Product Developer - Footwear
Columbia Sportswear CompanySalary not specified
Full Time
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, Sportswear, FashionIndustries
Requirements
- Expertise in delivering high-quality customer service and providing a premium brand experience
- Ability to lead, coach, and motivate team members while fostering a positive work environment
- Strong knowledge of retail operations, including digital services, visual merchandising, and sales floor management
- Capability to identify and improve areas based on customer feedback
- Commitment to acting as a brand ambassador for NIKE initiatives, including team training
- Adherence to all NIKE store standards and guidelines
- Effective collaboration with store partners and headquarters
- Proficiency in using reporting tools for commercial decision-making
- Experience in inventory management, product reception, stock accuracy, and visual presentation standards
- Skills in managing product journey in-store, monthly initiative launches, and online order fulfillment
Responsibilities
- Leverage expertise to serve customers and deliver a premium brand experience
- Lead, coach, and motivate the footwear department team to ensure a pleasant work atmosphere
- Manage daily department activities to achieve sales targets (including digital services, visual merchandising, sales floor)
- Identify and improve sectors based on customer feedback
- Serve as a brand ambassador for NIKE initiatives, including training the team
- Ensure the store complies with all NIKE standards and guidelines
- Cooperate with store and headquarters business partners
- Direct team for efficient product reception, stock accuracy, and visual presentation standards
- Oversee all inventories to maintain a stocked, presentable sales floor compliant with brand norms
- Collaborate with team leads on product reception and visual merchandising phases, owning the full in-store product journey
- Handle monthly initiative launches
- Use reporting tools for optimal commercial decisions
- Conduct accurate inventories to support online orders
- Ensure team is equipped to provide top-quality experiences to Athletes (customers)
- Coach team involvement in NIKE Community Ambassador activities
- Work with store management on hiring processes, including onboarding new employees
- Manage store scheduling
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the salary or compensation for the Coach Nike Footwear position?
This information is not specified in the job description.
Is this Coach Nike Footwear role remote or on-site?
The role is on-site at the Nike Croix Blanche store, involving daily management of the footwear department and team leadership in the physical store environment.
What skills are required for the Coach Footwear role at Nike?
Key skills include expertise in premium customer service, leadership to direct and motivate teams, sales target achievement, visual merchandising, product knowledge, and brand ambassadorship.
What is the company culture like at Nike for this role?
Nike's culture emphasizes diversity acceptance, creativity promotion, innovation, and working with talented leaders and visionaries in a dynamic retail environment focused on premium consumer experiences.
What makes a strong candidate for the Nike Coach Footwear position?
Strong candidates demonstrate expertise in customer service, team leadership and motivation skills, ability to hit sales targets through daily operations like merchandising and digital services, and passion for representing the Nike brand.
Nike
Designs and sells athletic footwear and apparel
About Nike
Nike designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories aimed at athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and everyday consumers. Their products are created to be stylish and performance-oriented, catering to the needs of a diverse clientele. Nike operates through multiple sales channels, including retail stores, online platforms, and third-party retailers, and enhances its brand image through endorsements from well-known athletes and sports teams. A key aspect of Nike's approach is its membership program, which offers exclusive access to products and content, fostering a deeper connection with consumers. Unlike many competitors, Nike places a strong emphasis on sustainability and corporate responsibility, integrating these values into its operations and product development. The company's goal is to continue growing by creating products that resonate with consumers while promoting positive social and environmental impact.
Beaverton, OregonHeadquarters
1964Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Social Impact, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees