EMPLOYMENT

This is a National Account Executive, Pacific role with Nike based in Melbourne, VIC, AU Nike Role Seniority - mid level More about the National Account Executive, Pacific role at Nike Who You’ll Work With In this role, The National Account Executive will report to the Account Director and be a part of the larger Nike Pacific Marketplace Sales team. This role will work closely with several cross functional teams within Nike such as merchandising, planning, marketing, finance, and operations to ensure smooth business continuity. This role will be based in Melbourne or Sydney, with regular connections to marketplace partners. Who We Are Looking For The National Account Executive will work as part of the Nike Pacific team to support and drive the day to day partner management, strategy execution, Go To Market (GTM) excellence and in season management with a consumer led focus. You will identify product opportunities and implement product strategies, stay current on product and product changes and display strong customer service skills by developing and maintaining relationships with key customer personnel at all levels of the customer's business. 5-7 years' overall business experience that includes field sales, retail buying, merchandising, sales business planning, or sales business analysis. Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in sales is highly preferred, strong working knowledge of sports, the athletics industry & trends in the marketplace. Understanding of team sales, merchandising sales, sports trends and sports culture will be an added advantage. Proven leadership and teamwork ability toward developing and maintaining high profile, influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions and organizational layers. Ability to prepare, plan and deliver product presentations, use financial data to make decisions and maximize account profitability. Ability to develop seasonal assortments, forecasts, and scenario plans. Ensure timely execution of order tracking, order input, sales & stock tracking, product launch info and other sales matter tracking and execution. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications. What You’ll Work On As the National Account Executive, you will drive your partner or account portfolio’s engagement, growth and profitability in line with Nike’s overall strategy. You will achieve this by leading the cross-functional account team through Go-To-Market activities and managing the in-season execution, delivering seasonal commercial targets and identifying incremental growth opportunities. You will optimize Nike product sales by delivering accurate and realistic seasonal assortments, forecasts, and scenario plans. Ensure timely submission of seasonal orders as well as coordination of order tracking, & retail launch information. The role will drive sell-in and sell-through by preparing, planning and delivering clear and persuasive product presentations. Identify product opportunities and implement product strategies. Display strong customer service skills by developing and maintaining relationships with key customer stakeholders at all levels of the customer's business. Understand, drive, and scale retail elevation across our markets and find ways to leverage best in class examples across our teams. Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Nike team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities Driving partner engagement Managing Go-To-Market activities Optimizing product sales Key Strengths Sales experience Customer service skills Analytical skills Leadership skills Microsoft Office proficiency ⚽ Market knowledge Why Nike is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume. A Final Note: This is a role with Nike not with Hatch.