Lead, Brand Planning & Operations Retail - Jordan NA

The Jordan North America Brand is inspired by the Greatest of All Time, a leader of world-class storytelling and experiences that’s built on innovation, athletes and culture. The Jordan Brand Planning & Operations team is the operating system - we are a team of innovators, problem solvers, collaborators, and orchestrators who take pride in stewarding the Brand of GREATNESS. We are consumer obsessed and have a deep commitment for creating the future of the Jordan Brand.

WHO YOU WILL WORK

This role reports directly to the Director of Jordan North America, Brand Planning & Operations and will partner closely with the Sr. Director of Integrated Retail Marketing for Jordan North America Retail, leading a high- performing team of Retail experts. In your everyday, you will be a critical partner to establishing strong partnerships with Brand Marketing and Functional Marketing teams, Partner Marketing & Direct, Creative Operations & Production, Events, as well as external vendors and production agency partners. This role will partner with Nike Brand Planning & Operations Retail teams but drive distinction for the Jordan Brand.
 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You will support and lead the future of Jordan North America Retail to define and execute retail excellence across Nike Inc. and our Must Win strategy.

• We are looking for a Brand Planning & Operations, Retail leader - someone who is passionate about the Jordan Brand and serving our consumer and the community.

• A self-starter who is a team first collaborator, solutions oriented and driven by impact and results.

• The ideal candidate has acumen and understanding of driving process across an enterprise in a matrixed organization and fast paced environment.

• You should have a proven track record for developing relationships and trust with teams with the ability to drive alignment and decisions with key stakeholders and teams.

• We are looking for someone who can confidently lead the integrated retail marketing process across our Code Marketing strategy and processes from marketplace planning to downstream execution.

• In this role, you will be a key partner in creating the future of Jordan Retail for North America through RETAIL EXCELLENCE!

• Thought leadership, positive attitude, clear communication, and curiosity will be key in a fast paced and agile environment.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in Retail Marketing, similar Marketing function, Brand or will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

• Planning & Operations, Retail Project/Program Management.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or on hands training.

• Inspires excellence through partnership and collaboration, managing and leading through change.

• Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tracks and campaigns simultaneously.

• Strong acumen for process optimization and understanding of tools, Airtable, budgets, and ability to navigate a complex matrix and work with senior leadership on all aspects of the business.

• Ability to evaluate and measure risk and results to help inform/drive decisions and learnings.

• Understanding of retail landscape/marketplace, store development, brand experiences, and activations.

• Proven track record of managing complex workstreams and delivering on time and within budget

• Travel 25% of the time

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• You will lead the integrated retail marketing offense, seasonal campaigns and workflows, as well as foundational needs across our Nike Owned Channels, Partner Accounts, World of Flight doors, and evergreen initiatives for the North America marketplace.

• CODE Marketing is the backbone of our operating system from concepts to execution.

• This role will be responsible for leading the end-to-end brand planning and operations for seasonal readiness and ensure retail is proactively integrated at the right moments and deliverables are met at key milestones and CODE gates to advance the work forward.

• You will build connectivity between Nike and Jordan under our multi brand offense and identify efficiencies and opportunities that will strengthen our retail footprint to deliver the best experience for our Jordan Brand consumer.

• As the Lead for our Brand Planning & Operations team for Jordan North America, your ability to create clear paths for success, orchestrate multiple seasons and workflow, and ensure cross functional alignment will be critical to ensure our Nike Inc. brand standards are met and initiatives are delivered on time, inscope, and on budget.

• You will develop best practices, unlock new ways of working, and master the fundamentals to develop resource and operating plans, integrated workback schedules, and platform management via Airtable for tracking of campaigns and budgets.