Nike Senior Manager Kids Visual Merchandising NA 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

951625559

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

The North America VM Senior Manager, Kids’ will develop and deliver inspiring, premium, and elevated presentation strategies and direction for the Nike brand across the North American marketplace. You will work collaboratively across geo consumer, product & brand teams to create a distinct point of view for the brand at retail. You will lead the creation of seasonal playbooks, directives, & tools that enable stores’ teams to execute the Kids’ vision at scale.

• Develop & drive the Kids end in mind vision and long-term presentation strategies to be applied across Nike’s retail footprint.

• Partner with Retail Marketing on development of seasonal frameworks and strategies to land the big ideas with impact.

• Build and connect a Kids’ VM network across our geo, territories, key cities, and stores.

• Lead strong partnership with buying teams to drive powerful Kids’ journeys and product destinations.

• Collaborate with Consumer Brand teams to ensure brand distinction is achieved.

• Mine for Kids’ industry style and trend insights to deliver inspirational and aspirational consumer experiences.

• Deliver against the functional gameplan process to influence end in mind vision.

• Inspire, empower & serve stores with strategies, tools and guidance focused on enabling flawless execution.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

In this role, you will work with a diverse set of individuals, teams, and functions across the North America geography. This role reports directly to the Sr Director, Visual Merchandising – North America and will build and foster strong relationships with Brand Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Marketing & Design. You will work closely with City and Stores’ teams to provide critical functional direction and understand relevant marketplace & competitive trends.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 5+ years of experience in retail marketing, visual merchandising, product merchandising or directly related experience.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

• Possess a clear passion for the art and science of visual merchandising & styling.

• Deep experience developing and driving inspiring consumer journeys and product presentation strategies.

• Passion for team leadership, people development and coaching & mentoring a diverse team of talent. (2 direct reports)

• Extensive visual background with previous experience in a large-scale vertical retail environment and understands reaching broad scale at an accelerated pace.

• Proven experience working with Leadership to influence decisions and drive change at scale.

• Can-do demeanor with the shown ability to adapt to changes in business needs or direction.

• Knowledge of current retail landscape and the latest trends and innovations for retail.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills as well as strong influencing & negotiating skills required.

• Confident presentation and computer skills with command of Outlook calendar, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote, Mac proficiency strongly preferred.

• Ability to travel approximately 4-6 times per year.