Director, Kids Sports Apparel Merchandising

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NIKE, Inc. Beaverton seeks a Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising Director to lead a $700M portfolio, overseeing a team of 4 during a high-impact seasonal window. This contract role operates across North America Kids Merchandising with close collaboration to Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams.

You will drive vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons, ensuring continuity through maternity leave and peak demand periods.

Qualifications

• Strong merchandising experience in Apparel & Kids
• Ability to lead by Sport, franchise and classification
• Experience with planning, MAR, and GGP
• Consumer-led mindset with marketplace awareness
• Navigate ambiguity and make decisions under time pressure
• Demonstrated peer leadership and stabilizing a team during transition
• Clear communication with senior leaders across Geo, Global, Product, Planning, and Marketplace

Responsibilities

• Lead NA Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising strategy grounded in consumer insight, financial health, and marketplace realities
• Own seasonal execution across Line Planning, MAR, GGP, Seasonal Handover, and GTM
• Monitor franchise and classification health and lead product lifecycle discussions
• Represent Kids Apparel Sport within Geo Consumer Merchandising and Geo Sport LT
• Inspire, guide, and develop a team of 4 through clear direction, prioritization, and decision making
• Seasonal Scope and Key Moments
• Primary Seasons (preMAR through GGP/GTM FA’27 – SP’28)

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Financial acumen

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

NIKE, Inc. Beaverton seeks a Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising Director to lead a $700M portfolio, overseeing a team of 4 during a high-impact seasonal window. This contract role operates across North America Kids Merchandising with close collaboration to Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams.

You will drive vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons, ensuring continuity through maternity leave and peak demand periods.