Senior Color Developer Global Apparel jobs at Nike in Cameroon

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The candidate needs:

• Minimum 10 years direct relevant work experience with progressive leadership responsibilities in facility management with a solid understanding of current trends, with bachelor’s degree in relevant field, or combination of relevant education, experience.
• Leadership and managerial experience that allow the leader to provide strategic direction
• Motivate and develop complex teams in diverse contexts with matrix organization management to better understand Nike business drivers and culture with a proven track record of collaborating and influencing across a variety of internal and external partners with cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and operationalize complex programs to meet commitments that are aligned with organizational goals in a dynamic, highly matrixed, fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, highly developed communication in verbal and written and collaboration skills to engage with user groups and to build networks with GPS and other key Nike partners
• Proven contracting, financial evaluation and program management skills and budget management and stakeholder engagements as well as proven strategic leadership in developing and elevating third party partnerships

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working closely with Nike leaders around the world to translate GPS’s business strategies to how it applies to Operations across Southeast Asian Nike locations. You will work on strategy creation and implementation, project scope, roadmaps, tiers, and service delivery levels. You will partner with the Sub-Node teams on defined processes, standards, tools metrics and KPI’s.

Your accountabilities and tasks will include, but not limited to:

• Serve as the main point of contact for SEA operations strategy & execution questions from the broader teams.
• Lead and manage in-country SEA leads and teams, guiding and supporting local teams to deliver end-to-end, leveraging processes and tools defined globally.
• Activate workplace solutions and global performance standards implementation through service partners.
• Maintain and develop a playbook & framework / delivery model to ensure workplace operations and service programming reflects GPS & Enterprise strategy.
• Lead Singapore strategy across the GPS Capabilities, working with COE to inform capital and AOP budgets while developing and maintaining relationships with Nike SEA stakeholders and partners

Financial Management:

• Regional leadership and end-to-end executional accountability, monitoring the in-country leads and teams to measure effectiveness and success as well as oversee and manage operational budgets.

Presentations:

• Utilize computer skills to create high quality graphic and text presentations often under tight timeframes. Interpret needs, determine and produce effective presentation layout, and organizes final documents.
• Prepare special reports requiring the selection of relevant information from a variety of sources as well as maintains and updates on-going reports or databases.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The GPS Supply Chain Senior Principal will act as a point of connection between Nike’s global Supply Chain and GPS specifically to support Supply Chain operations in two operating Geos, Greater China and Asia Pac a portfolio of 7 million square feet. With strategic vision, all round experience and influencing skills, the ideal candidate will lever the core unique capabilities of GPS and partnerships across Nike to enable the Supply Chain of the future.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in related field of expertise namely, real estate, supply chain logistics, asset/portfolio management, workplace services leader
• 8+ years of work experience intimately familiar with Supply Chain operations associated supporting services and infrastructure and supporting large scale Supply Chain network programs
• Proficiency in real estate/portfolio/asset and facility management with strong project management skills and ability to oversee multiple activities and initiatives simultaneously
• Planning, implementation and proven track record of success of workplace services and programs ideally to support Supply Chain networks
• Ability to design and manage programs in a dynamic multinational context and successful background working in and navigating in a corporate matrix environment at high pace with both in house and external partners with experience in vendor management & negotiations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to express ideas with clarity and persuasion and ability to engage in with senior stakeholders across all levels of the organisation
• Highly professional and ethical

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

If this is you, you will establish a deep understanding of the Supply Chain vision, strategy, operating model, as well as challenges and opportunities from a physical ecosystem, perspective. You are also responsible for developing plans and strategies to elevate the workplace experience and services through the network of Nike Supply Chain locations bringing best practices, innovation, standards and sustainability.

Your accountabilities and tasks will include, but not limited to:

• Support and influence the Nike Supply Chain network vision through operational excellence, location strategy, active portfolio management, thought leadership and bringing GPS’s capabilities in support of future Nike Supply Chain strategies.
• Develop strong connections with Nike Supply Chain leaders and establish GPS as a thought partner and critical enabler of the Supply Chain agenda
• Mobilize support across the GPS organization as necessary to build energy and traction against supply chain key priorities and initiatives.
• Management of in region facility management services and partners/vendors that support the GPS organization ensuring seamless integrated delivery of services.
• Steward the long-term road map of Supply Chain GPS investments to support the network of Supply Chain locations and operations.
• Monitor existing metrics, establish new metrics as necessary and proactively introduce innovation and feed knowledge from programs and initiatives into global insights.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We will work together to support and drive business growth, consumer focus, strategy development, marketing plans and manage relationships with key partners. The successful candidate will identify product opportunities and implement product strategies; stay current on product and product changes; and display strong customer service skills by developing and maintaining relationships with key customer personnel at all levels of the customer's business.

• 5-7 years' overall business experience that includes field sales, retail buying, merchandising, sales business planning, or sales business analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in in retail or sales is strongly preferred, or Nike experience in a field support position.

• Proven Leadership Ability.

• Ability to prepare, plan and deliver clear and persuasive presentations.

• Strong working knowledge of the athletic industry and trends in the marketplace.

• Understanding of the competitive market, customer, and retail trends.

• Understanding of Team Sales.

• Ability to use financial data to make decisions and maximize account profitability.

• Ability to develop seasonal assortments, forecasts, and scenario plans.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Senior Partner Representative, Strategic Accounts, SEA&I, you will,

• Optimize Nike product sales by delivering accurate and realistic seasonal assortments, forecasts, and scenario plans.

• Solicit and submit orders.

• Ensure timely coordination of order tracking, retail release and launch information, order confirmation, cancellations/Return-To-Stock summaries and delivery of information.

• Increase sell-in and sell-through by preparing, planning and delivering clear and persuasive product and brand presentations.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Color Developer to join our Global Apparel PCC team. The right candidate will use their knowledge of textiles, colorfastness testing, apparel, and industry coloration methods to approve lab dips on time for commercialization while maintaining color quality. In addition, a strong understanding of digital color measurement is important to be able to guide vendors on color achievability concerns and lead projects to innovate the digital future for color at Nike. To succeed in this role, the candidate should have a strong drive to improve systems and processes, mentor, and positively lead and influence the teams. Researching new innovations, especially in digital color, will allow you to contribute to or lead projects to establish new processes.

• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience or 7 years industry experience in lieu of a degree
• Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textiles, Chemistry, or a related field (2 additional years’ experience in lieu of a degree)
• Ability to pass the Munsell Hue color test to determine visual color acuity
• Knowledge of apparel and textiles material/construction, including garment construction
• Great communication and organizational skills and able to drive solution.
• Microsoft Office applications and Product Data Management systems skills
• Experience with Smartsheet and knowledge of Natific is a plus
• 5-10% travel required

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Senior Color Developer, you will lead color execution for Nike Apparel, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include executing color palettes, ensuring on-time commercialization, developing tools and processes, tracking lab dips, and addressing challenges. You will interact with design, materials, merchandising, product creation, manufacturing, and integrity teams.

• Develop and approve color standards for apparel and textiles
• Implement digital color matching and calibration systems to optimize efficiency
• Manage lab dips, strike-offs, and bulk color execution
• Ensure color consistency across various materials and production processes
• Ability to analyze and optimize color accuracy using spectrophotometers and digital platforms