Buyer II, NSW Footwear, NVS NA

About the role

We are looking for a Buyer II to be a part of our NVS, Nike Factory Stores Merchandising Team. You will be responsible for supporting our Senior & Lead Merchants to drive results in season and develop assortment strategies for the future. Key responsibilities include managing monthly markdowns, weekly closeout shopping, weekly promotion execution, and building new store assortments. The role will also play a key part in helping to support the Senior & Lead Merchants as they build assortment strategies for future seasons. A successful Buyer II will thrive and contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. The role requires the ability to partner, communicate, and influence key cross-functional partners (Nike Unite Buyers & LT, Planning & Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Store Operations teams, Brand Marketing, and Global Unite Merchants) to bring to life the end in mind vision of the assortment to best serve our Nike consumers. Strong sense of business acumen, the ability to manage and drive multiple seasons, and a deep understanding of trend, consumer, and marketplace will be critical to this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly markdowns
• Execute weekly closeout shopping
• Execute weekly promotions
• Build new store assortments
• Support Senior & Lead Buyers with pre-season work including managing whiteboards, seasonal adoption files, and creating slides for Assortment/Buy Review meetings
• Bring seasonal assortments to life in Nike Direct Value Stores through weekly closeout shopping, monthly markdown execution, and weekly promotion actions
• Partner, communicate, and influence cross-functional partners to bring assortment vision to life
• Manage and drive multiple seasons

Team & collaboration

You will work closely with fellow merchants, buyers and cross-functional teams within Nike Direct; in particular Stores Buying, Global Unite Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Brand Marketing, and Digital Buying. You will 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 Sr. Manager of either the Men's or Kid's team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or related field (or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training)
• 2+ years experience in footwear or apparel buying and/or merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
• Strong affinity for current market trends and how Nike can continue to be a leader in the marketplace
• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and/or merchandising experience
• Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others
• Ability to contribute to and drive strategy into action
• Attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate, manage multiple deadlines, and competing priorities
• Team first mentality, energy giver
• Proven retail competence and analytical abilities
• Understanding of retail environments
• Consumerist perspective