EMEA Nike Jobs - Product Merchandising and Management

Senior Administrative Assistant - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Mision:

Provides administrative assistance to the Global Football Club & Federations Director (primary role, 80% of time). Also supports Centralized Club & Fed Leadership Team (15%) and Vice President of Global Football (5%).

Responsibilities:

General Support:

Performs normal office functions such as setting up and maintaining files; interviewing callers and making proper referrals; arranging meetings and conferences; and receiving, referring, or answering mail. Reviews drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage; answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures. Gathers, compiles and reports on information relevant to supervisor's assignment. Prepares expense reports and purchase orders and maintains office supplies; updates organizational charts; coordinates department or equipment moves. Handles confidential information. Serves as the central contact for general department information

Logistics:

Coordinates a full range of meeting, event, and travel arrangements; manages calendars. Works with internal/external contacts for venue requirements and selection, room set-up, catering, and materials delivery. Utilizes Nike's on-line reservation system to ensure that Nike travel policy is followed in order to provide cost-effective and convenient travel arrangements. Works with travel agents, airlines, and others regarding planning and customer service issues.

Presentations:

Utilizes computer skills to create high quality graphic and text presentations often under tight timeframes. Interprets needs, determines and produces effective presentation layout, and organizes final documents. Prepares special reports requiring the selection of relevant information from a variety of sources. Maintains and updates on-going reports or databases.

Requirements:

High School / Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with a min of 3 years relevant work experience, or 2-year degree with a min of 2 years of relevant work experience, or 4-year degree with a min of 1 year of relevant work experience
Strong knowledge of Nike administrative procedures and systems
Excellent Power Point skills
Strong English verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to listen and act on feedback. Can clearly articulate goals and objectives. Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen. Ability to network and utilize internal and external resources
Proven track record of successful delivery against tasks. Very proactive. Takes direction and then builds on it. Demonstrates high degrees of imitative. Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management. Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group
Willingness to work hard to ensure success
High degree of professionalism

Licensing Key Account Manager for Americas - Global Football - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Responsibilities:

As our Licensing Key Account Manager for Americas, you will be responsible for driving growth of Nike Football?s overall licensed business in North and South America. Focus will be on key clubs and federations including Manchester United, Barcelona, Juventus, Brazil and France. Geographic priorities will included but not be limited to USA, Mexico, Brazil and SOCO.
You will need to lead all aspects of a growing a successful licensing business. Key activities will include strategic planning, deal generation, product development, business plan development, and performance reporting.
The role will report to the Director of Global Clubs and Federations as part of a new high performance team focused on maximizing the commercial potential of our key football team assets. It will be based in Amsterdam and will include fairly substantial travel to the America?s region.

Reqiurements:

Deep Licensing Experience: at least 3 yrs, of licensing experience, including (i) deal identification, negotiation and management, (ii) product planning, royalty and approval processes and (iii) licensee business planning and development. Ideally, already has established licensing relationships in the region
Strong Product Knowledge and Experience: Sound understanding of all dimensions of product development from line planning through to development and all key go to market elements
Proven Strategic Planning Expertise
Substantial Knowledge of the Americas region, especially key markets of USA, Mexico and Brazil
Proven track record in driving implementation. Demonstrate excellent entrepreneurship skills and clearly strong results orientation. Must be a self starter
Strong Commercial Orientation
Exciting Leadership Ability. Must have sound experience in leading teams and managing at least 1-2 direct reports
Excellent Team Work track record
Very strong verbal and written communication skills
Fluency in English and Spanish
Deep interest in Football. Ideally strong knowledge of key Nike Football team asset
High degree of professionalism

Licensing Key Account Manager for Asia Pacific - Global Football - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Responsibilties:

As our Licensing Key Account Manager for Asia Pacific, you will be responsible for driving growth of Nike Football?s overall licensed business in Asia. Focus will be on key clubs and federations including Manchester United, Barcelona, Juventus, Brazil and France. Geographic priorities will included but not be limited to Japan, Korea and China.
You will need to lead all aspects of a growing a successful licensing business. Key activities will include strategic planning, deal generation, product development, business plan development, and performance reporting.
The role will report to the Director of Global Clubs and Federations as part of a new high performance team focused on maximizing the commercial potential of our key football team assets. It will be based in Amsterdam and will include fairly substantial travel to the AP region.

Requirements:

Deep Licensing Experience: at least 3 yrs, of licensing experience, including (i) deal identification, negotiation and management, (ii) product planning, royalty and approval processes and (iii) licensee business planning and development. Ideally, already has established licensing relationships in the region
Strong Product Knowledge and Experience: Sound understanding of all dimensions of product development from line planning through to development and all key go to market elements.
Proven Strategic Planning Expertise
Substantial Knowledge of the AP region, especially key markets of Japan, Korea and China
Proven track record in driving implementation. Demonstrate excellent entrepreneurship skills and clearly strong results orientation. Must be a self starter
Strong Commercial Orientation
Exciting Leadership Ability. Must have sound experience in leading teams and managing at least 1-2 direct reports
Excellent Team Work track record
Very strong verbal and written communication skills
Fluency in English and ideally in one language from a key country in the region
Deep interest in Football. Ideally strong knowledge of key Nike Football team assets
High degree of professionalism

Licensing Key Account Manager Europe and Middle East - Global Football - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Responsibilities:

As our Licensing Key Account Manager for Europe / ROW, you will be responsible for driving growth of Nike Football?s overall licensed business in W. Europe and select countries in CEE and Middle East. Focus will be on key clubs and federations including Manchester United, Barcelona, Juventus, Brazil and France.
You will need to lead all aspects of a growing a successful licensing business. Key activities will include strategic planning, deal generation, product development, business plan development, and performance reporting.
The role will report to the Director of Global Clubs and Federations as part of a new high performance team focused on maximizing the commercial potential of our key football team assets. It will be based in Amsterdam and will include fairly substantial travel to the regions noted above.

Requirements:

Deep Licensing Experience: at least 3 yrs, of licensing experience, including (i) deal identification, negotiation and management, (ii) product planning, royalty and approval processes and (iii) licensee business planning and development. Ideally, already has established licensing relationships in the region
Strong Product Knowledge and Experience: Sound understanding of all dimensions of product development from line planning through to development and all key go to market elements.
Proven Strategic Planning Expertise
Substantial Knowledge of the Americas region, especially key markets of USA, Mexico and Brazil
Proven track record in driving implementation. Demonstrate excellent entrepreneurship skills and clearly strong results orientation. Must be a self starter
Strong Commercial Orientation
Exciting Leadership Ability. Must have sound experience in leading teams and managing at least 1-2 direct reports
Excellent Team Work track record
Very strong verbal and written communication skills
Fluency in English and either French or Spanish (ideally both)
Deep interest in Football. Ideally strong knowledge of key Nike Football team asset
High degree of professionalism

Licensing Coordinator - Global Football - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Responsibilities:

As our Global Football Licensing Coordinator, you will primarily be responsible for helping a centralized team drive the growth of the overall Football Licensed Business in key regions and countries across the globe.

You will actively be involved in driving licensee product development. Within this context, you will own all aspects of the line art and sample submission and approval processes. Activities within this area include:

Setting up and managing overall product development and approval processes
Communicating seasonal direction and key dates and gates to licensees
Ensuring that all key club and federation brand guidelines are up to date and communicated to licensees
Reviewing all line art and sample submissions and ensuring that line plans are executed and that guidelines are adhered to

Requirements:

At least 1 yr of licensing experience.
Deep Product Knowledge and Experience: Sound understanding of all dimensions of product development from line planning through to development. In particular, a strong understanding of product range planning, brand guideline development / enforcement, and line art / sample submission and approvals
Proven track record in driving implementation. Demonstrate excellent entrepreneurship skills and clearly strong results orientation. Must be a self starter
Strong Commercial Orientation
Excellent Team Work track record
Very strong verbal and written communication skills; Fluency in English a must and Spanish and or French preferred
Deep interest in Football, ideally strong knowledge of key Nike Football team asset
High degree of professionalism ???

Wear Test Analyst EHQ - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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As our Wear Test Analyst for Global Apparel you will utilize sensory testing protocols to measure athlete's perceptions, ultimately enhancing the final product within Development and Innovation calendar timelines.

You will work with the Global Testing Manager to prioritize tests based on innovation and potential impact to business. You will help manage, execute and monitor the product testing seasonal plan from innovation research through commercialization. You will formalize and present test findings while ensuring they are archived for future knowledge. You will ensure product is tested to Nike performance standards. Additionally you will be responsible to recruit and maintain a pool of qualified testers.

Furthermore, you will ensure constant, effective communication with regions, business units, promo and innovation teams in order to align goals, timelines, protocols, and potential outcomes of testing.

Requirements:

Bachelors degree, preferably in a science related field
A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years work experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated computer skills, including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and statistics programs
Experience statistically analyzing data (both subjective and objective) and making recommendations
Strong information seeking skills and drive for results
Ability to multitask and manage a varied workload
Proven influencing skills
Ability to communicate with and draw out information from athletes at all levels
Knowledge of statistics, statistical process control and design of experiments is a plus
Passion for and knowledge of sports is a plus
Experience with sensory evaluation is a preferred

KEY ACCOUNT textil, calzado - Nike F. S. Madrid, Spain

Main tasks

Análisis de las necesidades del cliente y estudio de la gama de productos más adecuada para cubrir sus necesidades y la situación del mercado y de la competencia.
Presentación de las colecciones a nuestro cliente más estratégico y negociación de las condiciones
Seguimiento de las implantaciones de las campañas de marketing en el punto de venta.
La idea La base de este puesto de trabajo es realizar una venta consultiva en la que el cliente crezca con nosotros.

Buscamos reforzar nuestro equipo comercial, incorporando una persona en la gestión de nuestro cliente más estratégico. Necesitamos personas con gran capacidad de análisis, con experiencia gestionando cuentas de gran volumen, capacidad para desarrollarse profesionalmente en un entorno dinámico y flexible, que hable inglés fluido y que sienta pasión por el deporte.

Apparel Product Manager - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Mission:

Accountable to the Sr. Product manager for the Blanks project and QTT process.

Drive the virtual team efficiency through the operational process ensuring the project success at specific deadlines. Ensure Process, organization and system coordination through account and sales management. This position may or may not have supervisory/people development responsibility.

Responsibilities:

BLANKS Project:

Selecting core team members for each specific project with the project sponsor (Sr. product manager).
Identify and lead the project stakeholders at operational level.
Define, plan and secure process and approval with stakeholders.
Identify and managing risks.
Monitoring and tracking projects process.
Solving the problems that interfere with project progress.
Controlling costs.
Controlling changes and updating the business case at specific DL gates and ensure day to day progress.
Liaising and working with other functions to achieve assigned goals. (focus on sales and accounts)
Supporting and assisting other team members when appropriate.
Ensure forecasting accuracy.
Lead account and sales team business needs.
Align with sport graphic Global Center of Excellence (COE) and follow up on execution of designs.

QTT management:

Product line management for QTT (max 50 styles):
Follow up with Global Center of Excellence (COE) for Sport graphics and follow up on execution of design and color ups.
Present graphics to account for review and manage approvals.
Collaborate with Design on graphic & schematic updates
Manage LO communications and process efficiency.

Accountabilities:

Cross functional team management: Verifying process progress, monitoring both the team performance and the stakeholders? performance. (40%)
Product Line Planning/Merchandising: Manages the style count planning, and pricing. Ensuring forecast accuracy at style/color and sizing level. Monitoring gross pricing margin targets respecting the WE-CEE/PC targets (10%)
Consumer/ account needs: Identify, prioritize and frame account/consumer trends/needs as input into COE. Provide qualitative and quantitative information: trends, color, graphics, price/value. Participate in consumer insight gathering (DIG) process to help identify consumer opportunity to light (10%)
Process Management: Effectively manages the project process and resolves cross functional issues that arise through the project time line (20%)
Business/Financial Results: Works with WE Sr Product Manager to achieve business targets related to revenue growth, profitability, pricing margins, close-outs, style/sku productivity, style/cw minimums (5%)
Presentations/Communication: Creates impactful presentations to sell-in the product. Participates in pre-lines and key account appointments requested by Sales (10%)
PPS & Line art: Communicate to PC Merchandiser Intern the system needs and ensures accuracy of information to be entered in PPS, ensure line art creation and their accuracy (5%)

Requirements:

Strong Junior apparel experience with a high-level understanding of retail buying and/or sales gained through applicable experience.
Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude and retail math skills.
Master's degree
2+ years' experience in a sales and product-related role.
Ability to successfully develop strong working relationships at all levels and demonstrate ability to create cross-team collaboration.
Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to inspire, involve and mentor others within work group.
Ability to lead complex initiatives and project teams and create new ideas, generate consensus and work cooperatively.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
In-depth experience with and knowledge of the sports inspired consumer and marketplace is preferred.
Full time assignment starting date September 1st, 2010
WE +CEE market trips
On site team meeting
LO Turkey

Associate Apparel Product Manager - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Mission:

Responsible for creating Special Make Up (SMU) regional product lines at intermediate level for Tier 2 accounts. Drive the product process management for all facets of the SMU merchandising and product creation processes. Create category assortment that exceeds consumer and customers expectations ensuring the regional distribution strategy alignment.

Responsibilities:

Product Line Management for tier 2 accounts (max 50 styles). INTERSPORT, NIKE RETAIL, DECATHLON, HOME SHOPPING, REGIONAL PROJECT, and LATE ADD.
Create seasonal MLP; ensure this fits in with Nike account strategy for tier 2 accounts and WE Geography SMU plan (workload)
Align with Global NSW and AD strategy and follow up on execution of designs.
Align with WE Brand Merchandising to integrate In-line and SMU product offer.
Guide full product creation process across commercialization and design functions to ensure target margin achievement.
Create product brief; handover to Design
Present Designs to tier 2 accounts and manage account feedback with Design & Commercialization team to get to Final Samples.
Final Sample sign off with all accounts
Calendar management with account and internally cross functions.
Create tools to track and manage information and data (share point/tracking sheet)
Coordinate with Intern to manage PPS for balance of SMU product line.
Support Sr Product Mgr ; focus on QTF and HW processes; interact as a filter with WHQ/COE.

Accountabilities:

Product Line Planning/Merchandising: Manages the line planning, pricing and product creation process, including briefing, silhouette/style/color plan, sizing strategy, forecast, flow plan, wholesale and suggested retail pricing strategies and gross pricing margin targets (30-40%)
Champion the Consumer: Identify, prioritize and frame Territory consumer and athlete trends (insights) as input into the Geography product engine to inform and influence the product creation process. Provide qualitative information (trends, color, materials, graphics, fit, price/value, performance, innovation needs, etc). Participate in consumer insight gathering (DIG) process to help bring consumer opportunity to light (15-20%)
Process Management: Effectively manages the product creation process and resolves merchandising issues that arise through the season (10-15%)
Business/Financial Results: Works with Sr Product Manager to achieve business targets related to revenue growth, profitability, pricing margins, close-outs, style/sku productivity, style/cw minimums (5-10%)
Presentations/Communication: Creates impactful presentations to sell-in the product. Participates in key account meeting as requested by Sales (10%)
PPS & Line art: Enters and ensures accuracy of information in PPS system (i.e., targeted wholesale prices, forecasted units, estimated revenue and gross pricing margins) for JD styles. Ensures accuracy of line art (15-20%)

Requirements:

Ability to successfully develop strong working relationships at all levels and demonstrate ability to create cross-team collaboration.
In-depth experience with and knowledge of the sportswear consumer and marketplace is a must.
Sufficient business orientation, analytical aptitude and retail math skills.
Must have proven successful experience driving financial/revenue growth through style/SKU management
Ability to drive and execute the strategic and long-term product agenda
Apparel product management experience and proven ability to develop a complete product line
Ability to lead initiatives and project teams and create new ideas, generate consensus and work cooperatively.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations
Polytechnic's degree
3+ years' experience in a product-related role
Strong intermediate apparel experience with a high-level understanding of retail buying and/or sales gained through applicable experience.
Full time assignment starting date October 1st, 2010
Travel NL local market trip
On site team meeting (in EU)

Space + Product Presentation Manager AGS - Germany HQ - Frankfurt, Germany

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MISSION:

Manage existing and new space on highest level and quality by following the local and global MPT/SPACE strategy to secure best spaces at key doors. Provide high quality and efficient warehousing (service). Manage the PPE team AGS to secure strong visual merchandising service, premium retail brand presentation and best possible sell through support at defined spaces (Stores, SIS, Corners, Walls)

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

-Manage space budget and new space set up process and calendar. Connect and communicate regularly with Marketing Ops, Sales, RBP Category lead and MU to ensure optimal space execution and long termed profitability. (secure best available space, ensure premium project management and space execution, Provide space capacity count and zoning, align assortment, ensure PPE service and space maintenance).

Manage Marketing Ops Executive Germany and dotted line Austria/Switzerland

-Manage PPE service strategy and team for AGS. Hire, coach and train the country PPE team accordingly through training camps.

Carry out all administrative work associated including the CFE process.

-Ensure efficient and high quality warehousing service in AGS. Check quality of warehousing space, service and costs regularly. Manage yearly cleanings and stock count.

-Attend country and geography meetings (GTM PPMM). Support country sales teams at account order meetings to select the right collections for managed space in key doors. Give presentations to our sales teams at sales meetings (e.g. space zonings, capacity counts etc.).

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

4-5 years of retail experience.

Understanding of Brand management (long term goals and vision)
Understanding of the retail processes preferably within fashion retailing organizations.
Specific flair required in visual merchandising techniques in addition to know how in the definition of standards, strategy and the communication and application in store.
?Eye? for design and esthetics. Knows what the trends are.

CEE - Sr. Category Merchandiser NSW - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

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Mission

Act as the category consumer/product/market expert in CEE. Collaborate with Global Category Merchandising to create category assortments that exceed consumer and customer expectations. Work with in-CEE category teams and other resources to bring the category vision to life at retail and deliver against category/geo/territory financial goals.

Core Accountabilities

Champion the Consumer ? Identify, prioritize and frame GEO ( focus on Russia, Turkey and Poland) consumer and athlete trends (insights) as input into the global product engines to inform and influence the product creation process. Provide qualitative information (trends, color, materials, fit, price/value, performance, innovation needs, etc.). Participate in consumer insight gathering (DIG process) to help bring consumer opportunity to light.
Champion Product ? Participate in the global category line validation and GEO line adoption. Build a GEO category offering that optimizes line profitability and brand impact. Represent the category and consumer throughout the GTM process; evangelize the seasonal stories and product offering.
Drive the Category Vision to Retail ? Collaborate with Global Category Merchandising to validate and adopt directive assortments. Partner with Territory Brand Merchandising to optimize the category offering and ensure strong segmentation and differentiation. Work with Sales, Brand, Retail and other resources to ensure market success with the distribution framework.
Manage & Drive Category Business ? Support of the Category GM in achieving the GEO Category business goals including revenue, bookings and forecasts.. Lead pricing/ forecasting (x-product type) working toward margin goals. Track and share quantitative information (revenue $/unit, GPM%, forecasts, model/style/sku count and efficiency targets) together with the consumer/product insights with the Global Category and Geo Brand Merch. Participate in setting the GEO Category strategic plans.

Core Competancies

Consumer Relevance
Customer Knowledge
Business analysis and Quantitative skills
Information Seeking
Organizational Awareness

CEE - Category Merchandiser Performance - WE/CEE Headquarters, Netherlands

Main tasks

Mission

Core Accountabilities

Champion the Consumer ? Identify, prioritize and frame GEO ( focus on Russia, Turkey and Poland) consumer and athlete trends (insights) as input into the global product engines to inform and influence the product creation process. Provide qualitative information (trends, color, materials, fit, price/value, performance, innovation needs, etc.). Participate in consumer insight gathering (DIG process) to help bring consumer opportunity to light.
Champion Product ? Participate in the global category line validation and GEO line adoption. Build a GEO category offering that optimizes line profitability and brand impact. Represent the category and consumer throughout the GTM process; evangelize the seasonal stories and product offering.
Drive the Category Vision to Retail ? Collaborate with Global Category Merchandising to validate and adopt directive assortments. Partner with Territory Brand Merchandising to optimize the category offering and ensure strong segmentation and differentiation. Work with Sales, Brand, Retail and other resources to ensure market success with the distribution framework.
Manage & Drive Category Business ? Support of the Category GM in achieving the GEO Category business goals including revenue, bookings and forecasts.. Lead pricing/ forecasting (x-product type) working toward margin goals. Track and share quantitative information (revenue $/unit, GPM%, forecasts, model/style/sku count and efficiency targets) together with the consumer/product insights with the Global Category and Geo Brand Merch. Participate in setting the GEO Category strategic plans.

Core Competancies

Consumer Relevance
Customer Knowledge
Business analysis and Quantitative skills
Information Seeking
Organizational Awareness