Claire Ballentine

Director, Sport Marketplace @ Nike

Canada

About

Experience

  • Nike (6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Sport Marketplace Director - Sportswear
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Marketplace Manager - Authenticator & NBHD Partners
      May 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Lead Account Management Representative - Foot Locker
      Dec 2023 - May 2024 · 6 mos

  • Holt Renfrew (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Merchandise Planner - Cosmetics
      Sep 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Merchandise Planner - Menswear
      Oct 2016 - Sep 2018 · 2 yrs

      • Plan and implement seasonal sales and inventory plans for $30M Annual Mens Advanced Designer business • Work with Merchant team to accurately forecast monthly sales and inventory • Create seasonal markdown analysis and summary reporting • Prepare markdown manifest & manage the release of markdowns • Produce weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual KPI reporting, including sales and inventory reporting to support the merchant and planning teams. • Manage Open to Buy and Automatic Replenishment Reserve funds; Approve all Purchase Orders • Analyze seasonal sell-thru and recommend repeats and RTV/swap opportunities

    • Replenishment Analyst - eCommerce
      Sep 2015 - Oct 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Reporting to the Ecommerce and Planning teams my role includes, but is not limited to: Delivering weekly sales and inventory KPIs to Holt Renfrew executive team; track monthly receipt flow; ensure consistent replenishment of online inventory; work with merchant team to report slow-turning styles; stock inventory to coincide with marketing events and corporate initiatives; execute consolidations to maximize sell-through; maintain constant communication with buying and logistics teams to streamline workflow and ensure customer satisfaction; manage and maintain automatic replenishment system; determine appropriate order quantities for product launches; work with IT team to test Ecommerce inventory system improvements.

  • Merchandise Operations at TJX Canada/Winners Merchants International L.P.
    Oct 2012 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Responsibilities: Assisting both my buying and planning team I am responsible for all department merchandising needs. This includes: compiling various weekly sales reports including comparable sales, buyer control templates, vendor performance, class reports, and sell through reports; writing and transmitting all department purchase orders; Maintaining positive vendor relations including logistics, RTVs, product compliance, and negotiations; Consistent order tracking to ensure timely DC deliveries; Sample room management; ; Quarterly department strategy preparation including fiscal recaps, trend reports, merchandising vision, and product samples; Administrative and clerical support.

  • Brand Experience Coordinator at Vibrant Ideation & Marketing
    Jun 2012 - Oct 2012 · 5 mos

    Provided support on a major Beer Brand account. As a partner to the brand manager this role requires the development, planning, organization, and execution of promotional and experiential marketing programs. Tasks include: Client management, sales reporting, training and development of talent, budget allocation and tracking, and employee management. Strong organizational and management skills have been an asset while balancing numerous programs and projects at this position.

  • Coordinator - Apparel at Holt Renfrew
    Mar 2012 - Jun 2012 · 4 mos

    Responsibilities: support the delivery of extraordinary customer experiences. As a partner to the sales team, this role executes operational, administrative, customer service, marketing and technical tasks including: assisting with customer and employee communication, process compensation paperwork related to contests, adjustments, and incentives, distribute sales reports and perform selling and performance analysis, as well as planning and executing product knowledge seminars between our brands, buyers, and sales team.