Category Merchandising BuyerHybrid

Title: Category Merchandising Buyer

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 3 month contract

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Build Consumer Right Assortments tailored to your assigned category and location, ensuring alignment with consumer insights and trends.
• Brief the product teams on consumer needs, trends, and geographic requirements to drive impactful product development.
• Edit and refine product lines for your assigned location and category, balancing global core product selections with additional assortments to meet revenue targets.
• Collaborate with geographies and product teams to ensure assortments align with the retail experience and support the category vision.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Developing assortments that integrate consumer insights, assortment planning, and go-to-market strategies.
• Partnering with product engines to create retail-focused products while considering regional and global perspectives.
• Supporting revenue goals by carefully curating and selecting product lines.
• Staying attuned to upcoming trends and consumer demands to inform product and assortment decisions.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of experience in retail, buying, or merchandising (negotiable based on relevant expertise).
• Strong background in buyer/merchandising roles, preferably in footwear and apparel.
• Proven customer service skills and an understanding of consumer needs.
• Experience working with Nike products or within the Nike ecosystem is highly desirable.