Lead, Merchandising LATAM Jordan APLA

Lead, Merchandising LATAM Jordan APLA Nike • Mexico City, Mexico WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH You will report into Senior Director of Jordan Merchandising APLA who is based in Beaverton, Oregon. You will work closely with the LATAM Jordan cross‑functional team, including SMD Sales Planning, Brand Marketing LATAM, the Nike merchandising team, the APLA Jordan Merchandising team, the APLA Express Lane product creation team, and other APLA cross‑functional partners. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a self‑driven individual with a passion for consumer sport, streetwear, and fashion. This role requires a high level of verbal, written, and visual communication in both English and Spanish, and the ability to collaborate and influence cross‑functional partners across a large matrix organization. The candidate should possess an understanding of Jordan consumer and marketplace landscape, solid retail and merchandising acumen, analytical skills, and a deep understanding of retail environments and industry trends. This role requires the ability to work autonomously, be agile, and solution‑oriented. The key responsibility is driving consumer product offering (product line plan) for the full scope of Jordan Brand in LATAM End‑to‑End (from insights to adoption), with a focus on multi‑season management for sustainable growth. Bachelor’s degree or higher or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training 5 years of experience in footwear, apparel, equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation, and/or retail in a vertical multi‑brand or digital environment Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell‑through, margin, full price realization, inventory weeks of supply, etc. Understanding and intuition for consumer insights and trends with the ability to translate them into clear strategies, product briefs, and action plans Strong product line management expertise and the ability to build, lead, and drive long‑term product line plan strategy and assortment, including translating consumer sales trends and marketplace insights into in‑season and long‑term assortment strategies Preparing seasonal tools to equip marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross‑functional partners locally and internationally Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills and comfort navigating cross‑functional organizational matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills in both Spanish and English Attention to detail and understanding the importance of consistency and process WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON The candidate will play a crucial role in understanding LATAM Jordan consumer and business, generating insights to inform global and geo partners about product opportunities and needs, and curating and building Jordan product line for the territory. The candidate will build consumer‑centric assortment plans for the full marketplace, blending fact‑based and intuitive inputs to create segmentation and differentiation and drive long‑term sustainable growth for the Jordan Brand. Refined Curator – The goal of merchandising is to ensure we serve consumers with the right product in the right place at the right time. You will drive and execute assortment strategy end‑to‑end—from line plan brief to bringing to life at retail across all channels of distribution. Obsessed Consumerist and Insights Champion – You will gather consumer and marketplace insights and trends to inform future line plan hyper‑local product opportunities as well as in‑season franchise management recommendations. Growth Architect – You will work directly with your geo merchandising counterparts and territory cross‑functional team to drive territory priorities, needs, opportunities and ensure the geo team is equipped with insights to fulfill the territory plan and land the product strategy that’s right for LATAM. Devoted Brand Advocate – You will partner with a cross‑functional team (SMD Retail Marketing & Sales) to build a holistic strategy that combines product sales and brand efforts to drive long‑term sustainable growth for the Jordan Brand. Team player and connector – You will lead internal seasonal downloads to communicate and align seasonal strategies and priorities to your internal cross‑functional partners and support the team through the seasonal sell‑in process. Product Guru and Storyteller – You will lead seasonal product presentations to our retailers during partner engagement moments to guarantee the understanding of the strategic priorities within your seasonal plan as well as to capture business opportunities directly from them. Key Skills Administrative Skills Facilities Management Biotechnology Creative Production Design and Estimation Architecture Employment Type : Full‑Time Experience : 5 years Vacancy : 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr