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
This role reports to the Director of Finance Inventory Product Costing and partners with teams across Business Planning, Inventory and Supply Chain Controlling, Finance Business Intelligence, Nike Technology, and our managed service provider. Together, they ensure accurate inventory valuation and product cost reporting across Nike’s global operations.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong financial acumen and a passion for connecting insights to action. The ideal candidate demonstrates curiosity, learning agility, and a deep understanding of financial metrics that drive profitable growth.
They bring expertise in inventory valuation using standard and actual costing and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role governs the setting of standard inventory product costs, analyzes variances by cost component, and delivers insights that connect the entire end-to-end value chain. As a member of the Inventory Product Costing team within Nike Brand Finance, the scope of this role includes all finished goods products purchased from factory partners and sold to direct consumers and 3rd party wholesale partners across all of Nike’s geographies.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
- 3–5+ years of experience in operating budget management, financial analysis, and/or P&L management with increasing responsibility
- Margin and product costing experience preferred
- Proven ability to perform quantitative/qualitative analysis and financial modelin
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll collaborate across Nike’s end-to-end value chain to uncover root causes of variances between actual results, standard costs, and plan assumptions—transforming data into actionable insights that improve decision-making.
Core Responsibilities:
- Review the seasonal standard product costs maintained by Nike’s managed service provider teams, which are based on the following components of cost: FOB, Tooling, Freight, Duty, Commissions, Inter-Co Transfer Price
- Provide guidance to Nike’s managed service provider teams in performing ad-hoc runs as needed to ensure valid unit prices exist for all products that will flow through the Nike supply chain
- Perform Actual vs. Standard Purchase Price Variance (PPV) Analysis by cost component monthly to inform business reviews
- Summarize and provide to stakeholders insights and analysis to support segment and internal management reporting
- Maintain global standard operating procedures and review desktop procedures used by Nike’s managed service provider teams periodically
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.