WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This role is based in Taipei, and reports into the Enterprise Partner Management Director. This role will interact closely with key functional partners in Material and Product Supply Chain, Product Creation, and Product Integrity. Externally, this role will interact directly with our key vendors.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As a Lead, Materials Manufacturing, Socks Yarn on the Partner Management, Materials Supply Chain (MatSC) team, you will drive materials excellence in partnership with our sock yarn vendors, while collaborating closely with internal stakeholders.

Detail-oriented and results-driven, you thrive in a cross-functional environment. You are comfortable engaging with different external manufacturing vendors and internal teams, tailoring your messages accordingly and building strong partnerships. This role is perfect for a team-player with drive, curiosity, and strong communication skills.

Bullets to include details on:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years relevant supply chain/manufacturing work experience
• Specific knowledge and experience in yarn, footwear, apparel or accessories manufacturing and supply chain is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation & presentations
• Project, Resolution and time management skills; commitment to delivering results, on time
• Ability to network across a complex, matrixed environment, and utilize internal and external resources
• Strong influencing skills & ability to collaborate and drive change with various external partners and cross-functional internal teams
• Comfortable engaging with both external partners and internal stakeholders and building strong partnerships
• Ability to maintain focus through ambiguity and lead change
• Experience working in data systems or with data analytics preferred
• Ability to travel 10%

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• You will drive and support vendors to deliver strong performance for Materials Manufacturing quality, delivery, costing and sustainability priorities. You will manage key initiatives execution, alert to both opportunities and risks for relevant objectives, managing and escalating as needed. You will manage manufacturing and delivery issues, ensuring impacts are mitigated and issues are resolved.

• Your typical day/week will include ensuring you’re focused on and progressing against clearly defined weekly and seasonal priorities. You’ll drive an annual calendar of engagement with vendors, working collaboratively with the full Materials Manufacturing team as well as relevant internal stakeholders in the Nike Materials & Supply Chain ecosystem. You will deliver results against immediate needs as well as long term priorities.