Lead Merchant, Nike Direct Performance Jordan EMEA

at  Jordan

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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.
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Jordan Brand does more than make athletes fly. As a part of Nike Inc, it’s a place to push the edges of what can be and fulfil your greatest potential. The Brand looks for people who can grow, think, dream and build. Its culture thrives by accepting diversity and exciting creativity in the pursuit of greatness. The Brand seeks achievers, leaders and dreamers.
Jordan Brand knows how to serve the athlete’s needs. The Jordan Product Merchandising teams are the front line for assorting and adopting the products that will serve consumers needs in Geo. Jordan Product Merchandising delivers the products that define the brand. Jordan Brand’s success begins with the best Product Merchandising team in the industry, one that appreciates the consumer, the marketplace and the products
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Nike Direct Performance Merchandising Lead for Jordan Brand. In this role you will be driving the Jordan Performance assortment strategy for Nike Direct (Digital and Nike Stores) from pre-season concept to in-season trade and post-season hindsight.
The Nike Direct Performance Merchandising Lead is responsible for translating the field of play strategy into a Nike Direct assortment strategy in line with the Jordan brand priorities and Nike Direct plans.
The scope of the role runs all the way from future season input advised by member insights and sales data to seasonal assortment creation and collaboration with cross-functional partners.
We are seeking a merchandising leader with a curious attitude and a natural drive towards data driven decision making at every step of the process.
The candidate needs to have a passion for the Jordan consumer as well as strong marketplace knowledge passionate about consumer and product.
The role requires a highly collaborative phenomenal teammate with strong communication skills that is eager to own and drive the end-to-end process in a fast-paced environment and able to effectively collaborate with multiple cross functional partners.
What you will work on
You will craft and deliver long term merchandising plans for your fields of play that are in line with the brand strategy and translate these strategies with the team into consumer right assortments on a seasonal basis that deliver and exceed our business expectations.
This role is responsible for crafting seasonal assortments for NDDC platforms and Nike Store concepts and partner with cross-functional team to land and complete seasonal plans aligned with the Jordan brand architecture while going after consumer and retail moments.
You will demonstrate member insights and sales results to read and react at the pace of the consumer and advise future assortment and line planning decision.
Who you will work with
This role will report into the Merchandising Director Nike Direct Jordan.
You will work closely with your cross-functional partners in Nike Direct (DSM, Marketing, Platform) as well as the cross-functional fields of play team and the wider Jordan merchandising team across consumer and marketplace.

What you bring

• Strong experience in (retail) merchandising demonstrating a high level of product, retail, and merchandising competence, coupled with a strong understanding of the digital and physical marketplace
• Important experience and detailed understanding of the industry (product, retail, merchandising)
• Strong ability to work with peers, cross functional partners, and senior management on all aspects of the business within a matrix organizational set-up
• Critical thinking and the ability to evolve and inspire change
• Strong business orientation, analytical approach, and retail math
• A forward looking, optimistic and curious attitude with a clear bias for action
• A clear understanding of the EMEA consumer and EMEA marketplace
• Communicate vision and purpose - you are responsible for driving strategy short and long term and have inspirational storytelling skills
• Proven track-record of successful collaborator management, influencing and negotiating skills
• Strong business orientation, analytical mentality, retail math, & have been involved in the decision-making processes responding to such dynamics
• A desire to simplify and an ability to translate complex strategies into simple and concrete plans
• Ability to deliver results against tight and complex timelines with competing priorities

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, a 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 encouragement 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, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
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.

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