Senior Merchant, North America Kids Channel Merchandising

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

Nike is seeking a consumer-led Senior Merchant with a strong affinity for product and an interest in kids’ sport to help shape Kids Footwear and Apparel assortments across North America channels. The role combines fact-based analysis with product storytelling to create consumer-centric, channel-specific assortment plans aligned with consumer needs, account realities, capacity constraints, and marketplace opportunities. The Senior Merchant translates product strategies into clear assortments by channel and tier, serves as the accountable owner of the final North America channel view, and manages multiple seasons concurrently. The role uses in-market performance, bookings, consumer and marketplace insights, and partner feedback to guide in-season actions and future seasonal decisions. It also supports Go to Market and account sales meetings by equipping Sales and SSD partners with clear assortments, priorities, narratives, and tools for sell-in. The position works closely with North America Channel Merchants and partners in Product Merchandising, Sales, Planning, Brand, Marketplace, Finance, Operations, and Insights & Analytics. The successful candidate contributes to an inclusive, collaborative, and positive team environment. Nike offers accommodations for the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
4+ years of experience in footwear, apparel, equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation, and/or retail within a vertical, multi-brand, or digital environment.
Strong command of retail and digital metrics, including sell-through, margin, full-price realization, weeks of supply, bookings, and inventory productivity.
Ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season actions and long-term channel strategies.
Experience preparing seasonal, channel-specific tools and storytelling that clearly communicate priorities to Sales and marketplace partners.
Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships across a matrixed North America organization.
Strong communication and influencing skills, with high attention to detail and consistency in execution.

Responsibilities

Build consumer-centric, channel-specific Kids Footwear and Apparel assortment plans across North America.
Translate North America product strategies into channel- and tier-specific assortments while accounting for consumer intent, capacity, door realities, and account needs.
Own the final North America channel assortment view and balance growth, profitability, and brand consistency when determining product placement and scale.
Manage multiple seasons concurrently, using in-market performance, bookings, and partner feedback to inform seasonal decisions.
Lead overlapping seasonal workflows from Merch to Merch through GTM, OED, and post-GTM, ensuring clear handoffs, on-time deliverables, and shared understanding of final versus in-progress work.
Prepare and present channel-specific assortments, narratives, tools, priorities, and product stories to equip Sales and SSD partners for confident sell-in.
Collaborate with North America Sport Merchandising, Sales, SSDs, Planning, Brand, Finance, Operations, and Insights & Analytics to synthesize inputs and influence channel outcomes.
Use sales, inventory, bookings, consumer behavior, and marketplace performance insights to inform assortment decisions and drive results.
Apply North America wholesale and specialty channel knowledge to identify product opportunities and improve channel strategies and future assortments.
Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative, and positive team environment.