Lead Merchant, Apparel & Accessories Asia - Converse at Nike

, , China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Sep, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Merchandising, Product Creation, Channel Merchandising, Fashion Sense, Trend Analysis, Consumer Insights, Analytical Skills, Business Acumen, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication Skills, Influencing Skills, Licensing Experience, Marketplace Execution, Assortment Strategy, Financial Targets, Seasonal Line Planning

Industry

Footwear Manufacturing

Description

Role Purpose: Drive Converse Apparel & Accessories growth in Asia by integrating consumer insights, channel needs, and brand direction into a differentiated assortment strategy. Lead end-to-end product creation, merchandising, and marketplace planning. Working closely with licensing partners, planning, brand, and cross-functional teams to deliver consumer-right product assortments that meet business and brand objectives. Job Responsibility: Lead seasonal line planning, product briefs, and assortment strategy in partnership with licensing partners. Build line architecture including pricing strategy, product attributes, distribution strategy, and margin considerations. Identify consumer trends and translate insights into product opportunities aligned with Converse brand positioning. Ensure product assortments support financial targets through collaboration with Planning and Analytics. Develop differentiated assortment strategies across channels Monitor in-season performance by channel, identify opportunities, and take action to optimize sell-through and market share. Quickly respond to ad-hoc channel needs while staying true to brand and product strategy. Qualifications & Requirements 8+ years of merchandising experience in apparel and/or accessories, with exposure to both product creation and channel merchandising. Proven track record in end-to-end merchandising: product line planning, brand alignment, and marketplace execution. Strong fashion and trend sense, ability to translate consumer insights into commercial opportunities. Analytical and business acumen with ability to read in-season performance and take quick action. Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with ability to influence across teams. Experience working with licensing or partner models is a plus. Enterprise/Leadership expectations: Be Open and Curious Think Like a Consumer Visionary and Strategic Be Resilient Embrace Change Engage Teams Key Partnerships: Licensing partner Asia Merchandising Planning Asia Channel teams At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.

Responsibilities

Drive growth in Converse Apparel & Accessories in Asia by creating a differentiated assortment strategy. Collaborate with various teams to ensure product assortments meet business and brand objectives.