Lead Buyer, Nike Direct Kids Footwear & Equipment - Jordan NA

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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.

For Jordan Brand merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! The Merchandising team understands consumer needs and market opportunities to craft a relevant product mix for each marketplace. They blend art with science to bring the Jordan Brand vision to life in all retail environments. The Merchandising team has the unrivaled ability to see beyond trends and identify new market opportunities, delivering the right product, at the right price, in the right place, at the right time.

Born in basketball and expanded to streetwear culture, Jordan Brand is set up by Fields of Play (Streetwear & Sport); this role is responsible for adapting & curating consumer right assortments with end in mind, defining how the product comes to life to serve the consumer in our Owned Store channels 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)!

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Jordan Brand North America is hiring a Lead Buyer, Kids Footwear & Equipment to be a part of our Direct Merchandising Team & broader Direct Marketplace team. This candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, an understanding of retail environments including both brick and mortar and digital commerce, while bringing a consumerist perspective to the team and business. They are comfortable leading with and through peers and driving end to end strategies with ownership of their respective business unit.
 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
 

You will own bringing the Jordan Kids Footwear & Equipment seasonal assortments to life in Direct Channels, primarily focused on Digital. You will understand related aspects of the business, strategy, 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. This includes assortment building and submits working with systems entry, allocation and planning.
 

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, Visual 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.
 

You will report to the Jordan North America Direct Merchandising Director.
 

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business or Marketing or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• 5+ years experience in product-related roles or training in footwear or apparel merchandising or product creation in a retail, multi-brand or digital environment
• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product merchandising experience
• Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, margin, AUR, UPT and others
• Ability to contribute to and drive strategic thinking into action
• Proficiency in building consumer and data informed merchandising strategies and assortments
• Comfortable speaking and presenting in large forums
• Ability to critically analyze business trends and macro consumer trends to drive immediate action
• Project management experience
• Ability to travel ~ 5%
   

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.