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.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
As the Lead Materials innovator within Apparel Materials innovation, you’ll develop and apply material expertise to fuel and support strategic material innovation efforts in, polymers, yarn, fabric, dyeing & post finishing field within Nike innovation.
You will be asked to integrate textiles expertise to drive various NXT innovation programs across all Apparel material innovation technologies.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
You will be involved in the overall process of material development from ideation through commercialization and scale up.
You'll also collaborate to explore new test methods & protocol for materials research projects that fall outside the normal realm with internal and external lab resources.
You'll continually research and analyze new materials opportunities and technologies in the marketplace. You will work on digital tools to facilitate data inform decision.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
You will collaborate with NXT design, product management, product Creation teams and Sustainability team to develop new textile solutions for a variety of materials and processes.
You will also be working with material engineering teams to solve seeding and scale challenges for material innovation.
You'll manage and work with all tiers of external textile partners, finishing & machinery suppliers, and laboratory testing personnel to ensure that relevant materials and processes meet all performance specifications and are able to scale up to bulk production expectation.
You will conduct presentations and educational seminars to innovators, designers, and other interested groups.
WHAT YOU BRING:
Bachelor's degree in Textile Science, Textile Engineering/Technology, Design, or related field.
A Master’s degree is a plus
Minimum 7-10 years' relevant work experience preferred.
Requires knowledge and hands-on experience of knit, woven & non-woven textiles. Familiarity with the state-of-the-art technologies in textiles, manufacturing and finishing processes.
Requires knowledge and experience on Fibers and yarn.
Knowledge of environmental issues, but also technological solutions, and relevant environmental legislation, policy, and guidance.
Ability to communicate effectively and work under tight timelines and with limited information.
Strong interpersonal effectiveness, project management and data-based decision making (i.e. statistical methods) track record.
Ability to work with a moderate level of guidance and direction and effectively elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely manner.
Ability to make decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.
Self-motivated and driven to exceed expectations.
Strong team orientation.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
