WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will collaborate closely with other merchants across Global, Geo, and Territory teams, as well as work cross-functionally with Planning and Brand Marketing. Additionally, you will partner with finance, operations, and insights/analytics teams, leveraging business reports with both quantitative and qualitative data on sales, inventory, and consumer behavior.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

For Nike Inc. merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. Our merchants understand the consumer, the competition, and emerging market opportunities, crafting assortment offers for each of our five territories. We blend art and science to bring Nike’s vision to life across all retail environments—digital and physical, in our own stores and with key partners. The team has an unrivaled ability to see beyond trends and identify new market opportunities, consistently delivering the right product at the right price, in the right place, at the right time.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, merchandising, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 5+ years experience in merchandising, product creation, and or retail, in a vertical or wholesale environment
• Footwear, apparel and/or equipment merchandising experience
• Understanding of retail key performance indicators and profit based metrics
• Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business
• Effective communicator that collaborates and brings people together
• Provides coaching & development to their team
• Values differences and builds strong relationships with high cultural awareness
• Proven balance of art and science in decision-making
• Self-directed, independent, and dedicated
• 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
• Responds with speed and agility, curiosity, and motivation

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As Running FW Merchandising Director on the APLA Merchandising team, you will use marketplace data and consumer insights to guide decisions and create seasonal plans that best meet consumer needs. Drawing from both qualitative and quantitative insights, you will develop seasonal assortment strategies, identify opportunities for future growth, and ensure sustainable, differentiated success in the marketplace.

Your responsibilities include setting the APLA Running Footwear assortment strategy, which demands strong retail expertise, analytical skills, a consumer-focused approach, and the ability to influence various teams and functions. You will take an entrepreneurial approach to establish a vision, set direction, and provide clarity. You will also manage a team of three merchants, keeping them aligned with strategy and business priorities for Running and supporting their individual development. Collaboration with your AP counterpart is essential to align assortment strategies across FW & AP and across Men’s & Women’s Running.

This role is in Beaverton, Oregon but works within the Asia Pacific and Latin America geography, whose main goal is to represent and serve the voice of the consumers across our five territories (Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia & India, Pacific & Latin America).