Senior, Material Developer MSO

Become a Part of the NIKE Inc. Team

NIKE Inc. does more than outfit the worlds best athletes. It is a place to explore potential obliterate boundaries and push 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

Materials are key to Innovation and Product Excellence. We have built a new unified Material Supply Chain organization which will transform our material capabilities teams and processes to accelerate our vision to serve every athlete*.

As a Senior Material Developer on the Material Manufacturing team you will drive material developments support Nikes multi-sourcing strategy and duplication needs that support our global manufacturing footprint. You will develop strong partnerships with external partners supporting and driving those partners to execute their developments on-time and consistent with Nike expectations. You will also ensure material usage and adoption through the supply chain and support special projects as needed.

Detail-oriented and results-driven you thrive in a cross-functional environment. You are comfortable engaging with external manufacturing vendors and internal teams tailoring your messages accordingly. As a Senior you will leverage your business and technical skillsets to influence new ways of working across a large organization. This role is perfect for a team-player with drive curiosity and strong communication skills.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

• With your teammates you will support key initiatives that support a resilient material ecosystem and evolve operations to support key business goals. Youll lead projects and collaborate with various teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness through process tools and communication. You will leverage an analytical mindset towards data systems analytics and quality data management.
• Along with your focused suppliers you will manage and drive the material creation process from development to commercialization. You will engage directly with vendors ensuring they deliver their developments on time at the right cost and quality resolving issues along the way. As a materials expert you will deliver materials that meet Nikes aesthetic and performance requirements. You will also partner with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure material adoption and utilization ultimately delivering quality product to the consumer.
• Your typical day/week will include collaborating with your team on various projects partnering with vendors on material developments to ensure aesthetic and performance requirements are met as well as with other stakeholders to ensure material viability on-product. You will provide frequent and clear updates on the status of your developments and update any related systems and tools in a timely manner. You will deliver against seasonal and annual targets.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

This role is based in Taipei and reports into a Material Manager MSO. This role will interact closely with key functional partners in Material and Product Supply Chain especially Sourcing Product Integrity and Costing as well as with other Development Teams. Externally this role will interact directly with material and factory vendors.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
• 7 years relevant material development or manufacturing experience
• Specific knowledge and experience in footwear or apparel materials manufacturing (textiles leather synthetic leather components) is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Project and time management skills; commitment to delivering results on time
• Ability to network across a complex matrixed environment and utilize internal and external resources
• Influencing skills & ability to collaborate and drive change with various external partners and cross-functional internal teams
• Comfortable engaging with both external partners and internal stakeholders and building strong partnerships
• Ability to maintain focus through ambiguity and change
• Experience working in data systems
• Ability to travel 5%