Merchant II, Training Men’s Apparel

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. Beaverton, OR seeks a Merchant II, Training Men’s Apparel to drive consumer-focused product strategies, line planning, and data-driven decision making across global teams.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, support strategy and ideation, build marketplace distinctions, and align with sport-focused partners to deliver cohesive offerings, while remaining curious, coachable, and entrepreneurial.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying, or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer and marketplace
• Entrepreneurial spirit with experience on new projects/startups/concepts/ideas
• Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends
• Attention to detail and efficient ways of working
• Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to cross-functional partners

Responsibilities

• Support Sr. and Lead Merchants throughout the global line planning process for Training Men’s Apparel.
• Help your team create marketplace distinction leveraging seasonal channel offerings.
• Assist in alignment with other Sport focused teams to ensure a cohesive product offering in market.
• Partner with cross functional teams including geo consumer and marketplace merchandising, product creation, brand marketing, demand planning, and analytics to enable strategy and ideation.
• Drive end-to-end profitability through data and analytics and strong consumer insights.

Skills

Retail experience

Business analytics

Communication skills

Prioritization and time management

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or related field

Job description

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll partner with several cross functional teams-geo consumer and marketplace merchandising, product creation, brand marketing, demand planning, consumer insights and analytics as well as the global sport merchandising teams. A key enabler of your success will be your background and experience in retail.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

For Nike 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 II, Training Men’s Apparel will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

We are looking for curious, energetic, and coachable merchants. You have demonstrated an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the dynamics of the marketplace. You have shown a passion to learn, make mistakes, and grow. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and excited to take on new concepts and ideas.

We are looking for curious, energetic, and coachable merchants. You have demonstrated an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the dynamics of the marketplace. You have shown a passion to learn, make mistakes, and grow. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and excited to take on new concepts and ideas.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 2+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying, or relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer and marketplace
• Entrepreneurial spirit, experience working on new projects/startups/concepts/ideas
• Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends
• Attention to detail and efficient ways of working
• Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to various cross-sectional partners
• Team first mentality, energy giver

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will support strategy and ideation, product assortments, line planning, and data and analytics to drive end to end profitability. Enabling this effort will be the development of key relationships among cross functional teammates, comfort with research and analysis, along with a genuine curiosity and commitment to learn and evolve. You will succeed with comfort in ambiguity, forward thinking, and agility.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

• Support Sr. and Lead Merchants throughout the global line planning process for Training Men’s Apparel.
• Help your team create marketplace distinction leveraging seasonal channel offerings.
• Assist in alignment with other Sport focused teams to ensure a cohesive product offering in market.

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.