Overview of the Job:
- The role is responsible to set merchandising strategy, lead the team to bring end to end product insight with global and geo counterparts. Serve consumer with the most relevant products to enable Nike’s vision and drive sustainable growth.
- Focus on Bball & Sports FTW
Reporting Line:
- Direct report to GC NSO Merchandising Director
Key Partnership:
- Global ND Merch
- NSO & NDDC & NSP Merch Team
- Bball & Sports Sports Merch Team
- Sports Business Director / Retail Marketing / VM / Assortment Planning / Allocation Team / Store team
Job Responsibility:
- Take ownership of Bball & Sports assortment
- Be a consumer, product and merchandising expert for NSO channel
- Build product assortments aligned with the strategy and vision for Nike Direct channels and handle all the deliverables according to consumer code.
- Ensure assortments support financial targets in partnership with Planning.
- Create channel distinction to drive business healthy growth.
- Drive franchise health across the portfolio, aligned by Sports and marketplace team
Functional Skill Required (Hard skills):
- Fluent in English
- Retail and financial acumen, analytical skills.
- Consumer and marketplace (retail) knowledge.
- Strong communication skills
Experience Required (Soft skills):
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple conversations
- FTW experience is preferred
- Retail experience is preferred
- Strong passion & knowledge of Sports (Running, Basketball, Football, Tennis) culture & community