Within Nike’s center-served, locally-led Supply Chain Operations organization, the Supply Chain Innovation function exists to imagine and create the future of Nike’s end-to-end supply chain, from cotton to consumer and back, in a manner that is responsive, resilient, and responsible. We do this through rigorous research & exploration, strategy development & deployment, and innovation incubation.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an expert researcher, able to mine information from internal and external resources, synthesize the relevant findings, and articulate the conclusions in a compelling way. This role will be responsible for exploring and validating ideas as potential innovation opportunities and proposing solutions to address the most critical problems and highest opportunities areas for Nike’s Supply Chain!

The ideal candidate for this role needs to possess an immense passion for learning and converting that learning into well-synthesized, data-supported actionable insights. They must possess broad, but not necessarily deep knowledge across multiple supply chain domains – planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, fulfillment – in a large-scale, global organization. They must be a systems thinker, understanding how decisions in one part of the system can affect other parts of the system and able to solve complex problems by examining them as a whole rather than as isolated parts so as to identify and address root causes through rigorous strategies. Given the visibility and scrutiny that their work will face, they must possess strong leadership & communication skills, an executive presence, and hands-on “roll-up your sleeves” mentality.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will conduct explorations, rigorously test hypotheses, and write position papers backed by data-driven due diligence. You will develop comprehensive strategies and propose paths towards operationalizing solutions to capture the estimated value at scale. You will bring senior leaders to the cross-roads by recommending unconventional solutions to complex problems and articulating what it would take to implement them.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role will report directly to the Senior Director of Supply Chain Innovation and will be a part of the diverse and globally distributed SCI leadership team. For specific research and strategy development projects you will be collaborating with senior leaders (Sr Directors and VPs) across Nike’s supply chain and cross-functional partners.

WHAT YOU BRING

Work Experience:

• 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

• 10+ years total work experience

• 7+ years’ experience in strategy, research, or analytics roles

Additional skills and competencies:

• Excellent written skills, including the ability to research and craft white papers and research memos

• Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to deliver high-impact research and strategy updates on complex topics to executive leaders (Sr Dir, VP+) on a regular basis

• Operational experience with OKRs highly preferred the ability to operate with a high sense of urgency

• Demonstrated ability to partner with executive-level professionals as a trusted advisor

• Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a global, highly matrixed, relational setting

• Self-directed, persistent, and comfortable working in ambiguous environments

• High level of adaptability and reactions to the changing environment, meeting obstacles with curiosity and resilience.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects at once

• Financial savvy and working understanding of financial concepts and statements

• Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Tableau

• Understanding of Nike’s data structure across various supply chain domains, ability to analyze and visualize large data sets to help with decision making

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.

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, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.