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
Reporting into the Director of NSW Channel Merchandising, you will lead the Sporting Goods / General Footwear Channel Merchandising team, to define assortment frameworks, and provide marketplace capacity & insights. You will partner with the EMEA NSW Sport Merchandising team and Sales teams across Channel, Country and Integrated Account Team to deliver and help land best in class, industry leading product assortments.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As part of the extended NSW Merchandising Leadership Team the individual will have demonstrated clear leadership capabilities within their current role or have prior experience of leading a team and be able to demonstrate how they have led projects or strategies end to end. They will lead, support and coach the team through the seasonal CODE calendar to drive marketplace excellence across future line planning input, marketplace capacity & insights and assortment frameworks. They will be responsible for bringing the NSW SG/GF strategic vision to life within the marketplace through the team and facilitate its execution in collaboration with cross functional partners, through clear communication and storytelling skills, as well as strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities. The individual will have extensive merchandising experience and be able to demonstrate a deep knowledge of the marketplace and how to create differentiation across channels and tiers of distribution.
Team management.
Product acumen and story telling
Commercial acumen and marketplace & consumer knowledge.
Effective Communication & Influencing skills.
Strategic vision
Business management
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will lead the Sporting Goods / General Footwear Channel within Merchandising and playing your part with your team and key stakeholders in landing Nike’s Sport Offense with impact within the wider EMEA marketplace.
You will be expected to inspire the team and influence senior leaders to follow your direction, whilst having the ability incorporate input and feedback from multiple stakeholders into your plans.
Deliver marketplace insights that help inform and drive future line planning with Sport Merchandising counterparts.
You will lead the team of 3 merchandisers in being the voice of the marketplace driving clear priorities, that help Nike grow share and elevate Nike’s position with our SG/GF partners.
Partner with sales channel and account counterparts to drive the Elevated Product Proposition with our key Partners.
The role will involve travel for market visits, as well as some connections with key partners as well as travel for seasonal SMI (Sports Market Integration) meetings.
You will be ready and enthusiastic for the challenge of growing the SG/GF channel, as part of Nike’s Sport Offense and the next era of growth for the brand and bring a fresh entrepreneurial energy and mindset to the role.
Applications for this role are open until 19th December
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.
