Nike is investing to grow its wholesale commerce business with a particular focus on NBHD through world class, personalized consumer derived product journeys and experiences! We lead the vision, strategy, and execution of NBHD. Our team serves the sneaker-obsessed & the transformational consumer within the marketplace, fosters relationships within our communities, and delivers best in class representation of the Nike brand.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Our Energy/NSW Senior will work with specified partners in GC as Nike Brand’s key business liaison! The ideal candidate will have the ability to facilitate the NBHD Marketplace strategy within the ecosystem of retailers, authenticators, and community members. We need someone who is an enterprise thinker, able to analyze wholesale and retail business results, deliver engaging presentations and build strong relationships with internal and external partners.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As our Senior, you will create and sell in seasonal plans for some of the most critical and influential accounts in GC. The following are key deliverables of this work:

•Assist Seasonal Sport commercial strategy for the Geo by channel, including direction on must win partners & key retail destinations 

•Plan and drive outcomes against annual & seasonal NSP partners commercial targets, and deliver against specific channel growth outcomes

•Partner with Sr Sales Director and Merchandising to land Segmentation Framework

•Influence seasonal assortments and deliver channel/account level allocations to align with product strategy, intent, & financial targets

•Drive seasonal readiness and inspiration through Sport GTM planning & execution

•GTM –  Communicate seasonal sales strategies/directions, target aspirations, channel strategies and segmentations. 

•SPA–Lead channel presentations to key partners

•Drive seasonal sell through and retail partner end-to-end execution in support of channel goals

•Partner with account teams, merchandising and Geo sales planning on inventory health & franchise management

•Ensure the Sport retail vision lands in the marketplace and share best practices

•Marketplace management & development (new distribution opportunities, existing partner expansions)

•Gather, synthesize marketplace, product & competitive insights into Global & Geo Sport squads

•Seasonless Execution including one-off requests, managing quick strike/incremental product allocations, responding and actioning on updates, and urgent marketplace needs

•Partner with the x-functional team to ensure key launches land in the marketplace with impact. 

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Our Senior – Partner Rep will work closely with cross-functional teams within the NBHD + Energy business as well as NSW. This includes, but is not limited to, external partners (including Retailers, Collaborators, City and Community Leaders) and internal partners (Merchandising, Marketplace, SNKRS, Key City Leadership, Collaborator Brand Marketing, Consumer Direct Marketing, Jordan Brand counterparts, Operations, DSM/Planning, etc.)

WHAT YOU BRING  

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training 

• Experience in Buying, Retail Planning, Merchandising or Sales in athletic apparel and footwear or a related industry  

• Ability to embrace change, act with courage, instill trust, think strategically, communicate vision and purpose, and foster effective teamwork.   

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint and Excel  

• Experience reading and analyzing retail metrics to optimize sales and inventory