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
We are looking for a Senior Manager, Uniform Operations within the Delivery Excellence & Uniform Operations team in Apparel / Accessories Manufacturing. We are seeking somebody with a strong strategic thinking mindset and a bias for action who will work with our suppliers based in the United States and our globally based vendors. Key responsibilities of this role include: monitor upstream (pre-PO) delivery risks and identify proactive mitigation levers; ensure uniform material availability in an efficient and cost effective manner; leading & supporting a broad scope of regional and global projects; and coaching & developing a team of seasoned analysts.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is results oriented, and is comfortable making decisions that have highly visible impacts to Nike. The role is perfect for somebody who loves to serve athletes* and brings curiosity, creative thinking and exceptional communication skills.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
You will lead the team responsible for uniform order capture, material planning, procurement, & inventory management; you will partner with cross functional stakeholders to collaboratively resolve, and transparently communicating, delivery risk for uniforms including escalation to senior leadership.
You’ll manage quarterly after-action reviews with your team and use these to support continuous improvement efforts across process and calendar. You will build connections and partner with data analytics teams to develop standard reporting and KPI metrics for your team, including improved data visualization tools. You’ll lead or support Regional and Global DEC projects and best-practice development & deployment in partnership with other regional DEC offices.
Your will support your team to deliver results by ensuring clarity on clearly defined priorities and change initiatives within the team. You will organize the team around an annual calendar of engagement with suppliers, vendors and assets, working across multiple seasons at once. You will balance workloads across your team, ensuring they can successfully deliver against immediate needs as well as long term priorities.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
You will join the leadership team of the Director of Delivery Excellence & Uniform Operations and build partnerships with Product Creation teams and regional Partner Managers. Externally, you’ll develop and evolve critical relationships with contract vendors and critical assets. You will work closely with a wide range of Nike functional teams including GLAM, Sports Marketing, MSE/MQE, Product Integrity, Materials Sourcing & Manufacturing, and Sourcing.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Master’s preferred.
Minimum of 7 years of relevant / related work experience in manufacturing, planning, product development, operations, or supply chain; with 4+ years of direct team leadership
Specific knowledge and experience in footwear, apparel or accessories or a closely related field is preferred.
Strong data and analytical skills (experience w/ advanced Excel, Tableau, and Power Platforms preferred) and a passion for leveraging data to derive insights, make decisions, and drive evolution of business processes
Experience using AI (and other new/emerging tools) to bring efficiency through automation & simplification
Deep experience with complex risk and issue management and a keen ability to navigate situations with evolving and competing priorities.
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate and drive change with various external partners and internal cross functional teams, including working with and advising senior leaders.
Able to network across a complex, matrixed environment while maintaining focus and actively working to eliminate ambiguity.
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.
