Merchant, Kids Footwear

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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

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.

Jordan Brand does more than make athletes fly. As a part of Nike Inc, it's a place to push the edges of what can be and fulfil your greatest potential. The Brand looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination in the pursuit of greatness. The Brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. Jordan Brand knows how to serve the athletes needs. The Jordan Merchandising teams are at the front line for assorting and adopting the products that will serve consumers needs in Geo.

Jordan 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'LL WORK WITH

This role will report into the Director, Streetwear Merchandising - Jordan EMEA.

As part of the Field of Play offense, the KIDS FTW (STREETWEAR) Merchant II will drive the Code gates and partner with x-functional counterparts to bring the strategy to life from a product and assortment perspective. The key stakeholders include Global Merchandising, Marketplace, Brand, Planning, Operations.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The KIDS FTW (JORDAN STREETWEAR) 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 and market data to seasonal hand-over to the full Marketplace teams, with a clear assortment vision by channel of distribution.

This person will master the CODE (calendar) process 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 Merchandising leader requires a curious mindset, a thorough understanding of the consumer and marketplace dynamics and a natural drive towards data driven decision making at every step of the process.

This person brings
- Experience in assortment merchandising, demonstrating a high level of product, retail, and merchandising competence or extensive commercial experience with a strong understanding of the marketplace
- Experience in the Sports or Sportswear industry is highly preferred
- A desire to simplify and the ability to translate complex 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
- Strategic thinking, 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 math
- Validated track-record of successful stakeholder management and influencing skills
- A forward looking, optimistic and curious attitude with a clear bias for action

WHAT YOU'LL 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.

Partner with the Marketplace Merchandising and Sales teams to build differentiation and impact on the marketplace.

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 professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex,