Lead, Materials Planner

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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.

The Nike Global Materials Planning & Sourcing organization optimizes material supply to flexibly respond to consumer demand. The team seeks innovative collaborators to advance its mission to revolutionize material supply planning and sourcing by investing in People, Process, and Technology to drive efficiency and flexibility across the end-to-end supply chain.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

This role will report into the Materials Planning Director, Apparel & Accessories and work closely with the Global Materials Planning & Sourcing leadership team as well as the China Responsive program leadership team

Key stakeholders:

• China Geo Teams (Responsiveness Supply Planning, Merch)
• Technology & Analytics
• Materials Supply Chain Teams (Planning, Costing, Sourcing, Material Source Option, Materials Management) Partners
• FW & AP Product Supply Chain Partners (Sourcing, Global Supply Planning, Partner Management)
• AP and FW Product Creation Teams (GLAM, Materials Development)

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Lead, Materials Planning & Sourcing, China Responsiveness will lead Global Materials Planning's and Sourcing's support of Nike's China Responsiveness strategic initiative, which drives Nike China's materials responsiveness through materials localization, staging, and other lead-time reduction efforts. This role's key responsibilities will be balanced between tactical support of China Responsiveness materials demand-supply management and sourcing, while also partnering with the Global Materials Supply Chain Planning and Sourcing leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and implement new strategies in service of responsiveness.

You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• A minimum of 6 years directly relevant work experience, in product creation, planning, sourcing or manufacturing preferred across either Footwear or Apparel & Accessories.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an innate tenacity and desire to tackle complex situations.
• Ability to navigate through a complicated stakeholder matrix to achieve results and drive strategic decision making
• Data driven decision making skills and ability to parse through multiple sets of complex information to make decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience influencing across different functional organiations
• A strong growth mindset as this role is looking for a proactive, thoughtful self-starter who embraces and leads change through strategic, innovative solutions while driving clarity and accountability to manage a dynamic materials supply chain environment.
• Ability to travel 5%

Leadership Capabilities are as follows:

• Instills Trusts
• Acts with Courage
• Embraces and Leads Change
• Fosters Effective Teamwork
• Values Differences
• Communicates Vision and Purpose
• Thinks Strategically
• Cultivates Innovation
• Drives Clarity

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In this role, you will lead and coordinate cross-functional efforts to optimize materials demand signals for China Responsiveness Apparel and Footwear products as a representative of both Materials Planning and Sourcing. You will analyze demand and capacity, ensuring on-time production from key vendors while driving sustainable sourcing changes. You will quantify the benefit of responsiveness strategies and drive data-driven decision making. As a subject matter expert, you will engage with stakeholders and may need to accommodate late-evening commitments due to time zone differences.

Future Capabilities Development:

• Collaborate with the Materials Planning Director and Global Materials Planning & Sourcing leadership to identify gaps and opportunities in the current processes.
• Create and execute strategies and capabilities for a responsive materials supply chain that ensures on-time delivery while managing inventory and costs.
• Partner with Tech & Analytics teams to scope and develop new analytics and systems capabilities as needed.
• Create and support vision for long-term China Responsiveness materials planning & sourcing operating model & org structure, supporting potential resource asks in future corporate planning cycles

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.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.