Lead Strategic Sourcing General Analyst

Nike • Beaverton, OR

139d

About The Position

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team. NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of Materials, Sourcing, Costing, or relevant experience in Manufacturing.
• Strong material expertise in the Footwear or Apparel industry required.
• Great knowledge of material suppliers landscape, with technical manufacturing expertise.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to go the extra mile to find solutions.
• Must be comfortable with navigating ambiguity, and have the ability to navigate through a complicated stakeholder matrix to achieve results and drive strategic decision-making.
• A team player to work collaboratively cross-functionally, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong growth mindset.
• Advanced MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills.
• Cultural awareness and a champion for diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Ability to travel 5%.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Innovations teams to understand the landscape of what's coming next in materials for both Footwear and Apparel.
• Drive the cross-functional collaboration on behalf of the Material Supply Chain with Innovation teams, finished goods teams, and materials teams to ensure a successful initial marketplace launch of material innovations.
• Establish a sustainable collaboration model with cross-functional teams, including clear roles and responsibilities for each function, and processes and activities that align to the consumer code.
• Develop and deploy material sourcing strategies to scale innovation into inline products, including supplier evaluation and scalability assessment, leveraging cross-functional support for critical inputs such as material forecast, vendor capacity, costing and commercial agreements.
• Provide timely updates on material innovations, launches, scalability readiness, constraints, and any relevant key insights to supply chain stakeholders.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package.
• Casual work environment.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Electric atmosphere for professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree