Lead: Apparel Seasonal Sourcing

Nike • Beaverton, OR

11d

About The Position

This role is for a Lead in Apparel Seasonal Sourcing. You will work closely with Apparel/Accessories Sourcing Directors and other managers, driving partnerships with Materials Sourcing, Partner Management, Delivery Excellence, Analytics, and Global Planning teams. You will support future company vision within our Apparel and Accessories source base by incorporating long-range product strategies, category feedback, and supplier performance to drive in-season sourcing strategy and execution. You will serve as a key contact for multi-source decision making, supplier loading and balancing, capacity management, and key sourcing initiative project management. We are looking for an innovative individual capable of identifying, crafting, and approaching apparel sourcing through an enterprise lens, while also effectively communicating with global teammates, working cross-culturally, and valuing differences. The ideal candidate will bring a curious mindset, proactive approach, and a critical focus on source optimization. The candidate needs to be organized, detail-oriented, and thrive in problem-solving environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing, Manufacturing, Operations, or Supply Chain or related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of Sourcing, Manufacturing, Operations, or Supply Chain Leadership.
• Proven independent project management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Smartsheet, Air Table, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Advanced MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through change, collaboration, and ability to gain buy-in for business plans.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment with a strong attention to detail and process orientation.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally, including the ability to collaborate with and influence all levels of management.
• Team player, proactive, flexible and with a desire to learn and grow.
• Cultural awareness and a champion for diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of apparel construction, material manufacturing, and costing preferred.
• Experience using AI tools including Copilot and Databricks preferred.
• Experience with partnering with advanced analytics on tool development and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and manage capacity for product classifications/suppliers, including increases or reductions.
• Monitor metrics including supplier loading and source-to-strategy to support the execution of the sourcing strategy.
• Collaborate with Sport sourcing teams to maintain loading levels across the source base in accordance with delivery, quality, lead time, sustainability, and margin goals.
• Act as a project manager against key strategic deliverables within the organization, working cross-functionally to ensure any new process/tool meets the needs of key stakeholders and hits key development and deployment milestones.

Benefits

• Accommodations to complete the interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior