Sr Merchant, Golf FW

Nike•Beaverton, OR

17d

About The Position

As Sr Merchant for Global Golf Footwear, your role will be to connect the needs of our consumer with exciting and innovative product solutions. You will work on Global Marketplace Offerings that attract and engage new and existing consumers. You will report to the Global Director of Golf and Tennis Merchandising. For Nike Inc. merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. The merchandising team understands consumer needs and market opportunities to craft a strategy, line plan, and assortments to fuel new opportunities and serve the consumer. We blend art with science to bring Nike’s vision to life across the globe. The team has the outstanding ability to see beyond trends and identify new market opportunities, delivering the right product, at the right price, in the right place, at the right time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
2+ years of directly relevant work experience within footwear, apparel, or equipment.
Understanding of retail key performance indicators and profit-based metrics.
Effective communicator that collaborates and brings people together.
Values differences and builds positive relationships with high cultural awareness.
Proven balance of art and science in decision-making.
Self-directed, independent, and dedicated.
Communicates vision and purpose and able to lead effectively in complex situations.
Solves problems using limited information and implements solutions with the ability to foresee most future implications.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience in merchandising, preferably in footwear.
A pre-existing consumerist mindset and be able to demonstrate knowledge and expertise about the golf industry.

Responsibilities

Support execution against the golf product merchandising strategy.
Assist in bringing the Golf vision to life via consumer-led product line plans and channel offering frameworks.
Support and enable the process of direct feedback loops with Geo Merchandising and Nike Direct Merchandising to ensure Geo input is incorporated at each key moment in the Code Calendar.
Support a combined line plan spanning across Product Engines (FW, APP, ACC).
Integrate consumer concepts into line plans and ensure all plans are grounded in financial metrics.
Support the execution of end-in-mind planning.
Create marketplace distinction leveraging seasonal channel offerings.
Assist in alignment with other Sport focused teams to ensure a cohesive product offering in market.
Lead and support the creation and maintenance of product journeys that will excite and engage new/existing Golf consumers.
Drive marketplace health through autonomous franchise management.
Drive merchandising excellence through process enhancement and enablement.
Develop effective working relationships with Product, Planning, Supply Chain, Brand, and Marketplace teams.