Product Management Director, Supply And Inventory Planning

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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.

The Demand and Supply Management (DSM) team is responsible for ensuring every Nike athlete is able to access the product they want when they want it. DSM is revolutionizing how planning is done across Nike by ensuring Consumer Demand is Nike Demand.

Description

As a Product Management Director, Supply & Inventory Planning, you will partner with the Product Management, Supply Planning, Inventory Operations and other members of the Global and Geo Operations leadership team to craft, influence and execute the strategy and vision for the future of the company’s Supply Planning technology.

Demonstrating experience in digital product management, you will harness data to build innovative technical and analytic products for supply planners to understand the global supply landscape and empower efficient and fact-based decisions. By identifying new product opportunities, evaluating the performance of existing products, and using Nike’s strengths to deliver outsized results, you are always on the offense. As a leader, you are thoughtful, aspirational, and adept at motivating teams through exciting situations to successful outcomes.

You can run through sophisticated technical challenges and tradeoffs, using advanced analytics and qualitative research to support your point of view. Your products are grounded in customer insights – prioritizing reducing friction for our biggest customer problems. You are a great collaborator – you will proactively build trusting relationships across the Nike organization to launch your product, including functional partners and geography teams.

You will work both within the Nike DSM function, and across the broader organization including partnering closely with Sourcing, Inventory, Demand Planning and others within Operations to deliver solutions that solve critical business problems as Nike accelerates its Consumer Direct strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy and Vision: Create and champions market-informed product vision and strategy that supports Nike strategies. Identify the strategic product implications and opportunities resulting from major corporate strategies and change initiatives.
Product Lifecycle Management: Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of sophisticated products, from conception through launch. Strategize and execute on growth initiatives in operating live products and capabilities.
Product Roadmap Definition: Run a fluid intake and prioritization process to develop a product, feature and release roadmap based on business targets, in-depth data analysis, and a clear understanding of DSM needs.
Prioritization: Effectively craft project plans based on priorities, setting clear/measurable objectives and deploying team resources appropriately to achieve business goals.
Partner Management: Collaborate with partners to bring products to life. Remove obstacles and helps align the organization to achieve success.
Communication: Clearly articulate the product roadmap, vision, priorities and requirements to multiple partners in both written and oral formats. Gather and incorporate feedback from a diverse range of partners including digital, technology, engineering, analytics, platform, business, and legal teams.
Collaboration: Partner with Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, and Product Management leaders throughout completion of landmarks to deliver efficient results in line with customer needs.
Industry Analysis: Continuously supervise and share relevant technology trends, driven offerings and best-of-breed executions.
Analytics and Experimentation: Define product critical metrics, derive key insights, drive reporting tools, and devise and execute experiments and multivariant tests to find product solutions (in concert with Business Success team).
Management: Lead multidisciplinary teams and enable success by removing obstacles and developing strategic relationships throughout the business. Cultivate and develop diverse talent within direct reporting team to improve performance and results.
Raise the Bar: Promote cross-team and cross-organizational knowledge sharing through multiple forums (e.g., user groups, tech talks, demos).

Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years of demonstrated ability in product management, software development or digital retail
Outstanding data analytics and articulation skills
Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical abilities, and attention to detail
Clear, concise and persuasive communication style that compels to action
Exceptional influencing skills, with experience engaging diverse set of cross-functional partners
Ability to lead robust, cross-functional teams
History of developing and growing product management talent
Ability to build product results such as wireframes, prototypes and requirements specifications
Experience leading priorities with third party vendors and key partners
Comfortable making build versus buy recommendations based on industry knowledge
Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals and give insight on industry trends
History of making ambitious tradeoffs in establishing product priorities that have required sophisticated analyses and results-oriented decisions
Strong project management skills and ability to present work to executive partners
Comprehensive understanding of the market landscape, both through a technology and competitor lens
Knowledge of demand planning, supply planning, inventory, purchasing, sourcing and global operations processes are a plus
BA/BS degree required, MBA preferred

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.