Director, Supply Chain Operations, North America Sports Marketing

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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, 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.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Director of NA Sports Marketing Supply Chain Operations; an end-to-end enterprise leader with a growth mindset! We see the opportunity to strengthen our supply chain, connect the matrix, and unlock new capabilities to deliver and strengthen indispensable and unique connection to Sport through our partnerships with the world’s best Athletes and Teams. This role will drive end-to-end integration across our supply chain and lead integration of our business processes, using technology and the power of our supply chain and geo partners. As our Director of NA Sports Marketing Supply Chain Operations, you will report to the Senior Director of NA Sports Marketing Operations. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
This role plays a critical role in the development and implementation of operational planning capabilities and innovation in support of business growth! You will drive the end-to-end planning process – seasonal, monthly and weekly across multiple Dimensions and channels of distribution. This role will facilitate the Planning Network (across multiple business partners – inclusive of Supply Chain, Dimensions, Sports Marketing, Product Creation). You will develop matrix relationships required to ensure effective and efficient processes and program execution.

IN ADDITION, YOU WILL:

•  Manage Supply Chain covering complex product lines across a large network

•  Direct team and set direction for team and management goals that align with company goals

•  Coach team, create opportunities for team development, and makes decisions on hiring, performance management, recognition, and rewards

•  Address talent planning needs and challenges within area of responsibility or within pipeline to ensure future growth and/or profitability

•  Align and optimize the buy process, end-to-end; reconcile short and long term buying processes, and create a center of excellence for buying capabilities inclusive of demand planning, supply planning, purchasing, fulfillment, etc

•  Provide direction on data, process, and tools

•  Create sustainable partnership with our Supply Chain teams

•  Apply ground-breaking supply chain capabilities within Sports Marketing

•  Lead and coach the Dimension sport teams in the product planning process

•  Lead the day-to-day planning, purchasing, and delivery of on and off field product

•  Create a long-term vision for the future of Supply Chain for NA Sports Marketing

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As the Director of NA Sports Marketing Supply Chain Operations, you’ll partner with North America Sports Marketing, Sport Dimensions, and Supply Chain leaders and their teams in North America to keep NA Sports Marketing Demand, Supply, and Service Ecosystems in Equilibrium. You will also develop and deploy strategic capabilities to support and improve NA Sports Marketing planning processes and strategies.

WHAT YOU BRING

•  Bachelor's degree or higher in supply chain or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

•  10 years’ directly relevant experience in Supply Chain or Planning functions within a global consumer company

•  End to end knowledge of supply chain operations and systems, specific experience in Planning is strongly preferred

•  Create the Future: Enterprise Problem solver. Ability to Create Sustainable Strategies. Growth Mindset. Credible Leadership. Leading Change.

•  Effective Communication: High profile Executive Communication with strong influencing/storytelling skills

•  Lead & Influence: Demonstrate success in cross-functional integration/relationships to include: software vendors, Functions, Geographies, Dimensions

•  Deliver Results: Leverage specialized depth in both functional & technical expertise to lend to creation of E2E process.

•  Make Good Decisions: Ability to solve complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify enterprise solution design & deliver

•  Tolerance for Ambiguity: Works well in ambiguous situations and drives clarity

•  Leadership Identity

•  General management instinct: Ability to lead high profile, complex initiatives and project team, across functions

•  Experience in managing and leading a team

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 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.