Category Merchandising 2Hybrid

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 3-month contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push the edges of what can be. Nike's culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination — seeking achievers, leaders, and visionaries who bring skill and passion to a constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will support strategy and ideation, product assortments, line planning, seasonal hind-sighting, and the use of data and analytics to drive end-to-end profitability. Success in this role comes from developing strong cross-functional relationships, applying thoughtful research and analysis, maintaining a genuine curiosity, being flexible in a very dynamic and pressure filled environment and commitment to continuous learning and growth. You have an interest in Basketball culture and can connect product to the consumer.

• Support Basketball FW merchandising team throughout the seasonal Go-To-Market (GTM) process
• Help communicate seasonal product updates to marketplace and Nike Direct partners
• Assist in the creation and sharing of seasonal information, tools, managing samples,
• Support alignment with streetwear-focused teams to ensure a cohesive product offering in the marketplace
• Contribute to product assortment planning, assortment and product opportunities and line reviews through data-driven insights

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2+ years of experience in merchandising for retail and/or ecommerce products
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Strong tactical and operational skillset with the ability to own end-to-end processes
• Experience building and updating assortment plans aligned to seasonal calendars
• Proficiency with AV (assort visual) tools, product costing, and pricing decisions
• Familiarity with marketplace POS insights and data-driven decision making
• A genuine passion for Basketball

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience collaborating with sales, local product creation, demand planning, and marketing teams
• Ability to manage and streamline cross-functional communications
• Proactive, high-initiative mindset with a curious and solutions-oriented approach