Senior Merchant, NikeSKIMS

Senior Merchant

You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within NikeSKIMS Global and Geo Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, and Brand Marketing. You also work with Finance, Operations and the Insights & Analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.

We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. This role is responsible for adapting and curating consumer right assortments with end in mind for the NikeSKIMS 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). A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic.

This candidate should possess an understanding of the NikeSKIMS consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments.

At times working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions. They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of NikeSKIMS most innovative franchises!

• Bachelor's degree merchandising or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• 4+ years' experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and / or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies
• Strong affinity for current market trends for women's active & lifestyle footwear, apparel, accessories
• Strong command of common retail and / or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc. Understanding of common retail and / or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others
• Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners
• Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things
• Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills.
• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and / or merchandising experience
• Ability to contribute to and drive strategy into action
• Ability to travel up to 30%

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

You will balance multiple seasons. Your insights will contribute to future season. You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.