Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
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.
Information about benefits can be found here.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for an experienced operations professional who is passionate about co-creating an end-to-end process for our Retail Marketing team.
The candidate is a strategic problem-solver who knows how to influence teams in a matrixed organization. In this role, thought leadership, collaboration, and clear communication is key. It is critical to be curious, analytical and have attention to detail.
You will have the opportunity to recommend and implement new strategies, innovate and develop solutions to evolve and simplify our workflow in collaboration with our extended Operations teams. Have a strong desire to lead and evolve the way we work to truly shape the brand for the consumer.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
· Partner with the NYC Director of Retail Marketing to enable the end-to-end strategic planning and execution processes.
· Create and leverage tools and processes, driving clarity, efficiency and simplicity. Producing playbooks & toolkits for teams to clearly reference.
· Orchestrate the seasonal retail processes to enable the delivery of seasonal and evergreen campaigns across owned and partner channels.
· Lead end-to-end operational management for the Retail Marketing team by setting and driving compliance to dates and gates, briefings, leadership reviews, budget planning/oversight.
· A strong understanding of Nike’s Global, NA & NYC CODE milestones, to enable the Retail Marketing team to proactively show up prepared at relevant gates to drive the work forward.
· Track and report project health, escalating risks as needed, and working with retail leadership with create solutions to get back on track.
· Mitigate brand and business risks by being a subject matter expert on Business Affairs/Legal, Finance, Procurement/Vendor Management.
· Build relationships across the NYC and NA Brand Marketing matrix and contribute to the overall operational strategy, continuously improving ways of working.
· Part of the larger NYC Brand Planning and Operations team, feeding into the holistic tools, communications and meetings, to provide Retail Marketing clarity and transparency to project status and health.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report directly to the NYC Director of Planning and Operations and partner closely with the NYC Director of Retail Marketing. Your primary cross-functional business partners include, NA Brand Planning and Operations, NYC Retail Marketing, NYC Brand Management & NA Retail Brand Planning and Operations. You will also partner with additional internal Nike functions such as legal, NA retail creative, business affairs, and procurement.
WHAT YOU BRING
· Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
· 5+ years relevant work experience in Retail Operations, Operations or Marketing.
· A strategic mindset with innovative problem-solving skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills (preferred).
· Proven experience creating and driving an end-to-end integrated marketing process. Retail process a plus.
· Expertise in building and managing marketing budgets to meet business goals
· Presentation skills, proficiency in Airtable, Keynote, Excel.
· Proven ability to manage complex processes and drive alignment across marketing teams.
· Highly organized with ability to handle multiple projects to drive seamless execution.
· Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and competitive environment, with a diverse group of individuals and talents, strong collaboration skills.
· Proven track record of working highly-collaboratively and cross-functionally, investing in relationships across diverse brand, creative and business teams.
· Possesses an optimistic and enthusiastic attitude towards change, while remaining flexible and tolerant to ambiguity.
We 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.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
