Contract Management
These are typically created 6 months prior to a seasonal launch
What are POs?
One of these on your Buy Template means you should remove it and check MMX to see if its active for NA and the season or email the NABPO Order team with the style code to see if it can be added to the Buy Template
What are "Inactive Styles"?
This team defines & enables a Product Management process by creating, educating, and optimizing the E2E product ordering lifecycle for NA Brand Marketing teams
What is PD&C Product Management Team (Or NABPO Order Team)
The first point of contact for any NA Brand Marketing Product Ordering questions or support
What is the NA PD&C Team and/or the NABPO Order Team (NAPBO.Order@nike.com)?
This is what you should do when you want to get permission to use someone's contract
What is emailing the contract owner to ask for permission and enter the owner's NT Username in the NOW Tool (best practice is both)
This refers to demand (on a contract) matching to supply (on a PO)
What is Contract "Coverage"?
These can vary for each style you enter on your Buy Template (and are the largest cause of errors on template submissions)
What are valid size runs?
The group of people representing various CFOP’s that are responsible for the submission of Inline Buys
What are NA Approved Buyers?
This slack channel is used for updates, reminders, and general support from other buyers and the NABPO Order Team
What is the NABM-Approved-Inline-Buyer Slack Channel?
The policy that provides the guidelines for Comp Product compliance and ensures that all Nike employees are protected when using Comp Product
What is the Comp Product Policy?
This tool allows you to search for styles on all Brand Marketing contracts, confirm POs have been issued for styles on your contracts and gives you the estimated delivery dates (ETA) for your styles
What is the BMPM Coverage Report?
Avoiding this when populating your Buy Templates greatly reduces errors and the need to make corrections?
What is Copy/Pasting styles & size runs?
This is the source of information for Inline Buys, Comp Orders, and Communication Channels and other relevant information for Product Management for NA Brand Marketing
What is the PD&C Product Management Playbook?
This email is sent out at critical points in the ordering Season to a broad audience, including the NA Approved Buyers
What are the Seasonal Buy Notifications?
This is the field in the NOW Tool that you populate if you want to expedite your comp order
What is the VAS code or VAS field 3?
This is recommended as soon as you know you don't need a style on your contract any longer (and reduces waste for Nike)
What is requesting styles to be dropped from your contract?
This is the list of things to check before you submit an Inline Buy Template each Season
What is the "Validation Checklist"?
Team responsible for uploading Seasonal Inline Buys into S4, doing maintenance on contracts and overseeing POs creation
Who is the BMPM Order Team?
This is a great tool for seasonal assortment planning which is available to Brand Marketing
What is the AV Tool?
The final approver for a comp order
Who is my direct report manager (or one manager level above them)?
This is when all remaining products on your contracts will be rejected
What is end of each Season?
This is what you should do if you need to make a change to your Buy Template but you have already submitted it to the submission Box Folder
What is email the NAPBO Order Team?
Daily Double!!
This is what we strongly recommend you do on a regular basis to get the support you need for product management
What is actively engage with the NABPO Team on a regular basis?
This is a merchandising tool which can help you determine if a style is active for a season, confirm valid sizes and color of a style and show you the Geos that have adopted a style
What is MMX?
The most accurate source of inventory for a Comp Order
What is the Now Tool Inventory Widget?