Lead Partner Rep UK

Based in Londonyou willbe part of the London UK & Ireland Marketplace team. You will help grow and claim #1 market share for the consumer with your account(s) by executing the strategy landing the seasonal stories and right assortment (breadth and depth) to serve your target consumer.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Were looking for a Lead Partner Rep to join the Lifestyle marketplace Partners Unit. Youll be a key contributor the to the development of Fashion & Steet Culture in the UK Marketplace. Youll be a key player with relationships with the partners and accounts. As such youll need to have a passion for the sneaker / sport / street culture and a strong background within the fashion & Streetwear industry. Youll be a strategic sales talent able to influence and collaborate with both internal & external stakeholders.

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Interacting cross functionally with merchandising business planning finance marketplace sales customer operations & brand functions.

Work with our EMEA & London teams and teammates to execute annual and seasonal plans.

In this role you will be the main touchpoint for EMEA and UK leadership teams for the respective accounts you manage.

Thisrole will report directly into the UK NBHD (Neighbourhood) Manager.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Develop seasonal assortments based on merch frameworks. Ensuring seasonal product flow optimize inseason trading replenishment to maximize the partner results.

Help create brand impact through partner relationships launch and community activation in the NBHD to create heat for Nike across the marketplace.

Plan your accounts business: forecasts and scenario plans for the account using category consumer partner brand and marketplace knowledge.

Manage the partner(s) and the marketplace: Ensure best presentation of stories and products at your account (digital & B&M) aligned with the Next strategy.

Build a premium seamless consumer experience scaling onlinetooffline. Obsess product launch journeys across account platform ecosystem.

Contribute to net revenue growth and net contribution of your account(s) by managing the endtoend business with your account(s).

High standard to complex partnershipmanagementsupporting commercialCFOPgoalsindependently through higherproblemsolving skills and contributing tothecollective team performance.

Collaborate on partner (city) experience at sellin and (co)own the E2E experience for your showroom work closely with Office admin and/or (City)Experience Lead and Xfunctionalpartners (e.g. merch) to bring excellent partner sellin experience to life

Actively contribute and participate in Ground Game (Authenticators) Ensure recurring and consistent representation presence and collaboration with partner/buyer in the market at retail (retail visit staff training competitor knowledge) where relevantand within T&E budget.

WHAT YOU BRING

Experience within and a thorough understanding of the Fashion / Streetwear / Sneaker industries is a must have skillset.

Sales Account management Retail Buying and/or Merchandising with high level of Marketplace expertise is very important for this role.

Bringing a hyper localised connection to local communities (London) & progressive network of retailers

Experience in account commercial management acquired in or across Sales Buying Merchandising Business Planning marketing etc.

Experience in seasonal management planning. Ability to create account plans (Buy & Assortment plans commercial shortterm plan)

Account facing Drive E2E relationship and business impact with partner

Proven track record to read and analyse relevant sales metrics and make strong strategically aligned commercial decisions and a strong record of data focused and factbased product retail & financial planning.

Relationship builder & influencing skills with both internal & external partners.

Strong communication skills including the ability to elicit information actively listen dialogue freely verbalize ideas successfully and negotiate with partners.

Proven high standard to complex partnership managementsupporting commercial goalsindependently through higher problemsolving skills and contributing to thecollective team performance.

Digital and omnichannel acumen relevant to the broader sporting goods industry

The closing date for this role is Thursday 10th April