Lead Program Manager, Global Apparel Licensing
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will be reporting to the Sourcing Director for GPL and will work closely with functional partners across a variety of internal organizations. You will partner with external teams across our Licensee portfolio, ensuring that the supply chains our partners operate directly support the goals of our business. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR As the GPL Supply Chain Operations Lead you will be a key member of the GPL Sourcing team within Global Product Licensing (GPL). The GPL team is committed to serving consumers with the products they love and expect from Nike. We achieve this by running a complete end-to-end business and offense within Nike that serves consumers through a set of strategic licensee partners. The Sourcing team is responsible for supply chain management, factory & partner onboarding, and factory compliance for the fast-growing global product licensing business. As the Operations Lead you will own operational activities and projects that support the day-to-day management of the GPL source base and drive future business growth. At Nike, our best Supply Chain Operations Leads are strategic problem solvers and excellent communicators with the skills for inspiring and driving change. We are looking for a candidate with strong organizational and project management skills, problem-solving abilities, an understanding of Nike’s internal systems, and someone who enjoys working and collaborating with internal and external partners. The candidate will bring: • Bachelor's degree in Business or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training. • 6 years of professional work experience in supply chain, planning, sourcing, supplier management, or a related field • Knowledge of Nike product systems and/or product supply chain processes strongly preferred • Demonstrated ability to partner on cross-functional teams to drive large scale change across an organization • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong attention to detail and process orientation WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON In this role you will build, maintain and lead key operations processes for GPL, Nike, and third-party licensee partners. You will drive key projects and strategies as well as take on day-to-day business operations activities such as: • New Partner Onboarding • Supply Chain Integration & Management • Source Base Reporting • Supply Chain Invoice Resolution 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. Apply tot his job