Buyer, Licensed Sport Merchandising NDDC NAHybrid

Title: Buyer, Licensed Sport Merchandising NDDC NA

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.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for consumerists with an affinity for product and sport that enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer. A successful Buyer will thrive and contribute to a positive and progressive team dynamic, as well as lead in a way that elevates the total team. This role is responsible for adapting & curating consumer right assortments with end in mind for the Nike Direct Digital business by using historical data, analytics and real-time market feedback to advise the future (coming seasons) while winning today (in-season read & react/selling & serving)!

The candidate should possess proven retail competence and analytical abilities, have an understanding of retail environments, knowledge and passion for sports and bring a consumerist perspective to the team and business. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will own bringing the seasonal assortment to life on the Digital platforms. You will understand related aspects of the business and marketplace in making your plans, including coordinating between genders, brands (Nike & Jordan) and how individual products or collections impact each other. You will collaborate cross functionally to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies execute.  

You will hone consumer-centric assortment plans across multiple seasons with an understanding of Nike Direct’s position in the market & competitive landscape to blend fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal buy reviews and in-season trading to influence actions to optimize growth with your critical partners.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

We work closely with fellow merchants, buyers and cross-functional teams within Nike Direct; in particular Digital and Stores Buying, Consumer Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Site Merchandising and Brand Marketing. We also work with finance, operations and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors. Will work closely with 3rd party vendors to ensure moments are actualized in real time on Nike digital platforms

You will report to the Sport NDDC Merchandising Director

WHAT YOU BRING

• Requires bachelor’s degree or additional 2 years' experience in lieu of degree
• 2-4 years' experience in footwear or apparel buying and/or merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
• Strong affinity for current market trends for Sports and knowledge of the different Nike lead leagues and teams
• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and/or merchandising experience. Strongly recommend experience working with 3rd party partners
• Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others
• Ability to contribute to and drive strategy into action
• Ability to travel up to 20%