Performance Analyst, Transportation

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

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 accounts and more than 100000 retail stores worldwide making the impossible happen every single day.

The Performance Analyst supporting the Transportation team will partner closely with our Inbound Middle Mile and Last Mile Transportation teams to provide access to key operational metrics support sourcing events and work closely with cross-functional peers to support Nikes Supply Chain and Marketplace Strategy.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Performance Analyst Transportation role is part of the Capacity Performance and Planning (CPP) team within the North America Trade & Transportation team. This role is responsible for analyzing North Americas end-to-end Transportation product. This role is essential to ensure that North America Transportation uses data and performance metrics to optimize service and efficiency to support Nikes Supply Chain and Marketplace Strategy.

This individual is highly data-driven with a strong understanding of how data informs business decisions and addresses complex transportation challenges. They thrive in entrepreneurial environments bringing a proactive mindset and a passion for building innovative solutions from the ground up. With a natural curiosity for business and data they are a collaborative team player who communicates effectively embraces continuous learning and excels at problem-solving

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Computer Science Engineering or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.
2 years of progressive experience in data analysis leveraging data-driven insights to identify analyze and solve business challenges.
Proficient in SQL with 2 years of experience in developing queries and analyzing large datasets
Experience in coding languages and ETL applications (i.e. Python Alteryx).
Ability to conduct root cause analysis to pinpoint variances and recommend solutions to avoid variances in the future.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with an interest in data-focused storytelling.
Ability to lead projects from initiation through completion facilitating stakeholder discussions resolving issues and ensuring milestones are met.
Ability to thrive in a fast paced and ambiguous environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
2 years of experience leveraging Supply Chain data to drive decisions
Experience building visualization in Tableau or PowerBI
Experience using Databricks
Consulting or Finance experience

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Some examples of what youll work on include:
Complete analysis of financial and operational performance data (e.g. cost service speed) to identify opportunities to improve the end-to-end transportation network (e.g. carrier strategy speed to market transportation flows etc.).
Design and build visual dashboards and recurring scorecards that enable our stakeholders to track progress against goals identify exceptions and inform actions.
Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support strategic top-to-top discussions with both key internal and external partners (e.g. strategic customers carriers/vendors and internal leadership).
Create reporting at scale that informs and influences business decisions
Contribute to the evolution of North Americas Transportation performance management framework by refining metric definitions key performance indicators and reporting standards.
Provide detailed cost metrics to ensure were using the right carrier in the right locations within our transportation network