Lead Buyer, Nike Sportswear Womens Footwear- Nike Direct Digital Commerce (NDDC) North America

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Nikes Digital Merchandising team partners across a dynamic matrix including Nike Direct Consumer Merchandising Planning Allocation Brand Marketing and Site Experience teams. Together this role drives consumer-first assortments and brings merchandising stories to life on and the Nike App.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is seeking a Lead Footwear Buyer to lead the Womens Sportswear Footwear business within the North America Nike Digital channel. This role calls for strong business acumen a passion for sport and style and the ability to influence across functions. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced retail environment demonstrates agility and brings a consumer-first mindset to every decision. Success requires analytical strength marketplace awareness and the ability to manage multiple seasons while advancing Nikes most innovative footwear franchises.

Key Qualifications:

• Open to work in Beaverton OR
• 56 years of experience in footwear apparel equipment or relevant consumer product merchandising product creation and/or retail in a vertical multi-brand or digital environment
• Bachelors degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
• Strong command of retail and digital metrics (sell-through margin full-price realization weeks of supply)
• Proven ability to translate consumer sales trend and marketplace insights into breakthrough strategies

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Youll design consumer-centric assortment plans that blend data-driven insights with trend intuition. Youll lead seasonal reviews collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multi-season planning to deliver Nikes vision for Womens Sportswear Footwear.

Core Responsibilities:

• Build and execute assortment plans with a clear end-in-mind vision
• Partner with Nike store merchandising and cross-functional triad teams during seasonal reviews
• Balance multiple seasons while influencing upstream adoption and future planning
• Gather consumer trends and marketplace insights to inform strategies
• Collaborate with site experience teams to bring merchandising stories to life on and the Nike App
• Prepare seasonal tools to equip marketplace partners with priorities
• Leverage business reporting to monitor sales inventory and consumer behaviors

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.