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Nike is hiring a Merchant II, Nike Stores Merchandising (Inline)

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH At Nike, it is believed that great teams build the future and the Inline Stores Merchandising team plays a key role in shaping what comes next. The team is hiring a Merchant/Buyer to help lead the next chapter of Nike Inline Stores across EMEA. This individual will be part of a highly collaborative, high-impact team of Buyers focused on delivering the best expression of Nike in key retail locations. This is where global brand direction connects with local consumer insight — where innovation, sport, and storytelling come together across some of Europe’s most iconic cities.

The role operates within a cross-functional squad model. The team drives seasonal assortment strategies, is responsible for buying assortments for Nike stores, manages in-season trading, prepares product assortments for new store openings, and brings to life city-specific product moments that center the consumer. The team is guided by clear values in how it works: • Trust and inclusion drive collaboration, respect, and shared success. • Positivity and confidence support resilient, forward-thinking decisions. • Curiosity and courage encourage continuous learning and improvement. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work while growing within a supportive, purpose-driven team. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Nike is looking for a skilled and motivated professional with a background in merchandising or buying who is ready to contribute to the Inline Stores business and grow within a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate brings: • Experience in retail merchandising or buying, including hands-on involvement in assortment planning and in-season management, with cross-functional collaboration across planning and visual merchandising teams.

• Understanding of key retail KPIs such as productivity, sell-through, and conversion rate (CR%), and the ability to influence performance through assortment and trading actions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience building clear presentations in PowerPoint; familiarity with Tableau or similar data visualization tools is a plus. Experience contributing to cross-functional initiatives such as store openings, assortment curation, or product and collection launches. A detail-oriented approach and the ability to translate consumer and sales insights into actionable assortment decisions at store level. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON As a Merchandiser II on the Inline Stores team, you will support the end-to-end assortment process for a defined category or business area within Nike Direct Inline Stores.

You will: Support and scale assortment strategies: Adapt global assortment frameworks for your business area, ensuring strong local relevance across 22 Nike-owned stores in EMEA. Prepare tools and enable partners: Provide tools and insights to support store partners in seasonal execution and actively contribute to partner connection meetings in close collaboration with sales teams.

• Build door-level assortments: Use consumer insights, sales data, and market knowledge to ensure the right products are available in the right stores.
• Collaborate within a squad model: Partner with Planning, Allocation, Consumer Merchandising, and Field teams to deliver aligned in-season execution and track against seasonal goals.
• Manage multiple seasons: Work across overlapping timelines, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely delivery. Leverage data and insights: Use reporting and performance metrics to inform decisions and continuously improve consumer experience and business outcomes.
• Partner with global teams: Help connect global product strategies with EMEA store execution.

The role is open for applications until 19h of June. Relocation is not offered for this position. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience.

• Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.
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Salary: $90,000 - $110,000

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