Project and Operations Marketing Lead

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Nike Full time

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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

NIKE, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nike's stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

This individual is committed to unlocking more efficient ways of working across our local and geo-based cross-functional team (s). As a result, they will author and implement new ways of working. In addition, they will maintain key existing processes to ensure consistent o perational e xcellence is held across the function.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will mine and share consumer insights and opportunities for the brand. You will collaborate with teammates across Nike to b ring creative thinking to life. You will execute p lans anchored in our athletes, innovation, and marketplace. You will build relationships with internal/external partners, community leaders, and Canadian athletes.

You'll w ork alongside the director, leads, and specialists in developing marketing strategies and driving consumer connection with Nike. A typical day will include equal parts internal and external conversations. Your internal Nike teammates will include SCI, sports marketing, sale s, merch, planning, and finance supply chain. External relationship management includes, but is not limited to, local athletes, coaches, organizations, and agency partners.

As Project Management Lead for assigned areas, you will own and lead the end-to-end project execution, from briefings to recaps.

Below is a list of some pivotal skills and actions required to fulfill.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across cities, geos, and global
- Implement new best practices to create efficiencies across the team
- i.e. author new playbooks for how we go-to-market for NSP openings in Canada
- Expand the greater team's understanding of the consumer, including aspirations, behaviors, interests, functional needs and values
- i.e. Oversee the end-to-end insights gathering process
- Lead strategic mobilization of seasonal CODE and 365 p lanning
- Serve as a key contributor for key Fields of Play and i deate creative opportunities for local activation
- i.e. Share knowledge and trends with the team & help discover Toronto-based talent
- S upport mutually beneficial partnerships across the creative, media and sport community and the brand
- Contribute to updating the new roster of local marketing agencies
- Track notes and deliverables in integrated marketing & team meetings
- Act as a key author for all team contracts & admin milestones
- (i.e. across finance, C ontract C entral, T rademark A ravo, legal, etc)
- Fulfill the seasonal Canadian product contract (s), from forecast to launch
- which can include design (i.e. grassroots events like OFSAA)

WHAT YOU BRING
- Ability to prioritize effectively to spend time on the issues that will make the most difference to the brand and the business
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, agile culture
- Enjoys process, and can drive one with confidence to command a room
- Strong follow -up skills, and anticipating next steps in a project's critical path comes naturally
- Passionate about learning new tools and technologies // is an early adopter
- Experience in internal tools a benefit: SAP, coupa, contract central,etc
- Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, Keynote, PowerPoint. AirTable a major bonus.
- Experience with finance (cutting POs) and using other corporate tools to move work forward
- Detail oriented & results oriented. This position requires someone who can plan ahead, think analytically, and keep projects moving in the right direction despite ambiguity
- Key lifeline on our team as the "doer" when it comes to mobilizing the right tools to launch and execute a project
- Strong passion and expertise for either Future of Fitness / Running or Basketball
- Ability to develop and maintain fair and honest relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
- Ability to build and manage relationships with key accounts, organizations and individuals in and around the Canada sport communities

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Uni



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