Business Operations Manager, Express Lane

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s 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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The NIKE, Inc. Supply Chain team is the engine that propels product around the world. Supply Chain experts ensure that every year, almost a billion units of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right place, at the right time. To ensure this complex job goes off without a hitch, Supply Chain teams work with a network of more than 50 distribution centers, thousands of accountants, and more than 100,000 retail stores worldwide — making the impossible happen every single day.

As our Manager for Express Lane Business Operations, you will play a central role in helping the Company deliver on a key pillar of the Triple Double: 2X Speed. We are driving an end-to-end revolution – from design through manufacturing – to create a supply chain that is meaningfully shorter than our current process. You’ll partner and independently lead cross-functional global and geography teams to define new capabilities and start up new operations to execute against the Express Lane strategy.
Doing all this requires a unique individual. You must be a self-starter, flexible thinker and outstanding communicator, as well as comfortable working cross-functionally and influencing different personalities and perspectives. You will need those skills as you work not only across multiple functions but also across multiple geographies, living within Nike’s matrixed organization. Success will depend on your ability to quickly form both professional and personal relationships with colleagues and drive to rigorous, well-communicated deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Express Lane Operations leadership team to build, analyze, prioritize and execute against its strategic capability roadmap
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, partnering with functional process and operational leaders and lending a diverse skillset of project management, analytics, creative thought leadership and communication.
• Managing and facilitating virtual team meetings and working sessions and keeping the team on-task to established goals and timelines
• Work with partners across Nike to ensure the team’s work is aligned and integrated with Nike, Inc.’s strategic priorities

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, or similar discipline
• 5 years total experience in start-up environment, management consulting, short lead time supply chain operations or related field
• 2 additional years of experience required in lieu of a degree
• Demonstrated project management experience with previous experience managing multiple projects at once
• Proven ability to shape and drive strategy execution, quickly transforming the strategic vision into implemented MVP capabilities
• Ability to communicate complex concepts simply, verbally and in writing
• Ability to create high quality project reports and simple, succinct, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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, veteran status, or disability.