Merchant, Energy

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Soul, performance and style take flight at Jordan Brand. With its deep roots in basketball, the Jordan Brand began as an homage to one player: Michael Jordan. Since then, Jordan has become synonymous with peak performance and an endless pursuit of greatness. Employees in merchandising, product branding, sports marketing and sales bring creativity, innovation and audacious design to footwear and apparel, all with one mission in mind: help athletes fly on and off the court.

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Jordan Brand knows how to serve the athletes needs. The Jordan Energy Merchandising teams are at the front line for assorting and adopting the products that will serve consumers needs in Geo. Jordan Energy Merchandising delivers the products that define the brand. Jordan Brand's success begins with the best Product Merchandising team in the industry, one that appreciates the consumer, the marketplace and the products.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role will report into the Senior Manager Energy Merchandising, Jordan EMEA.

As part of the Field of Play offense, the Energy Merchant will drive the seasonal milestone process (CODE) and partner with x-functional counterparts to bring the strategy to life from a product and assortment perspective. Your key stakeholders include Global Merchandising, Marketplace, Brand, Planning, Operations.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Energy Merchant is responsible for defining and landing the strategic product & merchandising plans for the full Geography.

The scope of the role runs all the way from future season assortments / Line planning informed by consumer insights, trends and market data to seasonal hand-over to the full Marketplace teams, with a clear assortment vision for premium streetwear and boutique destinations (NBHD).

This person will master the seasonal milestone process (CODE) and be an authority in handling a wide and diverse portfolio of stakeholders at the same time with effective influencing as well as strong communication skills. A Merchant requires a curious mindset, an understanding of the consumer and marketplace dynamics and a natural drive towards data driven decision making at every step of the process.
- Experience in merchandising, demonstrating a high level of product, retail, and merchandising competence or extensive commercial experience with a strong understanding of the marketplace
- A keen interest in Streetwear demonstrating a level of product, retail, and merchandising knowledge/experience or commercial experience with an understanding of the marketplace
- A desire to simplify and the ability to translate strategies into simple and concrete plans
- Meaningful experience and thorough understanding of the industry (product, retail, merchandising)
- Strong ability to work with peers, cross functional partners, and senior management on all aspects of the business within a matrix organizational set-up
- Able to evolve and drive change
- A clear understanding of the EMEA consumer and marketplace
- Ability to deliver results against tight and complex timelines with competing priorities
- Strong business orientation, analytical approach, and retail acumen
- Solid track-record of successful stakeholder management and influencing skills
- A forward looking, optimistic and curious attitude with a clear bias for action

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Defining the right product offer for EMEA and building the right product journeys. Deliver insights and compelling briefs both to Global Merchandising and the regional Product engine (GEL) to create hyperlocal products.

Provide relevant consumer insights and product opportunities that can be integrated in future line planning. Collaborate with cross-functional team to drive end-to-end process from adoption to hindsight. Build consumer-centric seasonal assortment plans to equip marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for p