Lead Materials Costing, Apparel Components and Accessories

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Our Materials Costing team drives the strategy and messaging around materials costing targets that help us make room for innovation, sustainable materials, and scaling the best of Nike’s materials into our Apparel and Accessories product lines.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will work closely with Materials Costing leadership while driving a critical x-functional partnership with Material Sourcing, Material Development, Partner/Materials Management, Operations, Finance and Global Business Planning teams.  You will connect with Material Developers, Designers, Chemical Engineers, Suppliers, and Factory Partners to understand product excellence requirements, manufacturing processes, and associated sustainability initiatives.  In your role, you will serve as an integral contact for multi-source costing levers, 3PL providers, material trends, strategies and metrics. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an innovative individual capable of identifying, crafting, and approaching material costing 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 cost transparency.  The candidate needs to be organized, detail oriented, and thrive in problem solving environments. 

WHAT YOU BRING

• A minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience preferably in materials sourcing, costing, and supply chain management, preferably in the apparel textile, component, and packaging industry.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, textile engineering, economics, operations, manufacturing, industrial engineering or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• In-depth knowledge of textile and trims/components manufacturing, including costing throughout the value chain.

• Knowledge of Apparel Packaging manufacturing and costing is a plus

• Proven experience in building and deploying material cost models and negotiating costs with external vendors.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven mindset, with preferred experience in data systems or analytics.

• Excellent communication, project management, and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across complex environments and maintain focus through ambiguity; willingness to travel up to 10%.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As an integral part of the Material Costing team, you will be the lead facilitating Costing capabilities for Accessories and Trims/Components, creating and maintaining ongoing tools, and working cross-functionally effectively to execute cost consolidation programs for maximum ROI.  You will be responsible for translating raw materials market data into negotiation targets, creating negotiation and costing strategies, conducting cost execution with key suppliers, tracking seasonal development cost progress, and capturing value through operational reporting.  You will need to unlock aggregated volume across similar materials to expand multi-source capabilities while improving finish goods COGs margins. 

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.