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

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As Supply Chain Specialist, CEMEA, you will drive operational excellence to serve our customers through transactional and executional activities across relevant Nike systems, tools and reports to meet financial and operational targets while delivering on Nike’s strategy.  This role is accountable for short- and long-term goals, delivering results towards our operational KPI’s (Service, Convenience, Sustainability and Profitability) and for driving and enabling end to end logistics and supporting documentation in Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa distributor markets.

You will be a dedicated voice of Supply Chain towards our internal and external stakeholders within your account and channel responsibility. You utilize your strong account management & commercial experience to drive efficient operations and mutually profitable growth.  You keep your business partners advised of risks and opportunities, and partner with your MPU and other operational functions to find optimal supply chain and commercial solutions. You engage in cross-functional projects/initiatives and simplify complex situations through structural agile thinking.

You need to be able to work against timelines and deliver results.  You can flexibly move to provide your subject matter expertise in areas of critical business need across EMEA Supply Chain.  As a team member you are expected to encourage peers to grow and develop.

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the below criteria;

• A proven work experience in a supply chain/logistics function with a passion for operations
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive a best-in-class service
• Proven experience in leading IAT meetings and account meetings with customers
• Analytical skills which support a result driven approach delivering operational excellence
• Innovative mentality and proven track record in leading and delivering process improvement
• You will demonstrate knowledge of Financial Acuity, Modeling & Analysis, Legal affinity
• Digital literacy: MS office, advanced Excel, advanced SAP, Cognos, Alteryx and Tableau
• Effective communicator and meticulous attention to detail
• Able to work independently, pro-active, with team success in mind
• E2E Performance Management
• Influencing X-functional stakeholders
• Turkish language skills desirable

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You'll work in a cross-functional, agile environment that spans across CEMEA and services the Distributor MPU’s operational business needs. Within the MPU, you will partner closely with Sales, Planning and Finance. Outside of the MPU you will partner with your customers, carrier network, consolidators, supply & inventory planning and Nike’s logistical functions to drive supply chain efficiencies and process improvements while ensuring on time documents, data and physical deliveries. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with the Marketplace Supply Chain team on the following topics:

• Support and help drive service model differentiation and operational performance in partnership with EMEA Logistics and Transportation teams to deliver mutually profitable growth with your Partner
• Bring the Supply Chain voice to your Integrated Account Squad / Team responsible for operationalizing commercially and financially aligned plans
• Key partner to both external Partner team and internal Seasonal Execution team(s) to ensure smooth execution of all pre, in and post-season activities (incl Responsive, Order entry, OBR, Shipping and Delivery etc.)
• Represent Supply Chain in X-functional team to ensure a balanced marketplace, mutual profitable growth and influence mechanics of inventory management through regular interaction with internal and external partners sharing scenarios and solutions to risks/opportunities
• Bring an improvement and innovation mindset to identify and lead small sized initiatives by applying project management tools and skills
• Change agent for transformational initiatives through hands on contribution, quantitative and qualitative feedback to enable continuous improvement