.Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced and talented brand marketeer with a passion for sport, a curiosity for youth, and a desire to create a culture of creativity, innovation, and inspiration.
A seasoned brand marketeer with a wealth of retail experience wanting to create the consumer sport marketplace of the future.
An experienced manager who will develop talent, based in multiple locations, into the leaders of the future, and a leader who embodies the values of Nike.
An enterprise thinker willing and able to think beyond their own agenda, and to constantly strive for better ways to engage with our consumers through testing, learning & iterating.
An inspiring leader willing to adapt on the fly while maintaining a positive growth mindset.
What will you work on?
As the Director, Retail Marketing, South, you will be part of the South marketing leadership team and lead the Retail Marketing function within the countries of Italy, Spain, Portugal & Greece.
This role will be responsible for leading a diverse and talented team focused on connecting with consumers in the South retail marketplace, with a focus on Barcelona & Milan but extending across the countries and into additional priority cities, inclusive of Nike Direct stores & our Wholesale partners.
Core duties will be as follows: Supporting our priority doors across the countries in partnership with the EMEA Retail Marketing team.
Ensuring the full Nike Direct stores, NSP & NVS, and partner marketplace is elevated from a visual merchandising & styling (VMS) perspective.
Ensuring priority marketplace partner sales staff & Nike Direct store staff understand our distinct product innovation and are best positioned to present it to our end consumer.
Feeding key marketplace insights back into the EMEA Retail Marketing & Consumer Construct teams.
Building, developing, engaging, and empowering a high-performing, diverse team of visual merchants & EKINs.
Who will you work with?
In this role, you will work with agility across the full South, Spain & Italy marketing team, and working with cross-functional marketing partners to bring your vision to life for our consumers in the cities and across the countries.
You will work closely with the Nike Direct retail stores & Marketplace functions, at a South and EMEA level, and you will also work closely with the EMEA Retail Marketing & Partner Marketing teams to stay abreast of latest strategies and help share best practices and creation of blueprint playbooks to ensure Nike is always on the front foot of inspirational Retail Experiences.
You will report directly into the Senior Director, Brand Marketing, South, and dotted line report into the Senior Director, Retail Marketing EMEA.
Both located in separate locations to this role, based in Barcelona, so a self-sufficient mentality and ability essential