Na Jordan Merchandising Operations Specialist

Work options: Hybrid

Hybrid: Work from home Monday and Friday; Tuesday – Thursday onsite.

Title: NA Jordan Merchandising Operations Specialist

Location: Hybrid – Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Who We Are Looking For

• The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, the ability to work in a deadline driven environment and is proficient with MS Excel at an advanced level.
• This role’s primary responsibility is to partner with our NA Consumer Merchants to manage the Geography & Country (USA & Canada) line plans. These seasonal line plans are leveraged by numerous cross-functional teams within our Geography. Thus, there is a critical need to ensure our systems are up-to-date and accurate at all times.
• We’re looking for a North America (NA) Merchandising Information Analyst (MIA) who enjoys working with data and product in a fast-paced team environment.
• We’re also looking for a standout teammate with strong communication skills.

What You Will Work On

• You will also partner with Merchants on flagging specific products that should be sampled in the Geography.
• You will maintain line plan data in system, including items such as Geo/Country adoption from the Global line plan, adds/drops, wholesale/retail pricing, 1st offer dates, and denoting marketing type and initiative where applicable.
• A typical day/week includes partnering with the Consumer Merchandising team, aligning on product strategy, data entry/management, responding to multiple emails/requests and attending various meetings.
• If this is you, you’ll be working with Nike Merchants (and other cross-functional teammates) to steward the Geography & Country line plan data in MMX for accuracy, timeliness and completeness to support critical events in the process and through its usage in downstream systems.
• In addition, you will investigate and maintain core product information through various systems in support of the Merchandising organization.

Who You Will Work With

• This is the Nike matrix: You will report to NA Merchandising Business Operations, yet you will work very closely with NA Merchants, Planners, etc. along with various counterparts in other Geos and Global.
• You will act as the key contact for the Geo/Country line plan information by participating in critical team meetings and proactively communicating all relevant product information issues and solutions.

What You Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in deadline driven environment
• Experience investigating, capturing and maintaining product data in an information management system or complex database is preferred
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years relevant experience may be substituted
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• Bachelor's degree in Business or an equivalent
• 3 years relevant work experience, preferably in a data intensive role
• Proficient with MS Excel at an advanced level is preferred
• Strong attention to detail and process orientation