Manager Notes:

• This position is onsite WHQ and candidates must be local to be considered. Need to start ASAP.
• Global Supply Planner that sits between demand planning team and manufacturing. Is the liaison between the two sides. Helps qualify how much factories can produce and how much demand is forecasted or expected by Sr leaders.
• Must Haves:
  • 5+ YOE in Supply Planning, working directly with demand planning teams and manufacturing - buying from the supply/factory side NOT retail buying
  • Understands data points for product batch runs, determining the lead time, following compliance with production capacity with factories and what the demand planning team needs, finding demand expectations and supply reality
  • SAP expert, knows SAP logic paths, can understand outputs, can troubleshoot if the data doesn't match expectations
• Nice to Have:
  • Strong storyteller, can explain technical topics to a wide range of audiences
  • Influencing teams and outcomes, can deliver bad news when expectations are not possible, doesn't push blame but gives constructive feedback, solution oriented on how to move forward
  • Has Nike or related industry experience with supply chain and inventory planning. Related industries: Finished goods, short lifecycle products, high (500+) SKU products - seasons, color ways, etc.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an individual proficient in end-to-end supply chain to create and deliver reliable supply plans to serve our consumers while aligning to inventory objectives. The planner is consumer focused, process and KPI driven, and is comfortable leveraging data and advanced analytics to drive and influence cross-functional stakeholders with clear and compelling insights, options and recommendations. The successful candidate instills trust, acts with courage, embraces and leads change, communicates vision and purpose, fosters teamwork, cultivates innovation and ensures accountability.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this role is for you, you will be working with the Global Supply Planning team. Your responsibilities will include supporting day-to-day management of a segment of our full lead-time and/or responsive business, working on initiatives to improve our supply planning capabilities and decision making, and playing an active role in creating a dynamic culture of respect and inclusion.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This is the matrix: You will engage and collaborate with global and geography product, merch, planning, analytics, sourcing and manufacturing teams essentially an end-to-end supply chain role to ensure supply is positioned for our most critical product and demand priorities. You will partner with Tech and analytics teams to gain insights, build sustainable capabilities to improve the speed and quality of our decision making. Additionally, you will connect within our team to share and receive best practice insights as we relentlessly work to improve our operational excellence and contributions to fuel growth.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of proven experience, education and training in Supply Chain
• Excellent written, spoken and visual communication skills.
• Flexibility in switching from strategic to tactical and operational levels of thinking and working.
• Outstanding interpersonal, influencing and facilitation skills with the ability to work both cross-functionally and cross-culturally, specifically building positive relationships between key players and immediate team.
• High proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, formulas, macros).
• Tolerance for a sophisticated, ever-changing and dynamic work environment.
• Ability to demonstrate good decision making in ambiguous circumstances.
• Experience preferred with Tableau, Cognos, SSAS, MMX, SAP.
• Experiences preferred in supply/inventory planning and management, marketplace planning/buying, merchandising, demand planning, financial planning.