Nike Grind Business Analyst II

Nike Grind Business Analyst

Nike's ambition is to Protect the Future of Sport. The Nike Grind team, part of Nike's Global Sustainability organization, works with Nike's contracted factories and finished product waste processing operations to reduce Nike's footwear and apparel waste footprint. When waste is created, we recapture and transform it into Nike Grind, a usable feedstock for new sustainable products.

Reporting to the Nike Grind Business Director, the Nike Grind Business Analyst is responsible for supporting business activities of the Nike Grind program, an intrapreneurial circularity business at Nike. Specifically, the Analyst will support : creating and managing the systems to generate, track, and report on demand and supply for Nike Grind materials; assisting the team to create dynamic reports that landscape and evaluate business opportunities in key external industry sectors and geographies; driving functional reporting excellence to identify, quantify, and evaluate monthly, quarterly and annual usage of Nike Grind's portfolio of materials alongside key business targets, inclusive of volume, marketplace coverage, circularity KPIs, waste diversion, and profitability.

A minimum of 2+ years relevant work experience within Sustainability or Supply Chain Operations

Bachelor's degree in business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

Leverage advanced analytical capabilities to synthesize complex data sets into actionable insights, crafting compelling narratives that inform circular business strategies and drive measurable impact across Nike Grind initiatives

Not required but preferred certification : Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) and / or Tableau Desktop Specialist and / or Power BI Certification

Support Nike Grind team in driving customer relationship management and creating a robust marketplace for post-consumer and post-industrial footwear and apparel waste materials.

Manage response triaging from Nike Grind website "Contact Us" feature

Coordinate prequalification efforts with targeted customers and partners

Support creation of proposals and presentations via data analysis and storytelling with data

Support the Lead, Nike Grind Business with demand and supply capacity management of Grind materials

Coordinate and provide team visibility to licensee's quarterly demand forecasts

Provide Business Development team visibility to any potential material capacity constraints

Support the Lead, Nike Grind Business with 3rd party logistics & freight vendors as needed for the movement of Nike Grind materials

Leveraging SmartSheet and Microsoft Excel, collect and analyze Nike Grind customer usage and royalty reports, as well as projected customer demand on a quarterly basis

Turn data points into visual charts and graphs to assist with storytelling through data

Coordinate with Responsible Supply Chain teams to obtain Tier 1 factory waste projections