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 YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will be reporting to the Sourcing Director for GPL and will work closely with functional partners across a variety of internal organizations. You will partner with external teams across our Licensee portfolio, ensuring that the supply chains our partners operate directly support the goals of our business.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As the GPL Supply Chain Operations Lead you will be a key member of the GPL Sourcing team within Global Product Licensing (GPL). The GPL team is committed to serving consumers with the products they love and expect from Nike. We achieve this by running a complete end-to-end business and offense within Nike that serves consumers through a set of strategic licensee partners.
The Sourcing team is responsible for supply chain management, factory & partner onboarding, and factory compliance for the fast-growing global product licensing business. As the Operations Lead you will own operational activities and projects that support the day-to-day management of the GPL source base and drive future business growth.
At Nike, our best Supply Chain Operations Leads are strategic problem solvers and excellent communicators with the skills for inspiring and driving change. We are looking for a candidate with strong organizational and project management skills, problem-solving abilities, an understanding of Nike’s internal systems, and someone who enjoys working and collaborating with internal and external partners.
The candidate will bring:
Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
6 years of professional work experience in supply chain, planning, sourcing, supplier management, or a related field
Knowledge of Nike product systems and/or product supply chain processes strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to partner on cross-functional teams to drive large scale change across an organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail and process orientation
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In this role you will build, maintain and lead key operations processes for GPL, Nike, and third-party licensee partners. You will drive key projects and strategies as well as take on day-to-day business operations activities such as:
New Partner Onboarding
Supply Chain Integration & Management
Source Base Reporting
Supply Chain Invoice Resolution
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.
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.
