Senior Analyst, Materials Operations
NIKEPosition Type Full Time Career area Procurement Location 1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, United States Job ID R-96550 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. Sr. Material Operations Analyst PHK, GLOBAL, Footwear Product Supply Chain WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will be part of the Materials Buy/Sell and Allocation team within Materials, Packaging, and Nike By You Operations, part of the Footwear Product Supply Chain organization. The team develops, expands, and operates strategic capabilities that strengthen Nike’s multi-sourced materials program execution and unlock greater flexibility, responsiveness, resilience, and cost efficiency. This role will primarily support Materials Buy/Sell and Allocation but will also provide analytical support for Global Packaging. You will work with Footwear Sourcing, Footwear Costing, Supplier Management, Technology, Product Creation, Global Packaging, and external supply-chain partners to obtain insights, validate data, execute allocations processes, resolve operational issues, and deliver accurate and actionable reporting and analytics. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a highly analytical, continuous-improvement-minded, detail-oriented operations professional who enjoys working directly with data, technology systems, and business processes. They can structure multi-faceted problems, organize large and complex data sets, identify data-quality issues, investigate variances, and have an excellent capability for translating findings into clear, practical insights to influence recommendations and decisions. This person should be comfortable navigating a complex, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder process. They can effectively translate business needs and impact to Nike technology teams and effectively work with technical and engineering stakeholders. This person should be comfortable with new and evolving technology, including AI, and will perform and automate analyses of materials and packaging data, calculate and maintain performance metrics, create and refresh reporting, drive technology program buildouts and enhancements, and provide actionable insights to the business. KEY QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years of experience in operations, planning, sourcing, supply chain, business analytics, or a related field. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including experience structuring, reconciling, analyzing, and presenting large data sets. Experience building and maintaining recurring reports, dashboards, scorecards, metric definitions, and business review materials. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, variances, risks, opportunities, and data-quality issues. Demonstrated ability to execute recurring operational processes accurately, manage detailed work, and meet multiple deadlines. Experience documenting workflows, standard operating procedures, business rules, data definitions, and reporting logic. Experience supporting process improvements, user acceptance testing, and system or reporting enhancements. Comfort adapting to evolving technology capabilities, including artificial intelligence and automation tools. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize analysis and operational status for business partners and technology partners. Experience in footwear materials or a complex global supply chain is preferred. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON As part of the Materials Buy/Sell and Allocation team, you will execute recurring materials allocation processes…