Expert, Global Retail Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Partner

Nike • Chicago, IL

220d

About The Position

The Visual Merchandising (VM) function is responsible for developing and implementing inspiring, premium and elevated consumer experiences and presentations for Nike. The VM team works collaboratively across brand and business partners to develop product journeys, presentation strategies, styling direction as well as playbooks & training modules that create a distinct point of view for the brand at retail. Additionally, the VM Team works directly with business, operations and design functions to develop, drive and scale new concepts / retail expansion for the Nike brand across the marketplace. The VM team's success is amplified by a connected network of world class talent across WHQ, geographies, territories & key cities.

Requirements

• Possess a clear passion for the art and science of visual merchandising & styling.
• Deep experience developing and driving inspiring consumer journeys and product presentation strategies.
• Passion for team leadership, people development and coaching & mentoring a diverse team of young talent.
• Extensive visual background with previous experience in a large-scale vertical retail environment or consumer wholesale.
• Proven experience working with Sr Leadership to influence decisions and drive change at scale.
• Can-do demeanor with the shown ability to adapt to changes in business needs or direction.
• Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Design or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in retail marketing, visual merchandising, product merchandising or directly related experience.
• Knowledge of current retail landscape and the latest trends and innovations for retail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as strong influencing & negotiating skills required.
• Confident presentation and computer skills with command of Outlook calendar, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote, Mac proficiency strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 4-6 times per year.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver inspiring, premium, and elevated presentation strategies and direction for the Nike brand across the globe.
• Work collaboratively across global consumer, product & brand teams to create a distinct point of view for the brand at retail.
• Lead the creation of seasonal playbooks & tools that enable geography teams to execute the men's vision at scale.
• Develop & drive the men's end in mind vision and long-term presentation strategies to be applied across Nike's retail footprint.
• Partner with Retail Partner Marketing on development of seasonal & seasonless frameworks and strategies to land the big ideas with impact.
• Partner and support gender leads in delivering against the functional gameplan process to influence end in mind stores vision and O2O connection.
• Drive connectivity with the VM network across our geos & global key cities.
• Lead strong partnership with merchandising and sales teams to drive Nike distinction at each distribution channel.
• Collaborate with Consumer Retail Brand teams to ensure brand distinction and alignment is achieved.
• Mine for industry style and trend insights to deliver inspirational and aspirational consumer experiences.
• Inspire, empower & serve geos with strategies, tools and guidance focused on enabling flawless execution across the marketplace.

Benefits

• Accommodations for interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree