Sport, Brand Management Planning and Operations 3

Title: Sport, Brand Management Planning and Operations 3

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 6 months contract

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Supports a mid- to large-size team with substantial impact to business in the creation and execution of integrated marketing strategies for NA Brand Management. Supports Sport brand management leader in driving strategic brand planning and cross-functional operational excellence. Expert in CODE integration, and provides direction for the team.

Systems Thinking - Ability to organize the pieces into a great whole

Brand Management - Must understand the role of brand management and think end in mind

Strategic Communication - Simplifies complex ideas and aligns stakeholders with clarity and influence Collaboration & Influence Builds trust across crossfunctional teams and external partners.

Entrepreneurial Drive - Proactively identifies opportunities and drives innovation

Obsession of Rigor - Be the engine that pushes those around them to do work with more intuition and attention 

• Sport Brand Management
• NA Brand Planning & Operations
• Sport Creative & Creative Ops
• Sport Digital Marketing & Digital Planning/Ops
• Integrated Retail Marketing & Retail Planning/Ops
• Sport Product & Merch Responsibility 

Seasonal Readiness - Lead sport team through all marketing CODE gates, always remaining two steps ahead, with clear and accurate visibility to campaign readiness and milestone health. Support leadership with analysis and recommendations to resolve and/or elevate risks. 

Success: Campaign health, risk mitigation & LT visibility 

Seasonal Delivery - Enable pathways for on-strategy and on-time delivery of all seasonal projects, ensuring the work meets Nike’s expectations for timeliness and brand standards.

Success: On-time delivery of best possible work 

XF Collaboration & Relationship Management - Lead the sport teams approach to collaboration with marketplace, functions, and creative through key seasonal and weekly sessions. Ensure strategic alignment to reduce creative waste.

Success: Delivery of integrated plans & zero creative waste

Workflow Management - Manage the seasonal workflow for campaign & project portfolio. Drive accountability to ensure inputs are completed on time and are accurate in NABM Planning Base at key milestones. 

Success: Complete & accurate details in NABM Planning Base

Budget Support - Establish accountability for the overall sport budget, while implementing the processes and tools needed for marketing teams to manage project budgets.

Success: Budget, forecast & spend aligned to AOP 

Strategic Partnership - Partner with Sport leader to communicate strategic clarity and operational progress to NA and Global leadership.

Success: Partner with Sport leader to communicate strategic clarity and operational progress to NA and Global leadership.