SourcingCosting Lead, Express Lane APLA

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NIKE Inc. does more than outfit the worlds 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 its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

At Nike speed to market is a critical component of meeting and exceeding athlete

• s expectations and a key component of our strategy. The Express Lane team works end-to-end on Speed timelines to deliver the right product to the right place at the right time. As a Lead Sourcing and Costing Manager you will play a critical role in achieving that mission. We are an innovative and entrepreneurial team within Nike that brings together expertise across functions and geographies to dig into the challenges of speed and develop business models that make us faster. As part of Express Lane you can expect to work closely with teams from across the business and leadership to deliver speed where it matters most for our consumers.

Were looking for a strategic self-starting flexible and entrepreneurial individual. We are looking for someone authentic curious courageous and inspired by the possibilities of the unknown. Through honesty integrity transparency and openness this candidate is looking to grow and challenge themselves. We are looking for someone who actively creates an environment of inclusion and trust. Who seeks out different or opposing perspectives in a truth-seeking manner. Who works together with others as one team supporting others in doing meaningful work and driving impact. You will deliver results with clarity and accountability demonstrating our shared purpose and commitments.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

This role is focused on leading sourcing (Apparel) & costing (Apparel Footwear) for Multi gender (Mens Womens for both Nike & Jordan) across diverse group of product types (knits & wovens performance and lifestyle & broad group of classifications) on a faster timeline and to serve the APLA geography marketplace.

As our Lead Sourcing & Costing Manager youll create and execute long range and seasonal sourcing plans for APLA Express Lane apparel. Youll represent Sourcing in cross functional line planning material selection and development to ensure product needs and factory capabilities are built into the timelines and process. You will lead creative solutions against the sourcing needs of making product in a close to market environment as well as lead and develop the current source base into a new way of working closer to market.

Youll offer manufacturing alternatives to resolve design development and costing challenges. Youll provide sourcing strategy and direction while collaborating to select the most appropriate manufacturing source to meet delivery quality and pricing needs. Youll analyze manufacturing capabilities capacities and cost expectation alongside demand requirements to anticipate and avoid issues.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

Youll oversee and provide leadership in the sourcing / costing process for the product team across Footwear and Apparel and work across the organizational matrix. Youll set classification and seasonal margins targets and provide margins reports to the team to ensure margins are tracking towards targets.

Create and execute a long range and seasonal sourcing plan for each apparel classification and product. Collaborate with key stakeholder (PLMs / Development / Global Sourcing) to select the most appropriate manufacturing source to meet delivery capacity quality and pricing needs. Present sourcing strategy to the team and to Global Sourcing.

Represent Apparel Sourcing in cross functional line planning with Development and PLMs to ensure products are sourced at the best factory taking into consideration material and silhouette availability factory capabilities and costing implications.

Input Apparel sourcing and duty rates in the system for each season and manage source plugs to secure factory capacity. Work with Demand Planning PLMs and Global Sourcing to update plugs based on future fabric category and forecast projections.

Review cost sheets for Apparel and Footwear to understand cost drivers and check for any errors. Work back with factory partners to resolve any discrepancies.

Cost test each style prior to sending kits out. Strong partnerships with PLMs and Development during proto reviews to review margins cost drivers and run cost scenarios to inform the team on material / graphic / trim change impacts on style and portfolio margin targets.

Build relationships with Express Lanes key suppliers. Collaborate with factory to find solves to build profitable product while still hitting designs vision. Potentially travel with team to factory on-sites to lead costing conversations report margins and run cost scenarios.

Collaborate with Global Sourcing team to set up near shore factory options to enable a shortened product calendar and unlock speed to market products.

WHAT YOU BRING

B achelors degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.

5 years experience in a production purchasing pricing costing development or in a manufacturing environment

2 years additional experience in lieu of a degree

Apparel and Footwear Product creation experience is desired

Knowledge of sourcing and how it fits into processes and events from product concept to delivery

Knowledge of forecasting and scheduling processes

Advanced knowledge of systems tools that support the sourcing process

Knowledge of international trade policies practices and procedures Strong planning project management and analysis skills

Ability to adapt to changing business needs and requirements as it impacts sourcing decisions

Ability to deal with ambiguity and conflicting priorities ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced environment Ability to balance marketing / production biases

Ability to be detail orientated without losing sight of the big picture

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form .

Key Skills

Category Management,Sourcing,Procurement,HR Sourcing,Supply Chain Experience,Analysis Skills,Contract Management,Supplier Management,Contract Negotiation,ERP Systems,negotiation,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1