Lead Merchant, Mens Running Statement Footwear

For Nike merchants everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Merchant will contribute to an inclusive positive and progressive team dynamic. At Nike its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo MerchandisingProduct Management Planning and Brand Marketing. We also work with Finance Operations and the Insights & Analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales inventory and consumer behaviors.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Merchandising team understands consumer needs and market opportunities to craft consumer right line-plans and assortments for the global marketplace. We blend art with science to bring Nikes vision to life in all retail environments with impactful assortments that inspire consumers and deliver on business targets. The team has the unrivaled ability to see beyond trends and identify new market opportunities delivering the right product at the right price in the right place at the right time.

• Bachelors degree in business or related fields. 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 direction and mentorship to teammates
• 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 a Lead Merchant on the Merchandising team youll utilize marketplace data consumer insights foresight and hindsight to make decisions influence and develop seasonal plans to serve our consumer. Youll provide qualitative and quantitative insights to the Product Creation teams the counterparts on Global Merchandising teams across Fields of Play and gender constructs. Youll lead the management of our merchandising KPIs through robust analysis of retail insights and performance. Youll build positive and trustworthy relationships with your partners (including Geo Merchants Product Management Marketing Consumer Planning Operations Insights among others) to build and land assortments that meet the needs of consumers take them to a new place and differentiate the key points of distribution across key cities. Youll work with your cross-functional team to maintain the optimal balance between a pull and push market.

This Lead Role is specifically focused on managing the Global Road Running Footwear business and the key running franchises of Pegasus Vomero and Structure. You will be responsible for line planning assortment creation and read & responding to the Road Running FW business while serving Geo Merchandising teams. For this Role we are looking for a proven consumerist who can set best practices and lead the mens running footwear merchandising team and a merchant with a strong grasp on the art & science of merchandising.

This role will remain posted until June 18th 2025.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.