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Director, Nike Direct Global Merchandising Transformation 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.
DescriptionNike does more than outfit the world's best athletes. We are 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.Join this new team focused on digital transformation and define the future of consumer-centric, online-to-offline decision making for Nike Direct Merchandising. We come to work every day to serve members and build unbreakable consumer relationships.This hands-on role will find innovative applications of cross-functional data and explore new partnerships to push our thinking forward. The ideal candidate will thrive in an environment where he or she is carving a new path, bringing new ideas to the table and collaborating with cross-functional merchandising, site merchandising and data & analytics teams to transform major organizational processes. A track record driving and leveraging consumer data at a retailer and identifying creative ways to apply it towards new use cases or new stakeholder groups is a must. Prior experience in merchandising, assortment/line planning or category management is preferred. Agile methodology experience required. Strong understanding of advanced analytic techniques, measuring consumer & business outcomes in a digital setting.Key responsibilities: Serve at the pace of the consumer through product, speed & relevance (Merchandising Transformation) (30%)Define and pilot product and data-led product recommendations to transform consumer-facing experiences, define and deliver against digital KPI’s
Partner with and influence the Data and Analytics and Planning teams to identify consumer-led opportunities and build enabling capabilities
Bring new ideas to the table on how we can leverage our data and knowledge to answer questions we are not being asked, but should be thinking about
Accelerate change by deploying those capabilities in Geos and with our Global Merchandising partners in a cross-functional offense
Go beyond the information that is readily available; pull in academic learnings, industry best practices and external market trends as you develop key questions, hypotheses and analysis plans
Build deep understanding of the principles behind a data led assortment in our digital environments and help scale
Embrace agile - grounded in continuous testing, incubation and iteration
Create unbreakable relationships by serving consumers where they are (30%)Infuse a deep understanding of our current and evolving consumer base as well as the market across all deliverables
Deep knowledge of the current retail landscape, including emerging trends, headwinds and the innovative business models that are breaking through
Pursue strategic merchandising opportunities to reach and connect with our consumer more often
Unlock consumer lifetime value as a concept supported by consumer led data insights to drive the long-term health of a business
Drive Cross Functional Alignment & Partnership (20%)Quickly build trust and partner with key stakeholders in Category, Brand, Geo Merchandising teams and across Nike Direct
Collaborate with other business partners and analytic teams to jointly develop new approaches to merchandising and assortment decisions
Ability to manage the Nike Matrix
People connector and comfortable with ambiguity
Foster an Immersive Culture & Develop Talent (20%) In this newly formed team, create an environment that promotes open communication, partnership & freedom of thought and that develops & promotes talentQualificationsExperience in digital, category or marketplace merchandising
A deep understanding of advanced analytic techniques, particularly those that relate to measuring consumer & business outcomes in a multi-channel retail setting
Excellent project management capabilities to manage multiple workstreams and complexity; propensity for thinking through projects in a process-oriented way
Communication: Clearly articulate roadmap, vision, priorities and requirements to multiple stakeholders in both written and oral formats. Gather and incorporate feedback from a diverse range of stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to influence decisions that drove business impact and/or improved consumer experience
Track record of being resourceful, identifying creative solutions and discovering new data sets/methodologies to answer business questions
Experience in a cross functional work environment, project management or matrix organization
Visionary and Strategic
Reduce Complexity and a tenacious problem-solver at heart
Preferred technical skills: experience with digital platforms, prior experience with analytic tools such as Adobe Analytics & predictive analytics (data modeling, machine learning, AI, deep learning algorithms and data mining)
Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising or related field required
10 years relevant work experience
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 00410303
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.
DescriptionNike does more than outfit the world's best athletes. We are 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.Join this new team focused on digital transformation and define the future of consumer-centric, online-to-offline decision making for Nike Direct Merchandising. We come to work every day to serve members and build unbreakable consumer relationships.This hands-on role will find innovative applications of cross-functional data and explore new partnerships to push our thinking forward. The ideal candidate will thrive in an environment where he or she is carving a new path, bringing new ideas to the table and collaborating with cross-functional merchandising, site merchandising and data & analytics teams to transform major organizational processes. A track record driving and leveraging consumer data at a retailer and identifying creative ways to apply it towards new use cases or new stakeholder groups is a must. Prior experience in merchandising, assortment/line planning or category management is preferred. Agile methodology experience required. Strong understanding of advanced analytic techniques, measuring consumer & business outcomes in a digital setting.Key responsibilities: Serve at the pace of the consumer through product, speed & relevance (Merchandising Transformation) (30%)Define and pilot product and data-led product recommendations to transform consumer-facing experiences, define and deliver against digital KPI’s
Partner with and influence the Data and Analytics and Planning teams to identify consumer-led opportunities and build enabling capabilities
Bring new ideas to the table on how we can leverage our data and knowledge to answer questions we are not being asked, but should be thinking about
Accelerate change by deploying those capabilities in Geos and with our Global Merchandising partners in a cross-functional offense
Go beyond the information that is readily available; pull in academic learnings, industry best practices and external market trends as you develop key questions, hypotheses and analysis plans
Build deep understanding of the principles behind a data led assortment in our digital environments and help scale
Embrace agile - grounded in continuous testing, incubation and iteration
Create unbreakable relationships by serving consumers where they are (30%)Infuse a deep understanding of our current and evolving consumer base as well as the market across all deliverables
Deep knowledge of the current retail landscape, including emerging trends, headwinds and the innovative business models that are breaking through
Pursue strategic merchandising opportunities to reach and connect with our consumer more often
Unlock consumer lifetime value as a concept supported by consumer led data insights to drive the long-term health of a business
Drive Cross Functional Alignment & Partnership (20%)Quickly build trust and partner with key stakeholders in Category, Brand, Geo Merchandising teams and across Nike Direct
Collaborate with other business partners and analytic teams to jointly develop new approaches to merchandising and assortment decisions
Ability to manage the Nike Matrix
People connector and comfortable with ambiguity
Foster an Immersive Culture & Develop Talent (20%) In this newly formed team, create an environment that promotes open communication, partnership & freedom of thought and that develops & promotes talentQualificationsExperience in digital, category or marketplace merchandising
A deep understanding of advanced analytic techniques, particularly those that relate to measuring consumer & business outcomes in a multi-channel retail setting
Excellent project management capabilities to manage multiple workstreams and complexity; propensity for thinking through projects in a process-oriented way
Communication: Clearly articulate roadmap, vision, priorities and requirements to multiple stakeholders in both written and oral formats. Gather and incorporate feedback from a diverse range of stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to influence decisions that drove business impact and/or improved consumer experience
Track record of being resourceful, identifying creative solutions and discovering new data sets/methodologies to answer business questions
Experience in a cross functional work environment, project management or matrix organization
Visionary and Strategic
Reduce Complexity and a tenacious problem-solver at heart
Preferred technical skills: experience with digital platforms, prior experience with analytic tools such as Adobe Analytics & predictive analytics (data modeling, machine learning, AI, deep learning algorithms and data mining)
Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising or related field required
10 years relevant work experience
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 00410303