Product Merchant

Manager Notes:

• This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule. Candidates must be local to be considered.
• This position is to cover FTE leave ideally need someone with footwear experience.
• This person will be Working with outlet store business (180 doors)
• Theyll be driving strategies for footwear assortments and making sure products are going to the right stores with right depths
• Theyll work on seasonal strategies to define assortments and work closely with pricing to make sure stores are moving through inventory at appropriate speeds & meeting retail KPIs
• Must be experienced with Excel (heavy usage of pivot tables formulas etc.)
• Looking for true product merchandising less visual merchandising
• Nike merchandising experience a huge plus
  
  

For 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. Its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will own bringing the seasonal assortment to life in our Direct Value Stores. You will understand related aspects of the business and marketplace in making your plans including coordinating between genders brands and how individual products or collections impact each other. You will collaborate cross functionally to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies execute.

You will hone consumer-centric assortment plans across multiple seasons with an understanding of our Directs position in the market & competitive landscape to blend fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal buy reviews and in-season trading to influence actions to optimize growth with your critical partners.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
We work closely with fellow merchants buyers and cross-functional teams; in particular Digital and Stores Buying Consumer Merchandising Planning Allocation Visual Merchandising and Brand Marketing. We also work with finance operations and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales inventory and consumer behaviors.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for consumerists with an affinity for product that enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer. The role requires the ability to partner communicate and influence key cross-functional partners (Unite Buyers & LT Planning & Allocation Visual Merchandising Store Operations teams Brand Marketing and Global Unite Merchants) to bring to life the end in mind vision of the assortment to best serve our consumers. Strong sense of business acumen the ability to manage and drive multiple seasons and a deep understanding of trend consumer and marketplace will be critical to this role.

The candidate should possess proven retail competence and analytical abilities have an understanding of retail environments and bring a consumerist perspective to the team and business.

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education experience and training
• 4 years experience in footwear or apparel buying and/or merchandising product creation and/or retail in a vertical multi-brand or digital environment
• Strong affinity for current market trends and how apparel can continue to be a style leader in the marketplace
• Footwear Apparel Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and/or merchandising experience
• Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through turn ASP UPT and others
• Ability to contribute to and drive strategy into action