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Nike · 9 hours ago

Lead, Materials Planning

Nike is seeking a Lead Material Planner to manage materials planning for their Footwear business. This role involves coordinating material forecasts, developing strategies for on-time delivery, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance the materials supply chain.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleProduct DesignRetailSporting Goods
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Leads, facilitates, and coordinates cross functionally to identify and resolve risks and opportunities across the Materials Plan in support our Finished Goods delivery for a large Sport and material class alignment
Collaborate with upstream partners to provide clear, timely, materials demand signals for Footwear materials
Analyze Footwear materials demand and capacity, executing mitigation processes to ensure on-time production of materials from key vendors
Set and operationalize material lead time strategy in concert with materials and finished goods partners
Coordinate and operationalize a cross-functional seasonal readiness offense for your Sport alignment and material class, in partnership with your supporting Sr Planner
Represent Materials Planning & Sourcing as a subject matter expert (SME) at key cross-functional stakeholder engagements or special projects
Partners with Materials Planning Director, Global Material Planning & Sourcing Leadership team to create future capabilities:
Develop and implement new strategies for responsive, flexible materials supply chain to drive on-time delivery of materials
Collaborate with you Materials Planning & Sourcing leadership and cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improvement in line with our Material SC strategy
Identify, scope and partner with Tech & Analytics teams to develop new analytics and/or systems capabilities

Qualification

Materials Requirements PlanningSupply Chain ManagementDemand PlanningManufacturing Best PracticesAnalytics Tools DevelopmentInnovation MindsetEffective CommunicationPresentation SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationResults-Oriented Mentality

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
5-7 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning (Supply, Demand, Materials, etc.), Manufacturing and/or Logistics functions
Understanding of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) basics, Demand, Production and Capacity Management, including key metrics. Ability to interpret driving factors and implement corrective actions
Understanding of Manufacturing best practices and key metrics. Ability to evaluate and recommend improvements in manufacturing strategies to meet inventory and service objectives
Innovation mindset with a desire to continuously improve and challenge the status quo
Effective communication skills, including in-person, written and via phone
Effective presentation skills, both visual & oral
Experience in creating tools to support analytics of key business performance metrics
Experience working in a diverse, cross-functional environment and fostering a culture of belonging throughout
Results-oriented mentality for prioritizing work, managing upward and downward as necessary
Passion for Nike products and sport

Preferred

Understanding of manufacturing processes (not necessarily Footwear or Apparel)
Experience aligning cross-cultural, virtual teams

Company

Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.

H1B Sponsorship

Nike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (340)
2024 (302)
2023 (328)
2022 (543)
2021 (426)
2020 (253)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$239M
Key Investors
Pershing Square Capital Management
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO

Leadership Team

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Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Muge Erdirik Dogan
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, NIKE, Inc.
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