Word onderdeel van het NIKE, Inc. team
NIKE, Inc. doet meer dan gear maken voor de beste atleten ter wereld. Het is een plek waar mensen met een passie samenkomen om de toekomst van sport vorm te geven. We zijn trots op wie we zijn en wat we nastreven: innovatie en inspiratie brengen aan elke atleet* ter wereld. We zoeken atleten die grenzen kunnen verleggen, ons potentieel kunnen vergroten en ons naar grootsheid kunnen blijven leiden. De nieuwe trendsetters, spelverdelers, waaghalzen en verbindende schakels. Ben jij er klaar voor?
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Lead Partner Representative to join the Strategic Digital Partner team, contributing to the growth and elevation of Nike's business with one of our key digital partners in EMEA. This role will help drive profitable growth and elevated consumer experiences by translating Nike's consumer and sport strategy into strong commercial execution. The ideal candidate combines commercial acumen, analytical capability and relationship-building skills, and is excited to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment shaping the future of Nike's integrated marketplace. The ideal candidate has:
Experience in sales, account management, merchandising, buying and/or planning.
Excellent communication and relationship management skills
Strong commercial and analytical mindset
Passion for product, sport and digital commerce
Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple teams
Strong accountability, curiosity and growth mindset
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will own defined commercial, assortment and planning topics for your Sport or business area, helping deliver profitable growth and premium elevated experiences. Working closely with Planning, Merchandising, Marketing and Marketplace Supply Chain, you will help translate Nike's seasonal priorities into partner-specific execution, manage performance against business targets and identify opportunities to accelerate growth while maintaining marketplace health. Key responsibilities include:
Partner and relationship management with buyer-level counterparts
Commercial execution from sell-in through sell-out
Seasonal business planning and forecasting
Assortment ownership aligned to marketplace strategies and merchandising frameworks
Leveraging sales and digital performance data to optimise business performance
Supporting At-Once and Always Available opportunities
Delivering elevated digital consumer experiences
Leading projects that improve business performance or consumer experience
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report to the Sales Director Strategic Digital Partner and work closely with the Sales team. Internally, you will collaborate with Sport Teams, Merchandising, Assortment Planning, Sales Planning, Marketing, Marketplace Supply Chain, Finance and Legal. Externally, you will build strong relationships with partner buying, operations and commercial teams to drive mutual growth and deliver a elevated consumer experience.
WHAT YOU BRING
You bring relevant experience in sales, merchandising, planning or digital commerce, alongside strong commercial and analytical capability. You are comfortable working with data, managing multiple priorities and translating insights into action. Most importantly, you are an effective collaborator who thrives in a fast-moving environment and is passionate about serving athletes and consumers.
Strong Partner Management Skills | comfortable leading strategic partners (relationship building, negotiation, forecasting, fore-sight approach)
Digital Commerce | experience in Digital commerce and understanding of digital marketplace including consumer and industry trends
Cross Functional Leadership | Experience in leading Cross Functional work streams and business development projects
Commercial & Results driven mindset | you show the ability to drive change and lead business decision to deliver against long term growth plans. You have a can-do mentality.
Anticipative Approach | ability to balance and connect day-today operational tasks with strategic priorities
Strong Communication Skills | you show the ability to elicit information, actively listen and verbalize ideas optimally (written and spoken)
Commercial Performance Management | proficiency in analyzing and driving action against commercial metrics
Presentation Skills | ability to prepare, plan and deliver clear and inspiring presentations in front of large groups.
Relocation support is not provided for this role .
Deadline to apply - 19th August 2026
ZO WERKT ONS SOLLICITATIEPROCES
01 Solliciteer
Onze teams bestaan uit mensen met diverse vaardigheden, kennis, input, ideeën en achtergronden. We willen dat je op de juiste plek terechtkomt: bekijk de functiebeschrijvingen, afdelingen en teams om te ontdekken welke functie bij je past.
02 Maak kennis met een recruiter of doe een test
Als je wordt geselecteerd voor een functie binnen Corporate, neemt een recruiter contact met je op om het sollicitatieproces te starten. Deze recruiter blijft gedurende het hele proces je belangrijkste contactpersoon. Voor functies binnen Retail doe je een interactieve test die bestaat uit een chat en quizzen. Deze test neemt ongeveer 10-20 minuten in beslag. Ongeacht de functie willen we meer te weten komen over jou, dus schroom niet om te laten zien hoe je service van wereldklasse benadert en wat jou uniek maakt.
03 Sollicitatiegesprek
Begin vol zelfvertrouwen aan deze fase door onderzoek te doen, te begrijpen waar we naar op zoek zijn en je voor te bereiden op vragen die zijn bedoeld om meer over jou en je achtergrond te weten te komen.