ANALYST, FINANCE COST AND STANDARDS ENGINEERING 

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This position is based in Nike Vietnam Office located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; reporting to Manager, Finance Cost and Standards Engineering. In this role you will be working closely with our Nike Footwear Manufacturing Partners teams, along with Nike cross functional including Footwear Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Finance. You will work alongside Cost and Standards Engineering team in Vietnam office and other Asia locations to conduct seasonal quote management and create value through identifying and driving costing opportunities. You will function as both an internal and external subject matter expert in Nike Costing.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an Analyst Finance Cost and Standards Engineering who is a proactive problem solver, able to prioritize tasks, work productively, and a flexible multitasker. You foster effective teamwork in partner with Nike cross functional teams to drive competitive, sustainable, and standardized costing across footwear. Knowledge of footwear construction, manufacturing, innovation, costing, and global business management; experience with footwear supply chain is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree with a focus in Business Management, Engineering, or related field. 

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience including Engineering, Development, Manufacturing. Product Costing is preferred, related disciplines also acceptable.

• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, remain flexible, be results-oriented, and work productively in an environment of ambiguity.

• High proficiency in problem solving and developing new processes and solutions. 

• Proactive, Self-starter and results oriented.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong influencing, motivational skills.

• Ability to foster effective teamwork.

• High proficiency using Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI.

• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As an Analyst, Finance Cost and Standards Engineering, you will ensure efficient and effective manufacturing cost at scale leveraging Nike best practices. Key Accountabilities include:

• Work closely with Nike Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Partners to actively manage cost drivers in the Bill of Labor and Bill of Materials.

• Work on seasonal quote management, drive and facilitate decisions throughout the product creation process to deliver against product briefs and Nike’s profitability expectations. 

• Lead and influence costing and optimization discussions with Manufacturing Partners throughout all phases of creation and production. You will clearly and concisely communicate costing recommendations, leveraging engineering and manufacturing knowledge, for product or process improvements.

• Drive cost breakdown accuracy thru comprehensive validation and analysis including both cost of product and cost of footwear business operation.

• Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing Partners to validate new labor process standards and capture value for modernization initiatives. 

• Contribute to the evolution of the Cost and Standards Engineering function by defining new processes and tools to drive competitive, sustainable, and standardized costing for all products. 

• Support the continuous improvement of Nike’s strategic costing framework including leading functional and program initiatives turning costing and manufacturing concepts into reality.