Senior Manager, Material Development

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Required skills

Master’s degree
Chemical Engineering
Material Science
Product development
seasonal roadmap
material vendors
finished goods factories
palette health
multi-sourcing strategies
volume allocations

Nice to have

telecommuting
screen readers
sign language interpreters
closed captioning
reasonable modifications

Role summary

NIKE, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Material Development in Beaverton, OR. This role will drive material and product excellence by partnering with material vendors, internal stakeholders, and factories. Responsibilities include developing seasonal roadmaps for new material developments, managing palette expansion, and acting as a materials expert to solve problems and train others. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure synergy in sourcing and allocation strategies, and to develop and implement palette materials that meet performance, quality, cost, and sustainability goals. The role also involves leading a team focused on maintaining palette health for product development and design communities. Telecommuting is available from most U.S. locations.

Senior Manager, Material Development - NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton, OR. Drive materials and product excellence in partnership with material vendors, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders as well as finished goods factories. Develop the seasonal roadmap of new material developments, mappings, and retirements using excellent data and analytics skills. Manage the expansion of palettes to both new and existing material suppliers. Be an expert on materials and their usage on finished goods with the ability to anticipate potential issues, problem solve challenges, and teach and train others. Collaborate closely with product creation, sourcing, costing, and manufacturing teams ensuring both upstream and downstream synergy including multi-sourcing strategies and volume allocations. Develop strategy for development and implementation of palette materials making sure developments can deliver strong performance in manufacturing quality, delivery, costing and sustainability priorities, ensuring impacts are mitigated and issues are resolved. Lead a team that ensures palette health which resonates with the product development and design communities. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S., except from AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.

Must have Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Product development and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a product-related occupation.

Position requires:

• Material Development and Manufacturing process

• FW Product Development and Manufacturing process

• Material Testing

• Footwear product testing

• Supplier Relationship Management

• Tableau

• Smartsheet

• Data analytics

• Talent Development

• Project Management

Contact: Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers

Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers (Job# R-94891)

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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.

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