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Nike · Beaverton, Oregon

# Senior Merchant, Boys Run & Train Apparel

Beaverton, Oregon Full-time Senior individual contributor 

Listed on Nike’s official careers site. Posted October 21, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Nike’s careers site →](https://nike.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/nke/job/Beaverton-Oregon/Senior-Merchant--Boys-Run---Train-Apparel_R-95787)

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## Job description

The Kids Sport Apparel Merchandising team is looking for a Senior Merchant, Boys Run & Train Apparel who is ready to leverage their skills and experience in style intuition and balance this with a key Classification management. We are looking for an optimistic, curious, style-oriented, analytic, trend savvy Merchant, ideally with retail, MPU and/or Geo experience, that has an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the marketplace’s ever changing dynamics.

This role will leverage their skills in collaboration through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions within merchandising across the consumer sport groups. Strategic visioning, consumer expertise, and the ability to span across multiple seasons paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for this role.

### WHO WE ARE

LOOKING FOR For Nike Merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. This candidate should possess an understanding of the Nike consumer and marketplace landscapes.

The candidate should also have a solid retail acumen and analytical skills. Working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions. They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Nike’s most relevant Classification and innovative Product Concepts.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON You will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal reviews & assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants. You will balance multiple seasons. Your insights will contribute to future season plans and adoption by supporting Sport Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership within Global Merchandising.

You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons. With regularity, you will be balancing your interactions and covering the business needs of the Geo Merchandising teams. Global Demand Planning and Global Product & Design will also be valuable partners for you in bringing business science to life. It is also imperative that you develop strong relationships with your teammates within the Kids merchandising across Sportswear and Sport Performance in enabling the broader Kids assortment strategy to life.

A consistent part of your day-to-day responsibilities will be to continuously manage and maintain in seasonal tools and assortments as well as long term strategic line planning that empower Geographies execution. This includes the development and maintenance of key relationships among cross-functional teammates. Lastly, driving a clear and concise communication will also be a foundational requirement. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH As a Senior Merchant, you will report directly to the Sr.

Manager of Merchandising Kids Sport Apparel. You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising; Product, Planning, and Brand Marketing. We also work with Finance and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors. WHAT YOU BRING Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or related field.

Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training. 4+ years experience in Apparel 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, weeks of supply, etc. Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies.

Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities. Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners. Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things. Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills. Attention to detail, understanding the importance of consistency.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 25, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 25, 2026
- Listed for: 4 days
- Location: Beaverton, Oregon
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Nike’s careers site →](https://nike.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/nke/job/Beaverton-Oregon/Senior-Merchant--Boys-Run---Train-Apparel_R-95787)

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