Nike Hiring for Specialist II, Womens Lifestyle Brand Marketing NA at Beaverton, OR Full Time

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc.’s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nike’s stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

North America Brand Management (organized by Mens / Womens / Kids) is the Marketing function responsible for unlocking our ability to serve the athlete* holistically across the spectrum of performance & lifestyle! Our goal is to know & serve their motivations & needs, so we can unlock the power of sport for every athlete*.

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for a North America Women’s Lifestyle Brand & Product Specialist to join our Beaverton-based team.

This role will focus on product management for the W’s Lifestyle team while supporting the development and execution of marketing concepts that fuel daily engagement and relationships with our women consumer! In partnership with teammates across the Marketing organization, this role will be responsible for bringing the best of the Nike directly to her, crafting a meaningful connection to both the brand and style.

The candidate should have a knowledge of SAP, internal product timelines, excel, a digital first mentality, entrepreneurial spirit, thrive in high-change / test and learn environments. They should be ready to embrace an approach that will challenge the status quo and push the brand to new places – helping translate unique insights into strategies and concepts that unlock new consumer touchpoints.

Additionally, they should have a result driven approach to their work, demonstrating an ability to lead multiple tasks while building strong working relationships across a matrixed organization.

What you will work on

If this is you, you’ll be working with a networked Womens Brand Management offense across Global, Geo, and City teams to deliver key product marketing priorities and define the seasonal, annual, and long-term brand plans that will serve the needs of our Womens Lifestyle consumers.

As the North America Women’s Brand & Product Specialist, you will:

• Lead product management and ordering for current and future seasonal execution
• Lead product journeys for full Womens Lifestyle priorities
• Support an integrated annual + seasonal planning process through ideation and presentation across key cities / functions in North America
• Manage asset development and distribution across multiple channels
• Build and maintain seasonal plan foundation starting with roadmap of product & moments
• Open and process POs, invoices, contracts, product orders
• Drive initiative recap and teardown process track cumulative engagement/results to deliver insights that will inform future work
• Monitor and identify key consumer trends

Who you will work with

As the North America Womens Brand & Product Specialist, you will report directly to the North America Womens Senior Brand Director and work within a team of Brand Directors, Managers and Specialists to deliver stories and products that serve her full self expression.

To facilitate the development and implementation of those plans, you will build and maintain effective relationships across a diverse set of internal and external partners, including the following:

• Product & Merchandising
• Demand and Supply Management
• Brand Defining and Purpose Marketing
• Consumer Direct Marketing
• Sports Marketing
• Catalyst Marketing
• Brand Creative
• City Marketing Teams
• Social and Community Impact
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Communications
• Agency, Production, and Media Partners

Finally, in this role you will be an agile part of the North America team and play a meaningful role in creating a positive and inclusive working environment.

What You Bring

• +1-3 years of experience in Product Management, Marketing, or Production
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial
• Autonomous, proactive work management style
• An understanding of media and digital platforms
• Phenomenal relationship building skills
• Outstanding task management across multiple work streams with attention to details
• An understanding of styling
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, flexing between senior leadership communication and more detailed functional communication
• Problem solving skills (identification, scenario development, action)
• Experience and/or passion for the lifestyle/streetwear world
• Knowledge of the NYC and/or LA market + consumer approaches would be a plus
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

The Functional Competencies:

• Core: Project Management, Relationship building, Asset management
• Art: Creativity and Inspiration
• Science: Digital First Approach, Product Knowledge, Sports knowledge

Leadership Competencies:

• Grow Yourself. Constantly pushing yourself to learn, expand and grow through a curious and infinite mentality
• Instills Trust. You listen, understand and collaborate. Always embracing diverse points of view
• Acts with Courage. You take informed risks and showcase an ambitious, creative and innovative mentality
• Grow Together. You focus first and foremost on helping your team grow by investing time in them and advancing the common objectives
• Champions Effective Partnership. This role will be the driver of collaboration with a process-oriented approach and finding ways to drive efficient work
• Values Differences. You understand and prioritize the value of diversity in is most vast definition. You listen and amplify every voice
• Grow the Business. You think as an enterprise leader, always making decisions based on our strategic priorities and aiming to grow our brand and business
• Thinks Strategically. You envision a future that doesn’t exist. You translate consumer insights into opportunities that can be converted into clear strategic direction
• Cultivates Innovation. You are a driver of learning agility, encouraging failure in pro of progress and learning. You embrace disruption to create

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

Benefits

Whether it’s transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness – inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.