Help enable Jordan Product, Merch and Development teams be agile, quick and nimble. Product Creation Calendar MaintenanceProvide functional leads with relevant information by ensuring all updates to calendar are translated and socialized to the team.Execute existing report portfolio; deliver to the business through various communication portals.Create training, procedural and system documentation and facilitate as needed.Develop detailed project plans (scope, resources, timeline, quality and risk) for operational projects.Train teams to interpret business data/analytics to be actionable.Collaborate with business partners to improve processes and tools throughout the apparel organization. Execute and document new and existing tools.Identify issues and opportunities to improve internal processes, establish best practices and work with cross-functional stakeholders to drive change and ensure execution of plans. Product Creation Scorecard Maintenance

Responsible for leading the Merchandising community through the seasonal gates/dates and deliverables. Main resource to provide solutions to help streamline work and create efficiencies in how each season is executed.

Extract consumer insights, analyze product and competitive trends in key global markets for Nike Sportswear, SB and Tennis Sock lines. Expert understanding of product creation, including pricing needs of the consumer. Responsible for creating and communicating a vision for product Categories, driven through consumer-right product strategies and storytelling. Serve as the category spokesperson at key product creation meetings. Direct the regional/global agreement of the product line, costing, and pricing needs of consumers, key markets and channels. Drive the execution of key initiatives. Responsible for leading the product creation process through key interaction with product and graphic design, materials, tech design, merchandising, development and operations. Responsible for creating presentations to sell-in product at key gates. Responsible for line planning and briefing styles to optimize productivity, margin and revenue. Develop, maintain and foster key relationships between Category, Regional and Cross Category Product Management teams to ensure alignment and integration at all gates.

Research product, consumer and competitive trends in the key global markets for Global Basketball Apparel. Assess consumer and category needs. Conduct analysis of the current business and contribute to drafting line plans. Key participant in all facets of the product creation process to meet key deliverables. Lead consumer research and competitive landscape to inform the line. Create compelling seasonal briefs to provide direction for Design team.Manage the Core business, which includes its #1 apparel Basketball style, and reached double digit growth every season. Developed vision and executed Women’s collection in launch year (beat launch season revenue target). Lead efforts to extract insights from athletes across high school, college and the WNBA to inform and evolve the line. Present product handovers at Category Alignment gate and create presentations for Merchandising teams to sell-in product.

Merch Ops Analyst in Emerging Markets for Sport Performance Categories.Line plan management across Sport Performance BUs for apparel. Partner with Merchant on key deliverables. Team Process Lead (educate team on new processes/deliverables). Provide and analyze hind sighting reports to help create consumer right assortments. Create category one pager reports, analyzing key business metrics at seasonal gates, including a comprehensive deep dive summary to help merchants make informed line plan decisions.

US Digital CommerceBuying Coordinator for Basketball, Jordan and Golf CategoriesManage data input including product set-up, order entry, PO balancing, contract adjustments, markdowns, price changes, order maintenance, attributing styles and building white boards. Work with internal partners in customer service and at the warehouse to track orders and ensure on time delivery for launch product. Identify hash list inventory to optimize mark down process. Reduce operational errors by identifying pricing discrepancies and invalid UPCs. Run Top 30 (Weekly Sales) report and analyze in Excel each week. Extensive system experience in IP, MARC and SAP. Also have knowledge of Eye Explorer in IP, Essbase and reporting experience in Excel.

Team Lead for Strategic Department Stores TeamOrder and Contract Management for Strategic AccountsOutside Sales SupportCreate/Analyze in depth account management reportsOperations Testing MemberCommittee ChairNike Running Testing Team Member

Nike Golf Outside Sales SupportManaged Golf AccountsOrder and Contract Management (Footwear, Apparel, Equipment)Prepared Weekly Order Management Summary ReportsProvided Customer Service to Wholesale Golf Accounts