Global Material Planning Director

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.

The NIKE, Inc. Supply Chain team is the engine that propels product around the world. Supply Chain experts ensure that every year, almost a billion units of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right place, at the right time. To ensure this complex job goes off without a hitch, Supply Chain teams work with a network of more than 50 distribution centers, thousands of accounts, and more than 100,000 retail stores worldwide — making the impossible happen every single day.

At Nike, we serve athletes. Fueled by the insights of the world's best, we design and create products to elevate human potential on a global scale. And it's on us, the Material Supply Chain team, to help bring this mission to life.

Join our Material Supply Chain (MSC) team as our Global Material Planning Director for our Apparel and Accessories business. You will play a critical role defining future material strategies for the business to best serve our consumer, collaborating with material sourcing and delivery teams, finished goods supply planning teams, and product creation teams. You will manage individuals directly, ensuring the execution of these strategies follow through while also playing a pivotal role in ensuring timely deliveries between our Tier 2 and Tier 1 suppliers. You will sit on the Materials Sourcing and Planning leadership team, offering an enterprise-mindset to problem solving and team culture, and you will be part of the development journey and success of many teammates across the Material Supply Chain team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Success in this role requires the Director to deeply understand Nike business, and the integration of materials and supply across the entire value chain. The Director will be charged with helping us to drive clarity around future business needs, lead strategic work to deliver tangible value, and managing the day-to-day business and activities for the Apparel and Accessories Materials Planning team. The role requires a structured but flexible thinker and outstanding communicator who is comfortable with ambiguity, working cross-functionally, and influencing at all levels within the organization.

In this role, the right world-class thought leader will :

• Start with the consumer and serve them through product, brand, marketplace, and operations
• Focus on building a competitive advantage that will propel Nike into the future
• Bring an independent point of view and pursue the right answer for Nike and the consumer
• Simplify without sacrificing rigor or being too simplistic
• Solve unique, complex, and cross-functional problems that deliver a significant impact on the business
• Act as sounding board and trusted advisory partner to senior business partners
• Passionately develop and mentor others, helping teammates be successful and achieve both business and individual goals
• Confidently and effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and peers, building clear consensus and influencing thinking at senior level; establish track record of respect, credibility, and personal rapport with senior leaders and peers
• Become a recognized expert on Global and Geography supply and materials, effectively representing the business in wide variety of settings
• Demonstrate excellent team leadership skills, with direct responsibility for managing others. Ability to also indirectly lead others.
• Specific industry experience in planning for materials, supply and / or inventory in either Global or Geography organizations
• Specific character traits include being hungry yet humble, having resilience and energy, and a perspective that is always additive to the team.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with a highly cross-functional team to plan, manage and deliver the material forecast for the apparel and accessories business. You will also collaborate with other functions to ensure on-time delivery of materials to our finished goods vendors, supporting marketplace demand and strategies. You will also scope, plan and lead strategic projects prioritized by the MSC function. Finally, you will share your enterprise point of view with the Sourcing and Planning leadership team, helping to continuously shape the organization’s direction.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role works directly with Product Supply Chain teams, Demand Supply Management (DSM) teams, and Product Creation teams, with interaction occurring across all levels of the organization.

WHAT YOU BRING

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

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. 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.