USA Nike Jobs - Product Merchandising & Management

Product Line Manager, Urbano Footwear - ,

Mind readers wanted.

Consumers today are more sophisticated and better educated than in any previous generation. They decide what they want and when they want it. At Nike, our challenge is to anticipate what they'll want and be ready with a solution. When we're really good, it's something -- a product, a service, a whatever -- that's so intuitively perfect the consumer hasn't even imagined it could exist. Your job? To make sure we know our consumers better than we know ourselves.

But you knew that already, didn't you?

As our Product Line Manager of Urbano Footwear, you'll manage and execute the formal footwear product process within an assigned category. You'll serve as principle point person within marketing in the product confirmation process. You'll communicate with the Category Footwear Product Director to make day-to-day product decisions along with their Design and Development counterparts. You'll also seek input from Merchandise Managers when initiating the line planning process. The primary focus of a Product Line Manager is to meet the unique footwear product needs of an assigned category. This dictates consumer interaction with strategically selected travel (for example, two days to be spent at retail, working on the sales floor; three days to be spent directly with consumers in other settings, e.g., events or focus groups) to expand knowledge of this category's true target market. You'll be responsible for keeping product line plans updated on a timely basis. You'll be accountable for keeping the product line plans well-synchronized with the marketing strategy and assisting the Category Footwear Product Director and category Product Line Managers in the market planning process and the strategic line planning process. You'll provide the Design and Development teams with timely, visual and factual cues to motivate and inspire the teams in the product process. Briefing should be achieved through formal seasonal presentations and/or ongoing informal interaction with the Design and Development team from line conceptualization all the way through to product confirmation. You'll be responsible for the presentation of product lines to audiences and/or various marketing venues: Pre-Lines, Strategic Roll Outs (SRO's), Sales Meetings, Sales Management, and the NIKE Sales force at Seasonal Pre-Lines, Footwear Sales management meetings and Sales Meetings. In addition, you'll also be responsible for communicating the seasonal pricing goals of the product line and collaborate with their Divisional Merchandising Manager, Category Pricing Manager and Category Footwear Product Director in the pricing process and provide input when appropriate.

Product Line Manager - Nike Pro Combat Promo Customization - ,

Mind readers wanted.

But you knew that already, didn't you?

As one of our Product Line Managers, you'll be responsible for collecting and analyzing product, consumer and competitive trends within key global assets for the Category. You'll manage key consumer and athlete focus groups and present key findings to the product teams. You'll be responsible for sharing information to ensure integration between Footwear, Apparel and Equipment. You'll propose and draft the line plan for a complete athlete/team product line. You'll utilize market knowledge, sports marketing and athlete input to ensure that there is an agreed line plan that meets the product goals of the category. You'll direct the regional/global athlete and team agreement of the product attributes, costing, sourcing, delivery and pricing needs. You'll also execute action plans for regional gaps in the line plan working with retail product line manager. You'll be responsible for managing the product creation process. You'll manage the approval process for materials, fit and prototype sign off. You'll ensure key Gates and Dates in the calendar are met by the Category, ensuring on-time athlete delivery and adoption of products. You'll also manage the product testing action plan and follow up. You'll act as the proprietor of category analysis and historical information. You'll create presentations to sell-in the product to individual athletes and teams. You'll represent the Category team at key product creation meetings. In addition, you'll also be responsible for executing against style/SKU level to optimize productivity, margin and revenue.

Brand Merchant - Apparel - ,

The heart of Nike is built around one simple idea -- innovate. Whether that innovation is called Nike Air or ACG or Nike Swift or Nike Shox, the principle is the same: think something that nobody has thought before, or improve something that already exists. It's how we create our products, and it's the way we treat the people we work with.

So take chances. Think bigger than the next achiever. Just know one thing. The more you succeed, the higher we'll raise the bar.

But would you really want it any other way?

As one of our Brand Merchants, you'll be responsible for commercializing the product line to ensure a premium consumer experience. You'll also be responsible for assorting cross-category product collections by gender, account, and/or marketplace. In partnership with the Regional Product Merchandising team, you'll identify potential gaps in line plans and make recommendations for possible Quick Strike and Special Make Up product needs. You'll drive effective go-to-market strategy by product type - flow, models, SKUs, price consistency, margin, and franchises. You'll create marketplace assortments using analytical data such as trends, sell-through and consumer insights. You'll collaborate with the Regional Category Merchandising teams on assortment planning to support the Global Category Strategy and hit regional marketplace deliverables while balancing the integrity of the seasonal category stories with the channel opportunities offered in the Region. You'll resolve any pricing issues across categories. You'll own cross-category revenue targets by season including regional profitability and margins. In addition, you'll create and update seasonal forecasts.

Converse-Product Line Manager - ,

Manage and execute the formal footwear product process within an assigned category.

Product Creation:

· Manage the product creation process.

· Develop seasonal line plans and make day-to-day product decisions alongside design and development counterparts with respect to initial line planning, final application of color and pricing in cross-merchandising the line.

· Manage the confirmation process to ensure products in the line meet the needs of the consumer and key accounts as outlined in the product brief.

Product Pricing:

· Responsible for the seasonal pricing and structure of assigned lines and accountable for gross margin profitability in line with corporate and departmental goals.

Assist with the US and International Merchandise Managers in the pricing process and work with Product Director to finalize prices.

Quarterly Assortment Planning:

· Manage the development and updating of assortment plans on a seasonal basis.

Coordinate color-up and stand-alone plans with merchandise team including US and global managers, account sales managers, Category Business Director.

Product Briefing and Presentation:

Provide design and development and merchandising with visual and factual cues to motivate and inspire them in the product process through formal presentations and/or on-going informal interaction with the design and development team from line conceptualization to confirmation process.

· Ensure product and stories are communicated and meet the needs of the consumer and Key Accounts as outlined in the product brief.

· Responsible for the presentation of the assigned product lines to Accounts and account executives as needed (i.e. Sales Meetings).

Ultimately responsible for what arrives in market and its profitability.

Retailer & Consumer Interaction:

· Manage the consumer insight process. Establish the link to the business, and develop the relevant strategies to maximize the business.

· High degree of retailer interaction and awareness alongside the Product Director to meet the product needs of the Global Marketplace.

· Interact directly with retailers especially during pre-lines, market visitations, events and/or focus groups to gain insight that can be interpreted into new innovations, products and concepts.

Lead team trips and reporting and project updates which will be communicated to Business Director.

Product Line Manager, Jordan Apparel - ,

Mind readers wanted.

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As our Product Line Managers for Jordan Apparel, you'll be responsible for managing and executing the formal product process within the Jordan Apparel category. You'll serve as the principal point person within marketing in the product confirmation process. You'll also communicate day-to-day product decisions along with your Design and Development counterparts. You'll need to maintain a high level of consumer interaction, including retail store visit, events and conduct focus groups. You'll be accountable for keeping the product line plans well-synchronized with the marketing strategy. You'll brief product through formal seasonal presentations and/or ongoing informal interaction with the Design and Development teams from line conceptualization to product confirmation. You'll be responsible for the presentation of your product lines to audiences at sales meetings and other events.

Converse Product Line Manager-One Star - ,

Product Line Planning. Responsible for driving the One Star product collection at Target across all consumer segments - mens, women's kids and infants. Accountable for keeping the product line plans well-synchronized with the category/x-merchandising/marketing strategies. Focused SKU allocation with clear flow and productivity. Works closely with Account Management and Demand Planning on maximizing the productivity of the line, ensuring a smooth flow of product into retail as well as .com.

Product Confirmation. Serves as the principle point person within marketing in the product confirmation process. Seeks input from Target buying team and design when initiating line planning process.

Product Pricing/Profitability. Responsible for communicating seasonal pricing goals of their line. Ultimate sourcing decisions are outside the responsibility of the PLM and will affect profitability.

CONSUMER RELEVANCE, CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE, INFLUENCE SKILLS, ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS, HIGH PROFILE COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY/MULTI TASKING, RESULTS ORIENTATION, GLOBAL THINKING/AWARENESS,

Consumer Expert. The primary focus of the PLM is to meet the unique footwear product needs of the Target Retail Guest. This dictates consumer interaction with strategically selected travel to expand already held, knowledge of the category's true target market. Takes the lead on all consumer research efforts for the category. Must demonstrate the distinctions between retailer consumer and end consumer.

Product Briefing. Provide Design and Development with timely, visual, and factual cues to motivate and inspire the product creation process. Briefing should be achieved through formal seasonal presentations and/or on-going informal interaction with the Design & Development team from line conceptualization through product confirmation. Power Point skills necessary for briefing as well as a creative intuition for market direction.

Product Presentation. Responsible for the presentation of their product lines to audiences and/or various marketing venues: pre-lines, sales meetings, ILR/FLR, etc.