste level for product
An ability to employ retail acumen and proven storytelling capabilities
An ability to respond with speed and agility
Candidate must be willing to travel 10% of the time
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.
Job ID 00424384
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, 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.
DescriptionAs a North America Associate Merchant, you are responsible for building and executing the assortment direction and strategy, focusing on building category consumer right lines and edited offers to ensure a productive, profitable, and integrated marketplace. You will partner with cross functional teams to deliver well informed assortments to the consumer.Key Accountabilities include:Partnering with Global Product Creation teammates to determine consumer led capacity and insights through the End-To-End Line Planning Process.
Working with Design and Product partners to build consumer right product lines and edited offers
Building Edited Offers according to seasonal assortment, segmentation/differentiation, and product pricing strategy
Working with analytics to understand the performance and productivity of the Line Plan and creates action plans to ensure progress toward key performance indicators.
Key Deliverables include: Building seasonal assortment frameworks for the integrated marketplace.
Assisting with tools to collect and analyze Marketplace Insights for the Category
Presenting seasonal assortment vision/key seasonal stories to cross functional partners.
Building seasonal sell in tools for downstream partners.
Creating and maintaining seasonal edited product offers
Processing samples and/or contributing to key meeting openings and retail buildouts
QualificationsRequires a Bachelor’s degree or additional 2 years of experience in lieu of degree
At least 2 years’ experience in merchandising, product creation, and or retail, in a vertical or wholesale environment
Footwear, apparel and/or equipment merchandising experience
Proficiency in retail and profit based metrics
Assortment planning experience
A keen understanding of the Nike consumer and marketplace
A high taste level for product
An ability to employ retail acumen and proven storytelling capabilities
An ability to respond with speed and agility
Candidate must be willing to travel 10% of the time
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.
Job ID 00424384