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 (MatSC) team as our Global Material Buy/Sell Director for our Footwear, Apparel and Accessories business. You will play a critical role helping us develop and mature a partner base for a key materials supply chain strategy execution lever. The role will identify and compare different buy/sell service providers across cost, service, transparency, etc, and create strategies for partner growth and buy-sell service building. This individual will work closely with a cross functional team as new buy/sell programs launch to pair programs with service providers, create strategy roadmaps and track on buy/sell business as well as measure supplier performance. This person will lead communication strategies on buy/sell programs as well as educate and communicate the importance of this work across diverse internal and external partners.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Success in this role requires the director to deeply understand materials supply chains, RFI and RFQ practices, supplier landscaping as well as best practices including costing, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 relationships and the material development process. Knowledge of providers and capabilities across industries that provide trading services and Buy/Sell capabilities is also important to this role.

Additional responsibilities will include identifying and driving capability-building and program ownership across teams, representing the project to collaborators outside the Material Supply Chain, and harmonizing across all Product Engines for consistency and stability. 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
• 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 Material Trading and Material Buy/Sell opportunities and value to Nike, 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 a finished goods and materials supply chain, as well as industry knowledge of Buy/Sell providers.
• Specific character traits include being hungry yet humble, a strong bias for action, 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 directly and indirectly leading a highly cross-functional team to create and scale our material palette programs for all Product Engines. You will also be responsible for working with the Nike Acceleration Office on this important enterprise initiative, ensuring tangible value is delivered to Nike based on the initiative expectations. Finally, you will drive regular communication, collaboration and alignment at all levels of the organization to ensure full success of the program is achieved and recognized.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role works directly with Product Supply Chain teams, Demand Supply Management (DSM) teams, and Product Creation teams, as well as external service providers and material, Apparel and Footwear suppliers and factories. Interaction with these stakeholders will occur across all levels of the organization.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years directly relevant experience; experience should include comprehensive experience as a business/process leader or industry expert Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 8 yrs; Masters + 9 yrs; Associates degree + 11 yrs; High School + 12 yrs

• Minimum 8 years' total experience in a variety of experiences including planning, sourcing, operations, or related fields

• Ability to shape and drive strategic agendas and high-profile communications (compelling, high impact storyteller)

• Ability to lead cross-functional and dedicated teams, provide project management expertise, and to manage multiple projects at once

• Excellent problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills, and seeks out opportunities for continuous improvements.

• Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments

• Superior interpersonal and team skills

• Have a strong bias for action. A self-guided and dedicated supply chain authority who has the passion to create future plans in support of business needs, through excellent understanding of E2E supply chain interdependencies.

• Requires domestic and international travel up 25% of time, along with the flexibility to collaborate with global partners on their local times as needed

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.