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Sales & Product/Merchandising Coordinator – Nike Licensed Accessories
Spirit Leatherworks
Portland/Beaverton, Oregon | Hybrid
Salary: $65K–$72K DOE
About the Company
Spirit Leatherworks is a longtime Nike licensee with global distribution rights for licensed accessories across Nike Golf, SB, NSW/Streetwear, Jordan Golf, and Nike buckles. Our product categories include belts, wallets, bags, and small leather goods.
For more than 20 years, our team has worked within the Nike business to develop, manage, and bring licensed accessories to market. We work closely with Nike and our retail partners across product development, merchandising, sales, and distribution in domestic and international markets.
We are seeking an experienced Sales & Product/Merchandising Coordinator to support the continued growth of our Nike Licensed Accessories business.
This newly created position combines sales support with hands-on product and merchandising coordination. You’ll work closely with our Key Account Managers and Product/Merchandising teams, helping keep seasonal lines, sales initiatives, samples, reporting, and key account activity organized and moving forward.
The role is based in the Portland/Beaverton area and follows a hybrid schedule, with time divided between working remotely and in our local office as business needs require.
Sales Support
- Provide day-to-day support to Key Account Managers across domestic and international business.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and inventory reporting.
- Support key account meetings with reporting, presentations, sample organization, packing, and other preparation.
- Maintain account line sheets and sales materials.
- Coordinate meeting schedules, take notes, and prepare meeting recaps and follow-up.
- Manage and distribute sales samples to representatives and accounts as needed.
- Support trade show preparation and attend shows as required.
- Conduct account outreach as requested.
- Serve as a key point of coordination among Sales, Customer Service, Planning/Operations, and Product teams.
Product & Merchandising Support
- Maintain seasonal line plans and line sheets across assigned categories, including imagery, delivery dates, style information, descriptions, pricing, and UPCs.
- Manage product uploads and approvals through Nike Brand Comply and Anaqua.
- Maintain and organize samples for assigned product categories in the office sample room.
- Communicate product updates and sales alerts to the field.
- Create channel-specific directed assortments to support sales presentations and sell-in.
- Support the Product team with sales meetings and trade show preparation.
- Conduct and compile seasonal marketplace, consumer, and competitor analysis.
- Research and report on relevant product and market trends.
- Maintain costing and margin documents.
- Schedule key milestone meetings for Merchandising, Sales, and Brand leadership.
- Coordinate with Production and Development to ensure photo and sales samples are delivered on schedule.
- Serve as liaison between Spirit Leatherworks and Nike Sports Marketing for athlete spokesperson photo-shoot requests.
What We’re Looking For
- 3–5 years of experience with an apparel, accessories, or footwear brand, preferably within the sport or sportswear industry.
- Direct industry experience is required; candidates from unrelated industries will not be considered.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, details, and deadlines simultaneously.
- Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong PowerPoint skills for sales and account presentations.
- Adobe Acrobat proficiency required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working across multiple departments.
- Ability to balance analytical work, product coordination, and sales support in a fast-moving seasonal business.
Travel & Work Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 15% for key account meetings, market visits, and trade shows.
- Ability to work extended hours during critical seasonal deadlines.
Pay: $65,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $72,000