The Dicks Sporting Goods (DSG) apparel team is looking for a Lead Men's Apparel Merchant who is ready to leverage their skills and experiences to lead and drive the Men's Apparel business with our Key Account, Dicks Sporting Goods. This role will leverage their skills in collaboration through cross-functional excellence across internal and external partners, including merchandising, planning, and brand marketing to drive the total Men's Apparel business, including Running, Fitness, Basketball & Lifestyle. This person will have experience driving a strategic vision, possess strong communication, analytical skills and consumer knowledge, and can span multiple seasons through influencing skills that drive impact and results in partnership with this key account.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with fellow merchants and buyers across Nike Direct, MP Partners, and Field of Play merchants as well as cross-functional teams (Planning, Sales, Brand Marketing.) Unique to this merchandising role, you will also work back with external partner buying and executive teams to land the seasonal assortment vision.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

For Nike merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Lead Merchant will contribute and help drive an inclusive, positive, and progressive team environment. At Nike, it's about each person bringing their own personal skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

This candidate should possess an understanding of the Nike North America marketplace landscape as well as possess a solid retail acumen paired with an analytical skill set.

At times working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different key merchandising dimensions. They will also influence the product assortment for their respective Marketplace partner while focusing on end-in-mind, as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nike's most innovative and iconic franchises!

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 4+ years' experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
• Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.

• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies.
• Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
• Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners.
• Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things.
• Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills.

• Attention to detail, understanding the importance of consistency.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Drive seasonal integration strategies with Marketing, Partner Group and Consumer Merch to deliver against seasonal priorities.
• Delivers a seamless, premium, and effective consumer journey across all doors.
• Partners with Consumer Merch and Integrated account team to ensure the assortment strategy aligns to the consumer demand.

Key Deliverables include:

• Setting seasonal assortment strategy aligned to seasonality and flow of the specific Consumer objectives.
• Alignment with Marketing to ensure launches and edited offers align with key consumer events and strategic product intent.
• Working with cross functional teams to continue to drive business specific assortment strategy across multiple seasons.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will adapt and curate consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace while delivering for a specific consumer and blending fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal reviews and assortment building sessions representing the voice of key marketplace partners.

You will balance multiple seasons and your insights will contribute to future seasonal plans. You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.

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.

Benefits

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