WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Manager, Nike Logistics System together with their team of coaches, is a key partner to Distribution Operations in the Night & Weekend shifts, helping them understand their current performance against targets and strategic ambitions and building problem solving skills to enable them to meet and exceed these targets every day and for the long run.  This role is part of our Supply Chain Operations (SCO) function focused on driving benefits of scale and promoting a common approach across the different geographies. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The candidate for this role needs to able to coach and lead others, including those that do not directly report to them, by supporting and developing them to achieve their strategic ambitions and drive value for Nike through Continuous Improvement. This role will require a multi-faceted approach and coaching methods, all toward the goal of helping our Nike Athletes reach their peak performance.

The candidate needs to:

• Be open to work in the night shift on weekdays (=main shift) and demonstrate some flexibility to have monthly meaningful conversations with the NLS Coaches in the weekend shift to focus on their performance and development (small team of 2 - 4 NLS coaches).
• Have proven experience in Supply Chain and/or Proficiency of Lean and continuous improvement principles, with knowledge of the Toyota Production System as a plus.
• Have strong formal / informal influencing skills.
• Experience with leadership, simplifying complexity, and situational awareness.
• Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguity.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Together with your team of NLS Coaches in the night and weekend shifts, you cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, and coach functional business partners on our Operating Method.  Together with the functional leadership and your internal team, you assess prioritized work, align your team around measurable KPIs, and clearly scope initiatives the Nike Logistics System (NLS) team will deploy to support. You assess progress, hold team members accountable to agreed up measurable results, and professionally escalate where help is needed. 

For this you will need to: 

• Have focus on connecting dots end-to-end in Logistics and beyond our Supply Chain.  
• Serve as a subject matter expert and coach for NLS principles, tools, and techniques to drive a culture of operational excellence within the Supply Chain team.
• Pinpoint improvement areas and set priorities by creating insights on Distribution Center performance and processes.
• Utilize root cause analysis and lean process design principles to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added activities across Logistics.
• Cross-functionally collaborate in the wider SCO NLS community across geographies to benchmark, teach others, and learn from others.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at various levels to drive alignment, foster collaboration, and ensure integrated execution of initiatives.
• Document, standardize, and enhance NLS tools and processes to ensure consistent application and effectiveness across the Supply Chain

PC226 classification: outside of PC 226 (for grades 35+)

Nike grade: 40                                

Deadline to submit applications: 4/4/2025

NO RELOCATION AVAILABLE