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.
processes. The team partners with all Cross Functional EHQ stakeholders (Sport teams, Strategy, MSC, Data & Analytics, Merchandising, Marketing, Finance, Strategic partners), as well as supports local teams on the ground in countries to be the “eyes and ears of the Marketplace” and help develop integrated opportunities to serve consumers across all NMP Channels of Distribution (i.e. Athletic Specialty, Sporting Goods, Sport Specialty etc). This team directly reports to VP EMEA Marketplace Partners and indirectly to Global Business
Development team.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Senior (G35) to join our Marketplace Business Development team in the Nike European headquarters. In this role, you’ll contribute and support the centralized Marketplace Management for key cities and countries in EMEA Nike Marketplace Partners (NMP). You’ll work with local teams and central stakeholders in their journey to develop a competitive and winning marketplace to gain #1 Marketshare in all Sports x Channels of Distribution. You’ll work with Business development team to drive analysis of the
marketshare and come up with actionable changes to the Nike Marketplace. You’ll join a fun team that will guide and enable you a steep learning curve while being exposed to Nike senior stakeholders. There will be opportunity to travel to key cities and be part of creating the future of Nike.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
• Contribute to key dimensions (e.g. Sport, Channel, Country) of current and future state Marketplace development across NMP, including mapping activities as well as synthesis of key insights and data sources to estimate marketplace headroom & help identify key business opportunities
• Facilitate centralized integration of the NMP in local cities/countries, ensure we show up as one brand in one marketplace for one consumer
• Integrate for the NMP and support in connecting the partner strategic plans with future state marketplace mapping. Reflect the impact on the local marketplace through lens of Sport x Channel by engaging on the ground with account/country teams in market.
• Engage and provide central improvement, coordination and performance tracking of the NMP for key cities and countries
• Feed in to building the EMEA NMP Strategy ensuring we win in all (key) cities and countries (through clear feedback loop from the cities/countries to EHQ) including the development of non-Big 5 countries and CEMEA.
Support speed and efficiency across Marketplace functions with standardized reporting, processes and guardrails aligned to our internal policies
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
If this is you, you’ll be working within the business development team in a multi-stakeholder environment, including teams from Go to Market & Digital Sales, Nike Sport Marketplace leadership, Strategic account leads and Country leadership teams, as well as creating a strong collaboration with Nike Direct & Nike Partners leadership for full visibility of EMEA Marketplace that impacts Partner decisions
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Data Science or a related field.
>5 years of experience in business analysis, market research, city mapping or related role.
Solid technical background, quantitative and problem-solving skills. Comfortable with data analysis, visualization, synthesizing big data findings and storytelling.
Macro-economic, business-commercial, strategic acumen
Experience in market, consumer research and competitive analysis.
Experience in sales, marketplace environment and e-commerce are a plus.
Familiarity with Nike internal data (POS and bookings) and external data analytics tools (Circana, Euromonitor, Edited) and visualization tools (i.e. Tableau) is a plus.
Ability to manage stakeholders and work collaboratively with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive
consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
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.
