Senior Buyer, Nike Factory Stores Footwear & Apparel, Jordan North America

About the role

We work closely with fellow merchants, buyers and cross-functional teams within Nike Factory Stores; in particular Digital and Stores Buying, Sport 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 Footwear Merchandising Manager.

Responsibilities

• Own bringing the seasonal assortment to life in Nike Factory Stores across Mens, Womens and Kids.
• Understand related aspects of the business and marketplace in making your plans, including coordinating between genders, brands (Nike & Jordan) and how individual products or collections impact each other.
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies execute.
• Hone consumer-centric assortment plans across multiple seasons with an understanding of Nike Factory Stores’ position in the market & competitive landscape to blend fact-based and intuitive inputs.
• Participate in seasonal buy reviews and in-season trading to influence actions to optimize growth with your critical partners.

Qualifications

• Consumerist with an affinity for product that enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer.
• Proven retail competence and analytical abilities.
• Understanding of retail environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Product Creation or a related field (or suitable combination of education, experience and training).
• 4 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 apparel can continue to be a style 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.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.