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.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role sits on the Nike Direct Running leadership team and leads a team of Nike Running/ACG merchants focused on Nike Stores across North America. They partner daily with Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Retail Brand, and field teams to translate strategy into premium, consistent in-store execution at scale.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This leader is a consumer-obsessed merchant with a sharp point of view on physical retail. They know how to read the marketplace, anticipate consumer demand, and turn insight into assortments that move people—and product. They bring the confidence to set strategy and the discipline to deliver results across a complex store fleet.
They balance art and science, pairing intuition with data to drive traffic, conversion, units per transaction, and margin. They lead with clarity, build strong teams, and raise the bar through coaching, accountability, and trust. They thrive in fast-moving environments, navigate ambiguity with purpose, and elevate partnerships across functions to deliver one integrated retail vision.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in merchandising
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- A strong understanding of retail and stores specifically a plus.
- Strong affinity for product strength and is able to curate a vision clearly
- Footwear, apparel, and/or equipment merchandising experience
- Proven expertise in franchise management and understanding of retail key performance indicators and profit-based metrics
- Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business
- Effective communicator to varying audiences and levels of leadership
- Responds with speed, agility, curiosity, and motivation
- Strong collaborator who brings people together to find solutions to complex problems
- Cultivates innovation while also ensuring accountability
- Communicates vision and purpose and able to lead effectively in complex situations
- Solves problems using limited information and implements solutions with the ability to foresee most future implications
- Advises others on complex matters requiring in-depth knowledge or conceptual thinking
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You set the direction for Nike Running/Acg merchandising in Nike Stores across North America—owning strategy through in-season execution. You turn consumer insight into curated assortments and lead teams to deliver premium, localized experiences at scale.
- Define and lead the North America Running/ACG Nike Stores merchandising and buying strategy, aligned to brand priorities and seasonal moments
- Curate assortments that drive traffic, conversion, units per transaction, and margin across a diverse store fleet
- Lead in-season business management, reading and reacting to performance, demand, and local market dynamics
- Partner closely with Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Retail Brand, and field teams to ensure strong door-level execution
- Monitor and act on key store performance indicators including revenue, margin, and sell-through
- Identify growth opportunities across door types, store formats, and priority cities
- Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing merchandising team grounded in consumer-first thinking
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.
