WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

　　Nike Japan is a hiring for a Visual Merchandising Marketing Professional to join our team in Tokyo. To be successful in this role, you bring ambition to be one of the world’s most innovative storytellers, value visionary thinking, playing as a team and championing imagination to create an inclusive culture. A passion for sport, a relentless curiosity for the consumer and a belief in our brand vision are essential to helping us create the future for the Nike brand. The ideal candidate for this role will have a strong understanding of the role visual merchandising plays in delivering the ultimate consumer experience at retail. You bring a passion for leadership, understanding how our partners behave, what their needs are and how we can best serve them. As a diligent advocate for the business, this role lives and breathes at the unique intersection of art and science – It’s as much about being able to successfully translate complex data/insights, as it is using brand smarts and intuition to uncover inspiring storytelling, drive a great brief, and ultimately, create amazing connections with consumers.

　　WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

　　As part of the Consumer Direct Marketing, Partner Marketing team, you’ll manage the overall development and execution of Partner Marketing strategy. You will be responsible of compiling and supporting creation of seasonal product presentation plans and briefs against category defining and business driving product stories. You will execute against geo tools and deliverables to develop seasonal retail directive, and also plan product marketing and campaigns for key partner retail. You will work directly with store staff at partners for in-season read and react and proactively capture consumer first, data driven retail insights.

　　WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

　　In this role you will report directly into the Japan Consumer Direct Marketing, Partner Marketing Director. You will work cross-functionally with key wholesale accounts and partner internally across sales, merchandising, planning and marketing teams to drive brand strength, fuel consumer demand and build our long-term connection with consumers. You will partner with our Japan marketing leaders and the Asia-Pacific Latin America geography team to build more effective and efficient ways to encourage and connect with athletes. You will also be responsible for managing key agency and vendor partner relationships. This is a team sport and will require consistent collaboration, partnership and consensus across the Nike matrix.

　　WHAT YOU BRING

　　Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, training and

　　experience.

　　Minimum five years of work experience in retail marketing and visual merchandising or related field or minimum 7 years of work experience in lieu of a degree.

　　Outstanding leadership skills with growth mindset to influence functional teams and large cross-functional projects.

　　Understanding of O2O marketing strategy and tactics across key channels, including creating engaging and inspiring in-store displays for footwear and apparel.

　　Ability to create unique presentation solutions for various retail environments that inspire the consumer and drive sales.

　　Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Japanese and English. This includes the ability to facilitate meetings and present in both languages.

　　Ability to travel approximately 4-6 times per year to marketplace partner locations throughout Japan.

　　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, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.