WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

NIKE 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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Lead Merchant, self-driven individual with passion for market insights and building strong partnerships. This role will leverage your ability to collaborate with x-functional partners (Consumer/Marketplace Merchandising, Planning, Sales and Brand) strong communication, influencing skills and merchandising acumen.

• Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training 
• 5+ years experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment 
• Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc. 

• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies. 
• Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities. 
• Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners. 
• Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things. 
• Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills. 

• Attention to detail, understanding the importance of consistency. 

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

The candidate will play a crucial role in understanding our LATAM consumers, generating insights and inform right product offerings while driving business success.

• You will adapt and land consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace while delivering for a specific consumer and blending fact-based and intuitive inputs.
• You will participate in seasonal reviews and assortment building sessions representing the voice of marketplace partners.
• You will balance multiple seasons and your insights will contribute to future seasonal plans
• You will gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.
• Drive seasonal integration strategies
• Delivers a seamless, premium, and effective consumer journey across marketplace
• Partners with Consumer Merch and Integrated account teams to ensure the assortment strategy aligns to the consumer demand.