Senior Merchant, Global Football Licensed Apparel

Senior Merchant, Global Football Licensed Apparel
GLOBAL MERCHANDISING

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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.

We are seeking for an Apparel Senior Merchant to join the Global Football Merchandising

team. As a key member of this team, you will work closely with key Global and Geography x-functional partners to drive merchandising excellence and ensure a consumer-first approach

as we develop, create, and execute seasonal and long-term product line plans and

assortments for Global Football Licensed Apparel.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

For Nike merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer. We are looking for a product enthusiast with a passion for the game, who thrives in the fast-paced world of sport innovation and retail.

As a Senior Merchant, you will:

• Influence the end-to-end product offering, via line planning, focusing on Nike’s most innovative and relevant franchises.
• Manage multi-seasonal product assortments with a deep understanding of the Nike and Global Football Club and Federation assets, consumer, marketplace landscape, and retail environments.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively, ensuring alignment with business objectives while fostering innovation.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Nike’s vision while joining an inclusive, positive, and dynamic team. At Nike, we are looking for individuals who bring their unique skills, passion, and energy to an ever-evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You’ll be working with multiple functions and collaborators to land the CFOP vision by joining

forces on key tasks such as gathering Insights, Hindsighting, Trend analysis, Line Planning,

and creating assortments driving the CFOP strategy.

A typical season will focus on developing assortments that support our Authenticator, Lead,

and Play model to influence future line planning by collaborating with key stakeholders. You

will translate the Geo insights into consumer right Global line plans for each of our Club and

Federation assets taking into account their respective needs.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with Global Product Creation, Consumer Planning, Finance, Brand

Marketing, Sports Marketing, and Geography Merchandising and Marketplace Teams to drive

merchandising excellence and ensure a consumer-first approach to the Global Football

Licensed Apparel business.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training
• 3+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace or relevant experience.
• Experience in Global Football footwear, apparel, or equipment merchandising.
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer and marketplace.
• Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends.
• Attention to detail, self-directed, independent, and motivated to drive results.
• Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to various
• cross-functional partners.
• Team first mentality, energy giver.

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, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.