Manager Marketplace Supply Chain - Converse jobs at Nike in Netherlands

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We are looking for a Lead Merch Financial Planner, NMP EMEA to create a 6 season rolling MFP for one (or more) major accounts, grounded in revenue, inventory, retails sales, profitability, productivity, margin, and consumer centricity. You will create pre-season plans that support the commercial of Nike and consumer field of play. You will manage these plans through to in-season optimization and delivery of commercial targets through a robust rolling forecast process and collaborative weekly offense with the Integrated Account Teams and various cross-functional stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience (8+ years) in business planning (both retail and wlsl) & good understanding of finance, merchandising and supply chain planning processes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage efficiently with a broad range of audiences including retail partner, senior business leaders and other senior planning leaders

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent knowledge of automated planning systems, particularly Excel

• Can identify commercial opportunities and leads decision making based on well-developed merch financial plans

• Demonstrated ability to influence and design compelling communication grounded in data

• A strategic outlook and experience in leading projects

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders through clear storytelling & business acumen

• Bigger picture thinking by understanding how the Nike matrix operates x-functionally.

Critical Thinking:

You are ready to think outside of the box, make decisions even if there is lack of data or information, also partnering with key stakeholders and remain agile.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Self-Awareness:You have a growthdemeanortoward yourself and others. You seek a balance between demonstrating your strengths and working on your development opportunities. You know what motivates you, what your pitfalls are, and what unconscious biases you may bring to the table, and you are able and willing to communicate about them and work on them. You know how to admit your mistakes.

Curiosity:Your thirst for knowledge is well-known by others. You seek to understand first. You are able to make objective recommendations and draw conclusions based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative insights

because you are always willing to challenge your and others’ assumptions.

You are ready to leverage statistical forecasting and data science to develop a decision-oriented plan.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• Shape and contribute to 6 season merchandise financial plans, including orders and inventory for Consumer Fields of Play(CFOP) x Marketplace Units

• Manage Risks & Opportunities between CFOP x Marketplace

• Maintain Merch Financial Plan at sub-MPU dimensions (e.g. banner, account, account group)

• Partner with Consumer planning & CEMEA Assortment Planning

• Partner with key stakeholders across Geo to drive marketplace business health throughout the in-season product life cycle

• Influence and optimize inventory Sell-Through across Marketplace

• Reconcile In-Season Assortment Plans with Planning Rolling Forecast and Align to Consumer Fields of Play

• Execute cross-MPU trade-off actions to drive consumer demand, Nike and partner margin and optimize overall marketplace inventory health

Address:Plano, TX

Part Time – 20-38 hours per week, including nights and weekends

Be Rewarded for a Job Well Done

• Discounts for you and your family from Nike, Converse and Jordan up to 50% off

• Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• All full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for 401(k) Plan, CERA, Employee Assistance Program, Mental and Emotional Health, Financial Coaching and Education, Child Development Support and Caregiving Benefits starting on the day you're hired
• Full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Savings Accounts after 12 months of continuous employment
• The opportunity to buy Nike stock at a discount through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Access to support through Optum Employee Assistance Program at no cost for you and your family
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for full-time Retail Associates

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

• Must be at least 18
• 1 year of retail or consumer service experience preferred
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays based on store needs
• Use customer service authentically to ensure customers feel seen and understood in our stores
• Ability to learn and train on the latest products and technologies
• Physical requirements include the ability to bend, squat, reach, climb a ladder and stand for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodations.

What You're Responsible For

• Being enthusiastic, excited, and knowledgeable about NIKE products and services to best support customer needs
• Bringing your positive attitude and passion to your teammates and customers every day
• Lead by example and deliver service in line with Nike’s Service Principles to bring the consumer journey to life.
• Making customers feel welcome, that you care about their fitness wants and needs, and exceed their expectations at every step of their journey
• Playing by the rules and being professional, demonstrating integrity, reliability, and kindness
• Operating a cash register, shipping, and receiving duties, stocking products, cleaning and building visual displays with or without accommodations
• Showing up for your teammates by attending store events

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What you bring:
Join the NIKE, Inc. team! As a Coach, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional consumer service and ensuring a premium brand experience for our consumers. You will coordinate, coach, and motivate the employees in your department while maintaining an excellent work atmosphere. You will support
the management of the daily business in your area to achieve sales targets, including digital services, visual merchandising, sales floor, and promotional campaigns. You will identify and solve problems in partnership with your store leadership and be a brand ambassador for NIKE’s initiatives. You will also

COMMERCIAL
• Leading a team who can deliver efficient receiving of product, inventory accuracy to visual presentation standards
• Ensuring the smooth process of all inventories warranting our sales floor is always full, presentable and achieve brand standards
• Working alongside department leads who will oversee the individual components (product receiving and visual presentation) whilst you will be responsible for the overall product journey in store
• Being responsible for monthly initiative launches
• Using our reporting tools to make the best commercial decisions
• Achieving accurate inventory to fulfill digital orders

ATHLETE EXPERIENCE
• Ensuring the team is equipped to deliver the highest quality athlete experience (Purpose)
• Leading team Engagement on NIKE Community Ambassador activities
• Partnering with senior store leadership, you will oversee the hiring processes including onboarding
• Being responsible for store scheduling
• Working collaboratively with store team to implement & maintain a positive NIKE culture

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE
• Leading by example and the delivery of our sales floor service and bring the consumer journey to life
• Ensuring the team is equipped with brand knowledge regarding all aspects consumer service including digital service enablers
• Completing specific training and share completion with athlete services
• Using data and analytics to provide insights and partner to achieve continuous improvement with senior store leadership

What you get:
• One of the best compensation and benefits packages in the industry
• Opportunity for quarterly performance-based bonus
• A supportive team that values Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• A career at a company at the forefront of the sports and fashion industry
• Generous online and in-store employee discounts and a brand-new NIKE outfit for you to sport with your teammates on the sales floor

Qualifications:
• Advanced customer service skills with demonstrated ability in leading a shop floor (or department) team in creating a unique customer experience
• Ability to coach and develop a strong team
• Effective communicator, brand ambassador, and innovative leader
• Demonstrated ability to apply product sales techniques
• Flexible with scheduling and available to work retail hours which may include day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays, based on department and store/company needs

** Relocation is not offered for this role.

As
Supply Chain Specialist

You will be a dedicated voice of Supply Chain towards our internal and external stakeholders within your account and channel responsibility. You utilize your strong account management & commercial experience to drive efficient operations and mutually profitable growth. You keep your business partners advised of risks and opportunities, and partner with your MPU and other operational functions to find optimal supply chain and commercial solutions. You engage in cross-functional projects/initiatives and simplify complex situations through structural agile thinking.

You need to be able to work against timelines and deliver results. You can flexibly move to provide your subject matter expertise in areas of critical business need across EMEA Supply Chain. As a team member you are expected to encourage peers to grow and develop.

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the below criteria;

• A proven work experience in a supply chain/logistics function with a passion for operations
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive a best-in-class service
• Proven experience in leading IAT meetings and account meetings with customers
• Analytical skills which support a result driven approach delivering operational excellence
• Innovative mentality and proven track record in leading and delivering process improvement
• You will demonstrate knowledge of Financial Acuity, Modeling & Analysis, Legal affinity
• Digital literacy: MS office, advanced Excel, advanced SAP, Cognos, Alteryx and Tableau
• Effective communicator and meticulous attention to detail
• Able to work independently, pro-active, with team success in mind
• E2E Performance Management
• Influencing X-functional stakeholders
• Turkish language skills desirable

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You'll work in a cross-functional, agile environment that spans across CEMEA and services the Distributor MPU’s operational business needs. Within the MPU, you will partner closely with Sales, Planning and Finance. Outside of the MPU you will partner with your customers, carrier network, consolidators, supply & inventory planning and Nike’s logistical functions to drive supply chain efficiencies and process improvements while ensuring on time documents, data and physical deliveries.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with the Marketplace Supply Chain team on the following topics:

• Support and help drive service model differentiation and operational performance in partnership with EMEA Logistics and Transportation teams to deliver mutually profitable growth with your Partner
• Bring the Supply Chain voice to your Integrated Account Squad / Team responsible for operationalizing commercially and financially aligned plans
• Key partner to both external Partner team and internal Seasonal Execution team(s) to ensure smooth execution of all pre, in and post-season activities (incl Responsive, Order entry, OBR, Shipping and Delivery etc.)
• Represent Supply Chain in X-functional team to ensure a balanced marketplace, mutual profitable growth and influence mechanics of inventory management through regular interaction with internal and external partners sharing scenarios and solutions to risks/opportunities
• Bring an improvement and innovation mindset to identify and lead small sized initiatives by applying project management tools and skills
• Change agent for transformational initiatives through hands on contribution, quantitative and qualitative feedback to enable continuous improvement

You will work in a cross-functional agile environment that spans across EMEA and services the Nike Direct Stores Marketplace Supply Chain needs. You will partner closely with Allocation, Sales, Merchandising, Planning and Finance. Besides, you will daily connect with your stores, partners, carrier network and Nike’s logistical functions.

The ideal candidate should match the below criteria;

• Relevant, confirmed and proven experience within Supply Chain management and/or Retail related functions

• Ability to drive service and make the right decisions with regards to prioritization and critical issues

• Innovative mentality and proven track record in leading and delivering process improvement

• Prior Experience working with customers/ stakeholders/ partners is a plus

• Strong analytical and scenario planning skills which support a result driven approach delivering operational excellence

• Relationship management and influencing skills to develop excellent working relationships to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive a best-in-class customer service.

• Self-starter/ability to work efficiently both in groups and independently

• Obsess Nike Direct Stores Supply Chain KPI’s on a daily basis and execute order management actions to plan and deliver product to the Nike Direct Stores across EMEA

• Responsible for accurate and timely product flow in collaboration with our Planning, Distribution, Transportation and stores teams

• Work in partnership with our partners and stores team and develop excellent working relationships. You’ll deliver customer service excellence through a consumer mindset and reliability while at the same time ensuring our work supports and aligns with our Nike Direct Stores Strategy and our organization’s vision

• Represent supply chain operations within the Nike Stores cross-functional team, with the ability to lead and influence your peers, in order to ensure a balanced marketplace, mutual profitable growth and effective mechanics of inventory management. You have regular interaction with internal and external partners within a matrix environment, sharing scenarios and solutions to risks/opportunities.

• Perform KPI root cause analysis and provide your input for the weekly, monthly and quarterly performance updates to Supply Chain and Nike Direct Stores leadership

• Provide subject matter expertise into scenario planning and preparation for execution of seasonal transitions, key retail moments & new door openings

• Bring an improvement and innovation mindset to identify and lead small sized initiatives by applying project management tools and skills

• Change agent for transformational initiatives through hands on contribution, quantitative and qualitative feedback to enable continuous improvement

• Digital literacy: e.g. MS office, advanced Excel, SAP, Cognos, and Tableau

Applications will be accepted until end of date 13 June 2025.

You will work in a cross-functional agile environment that spans across EMEA and services the Nike Direct Stores MSC needs. While being part of the MSC Stores, you will partner closely with Allocation,, Merchandising, Planning and Finance. Besides, you will daily connect with your stores, partners, carrier network and Nike’s logisticfunctions.

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the below criteria;

• Supply Chain and Retail Experience:

• Team Management: proven track record of demonstrated robust team management experience, including leading high-performing teams, managing diverse skill sets, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

• Vision & Leadership: Exceptional vision and leadership capabilities, with the ability to define and articulate a compelling strategy for the team and inspire others to achieve it. Self-starter, with an ambition to drive change.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility at all levels of the organization.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to decision-making : ability to translate complex supply chain issues into concise insights, sharing information with and influencing senior stakeholder, bringing recommendations and facilitating decision making.

• Stakeholder management: established experience in developing excellent working relationships with key partners, bringing the right people together and facilitating leadership decisions.

• Process Improvement: Innovative mentality and proven track record in leading and delivering process improvement for the organization.

• Analytical skills : strong experience in KPI management, root cause analysis and scenario planning with the ability to translate complex data sets into business insights through visualization (e.g. graphs, tables). Having advanced skills in MS Office (e.g. Excel) and reporting tools (Cognos, Tableau) and ERP Systems (SAP) is preferred.

As Manager, Supply Chain Stores, you will

• (Nike Partner)stores serving consumers across EMEA, in close partnership with our European Logistics and Transportation teams

• Utilize strong E2E operations, commercial and omnichannel retail management experience to ensure effective KPI focus and business delivery while obsessing our Consumer Promise KPI’s (Service, Convenience, Sustainability and Profitability)

• Co-create and lead a robust, agile operating model across the Nike Stores Supply Chain team to optimize Logistics capacity while maximizing service, growth and profitability

• Responsible for leading, growing and developing a high performing Stores Supply Chain Operations team that can create the future of the business

• Be accountable for the daily operational planning, fulfillment and performance management of Nike Stores orders while obsessing the Consumer Promise.

• Provide expert input into creation of the Stores Supply Chain strategy to serve consumers in close collaboration with Planning, Transportation and Distribution teams in ELC.

• Be the voice of Supply Chain in Stores x-functional forums to influence plans and decision making. Conversely, own translation and delivery of Stores commercial plans and actions towards Supply Chain teams

• Drive service model differentiation aligned with an elevated focus on mutually profitable and efficient operations

• Contribute towards the creation, execution and hind sighting of operational plans and Service Proposition for Key Retail Moments

• Lead with a continuous improvement mindset to uncover opportunities on operational level and initiate analytical projects and capability development

• Lead and grow a team of Sr. Specialists and Specialists across operational squads to serve the growing ND Stores business

Applications are accepted until end of day 16 May 2025.