Continuous Improvement Leader - Distribution Center Ops

Nike Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager at our Wolf Creek Distribution Center in Atlanta, GA, to coach and influence teams across Distribution Operations, drive the CI journey, and partner with Nike and 3PL leaders to improve service, cost efficiency, and long-term performance.

The role focuses on establishing consistent methods and tools, building operational rigor, and applying data-driven analyses to identify and prioritize improvement areas, ensuring solutions are implemented with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience/education.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Program Management, and/or Lean/Agile.
• Proficiency of Lean and continuous improvement principles, with knowledge of the Toyota Production System as a plus.
• Travel can range from minimal up to 20% dependent on work required and Distribution Center(s) supported.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the continuous improvement strategy for logistics, cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, and coach functional business partners on our operating system.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and coach for continuous improvement principles, tools, and techniques to drive a culture of operational excellence within the distribution center team.
• Identify improvement areas and set priorities by offering data-driven analyses on distribution center performance and processes.
• Utilize root cause analysis and lean process design principles to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added activities within the distribution.
• Cross functional collaboration across the NASC network to benchmark, teach others, and learn from other Nike sites.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at various levels to drive alignment, foster collaboration, and ensure integrated execution of initiatives.
• Establish and maintain standards based on industry best practices to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Document, standardize, and enhance CI tools and processes to ensure consistent application and effectiveness across the supply chain.
• Internally assess prioritized work, align teams around measurable KPIs, and clearly scope initiatives the Nike CI team will deploy to support.
• Independently assess progress, hold teams accountable to agreed up measurable KPIs, and professionally escalated where help is needed.
• Validate initiatives post-implementation and build out communication feedback loop to senior leadership.

Skills

Lean principles

Supply Chain

Program Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Job description

Nike is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager at our Wolf Creek Distribution Center in Atlanta, GA, to coach and influence teams across Distribution Operations, drive the CI journey, and partner with Nike and 3PL leaders to improve service, cost efficiency, and long-term performance.

The role focuses on establishing consistent methods and tools, building operational rigor, and applying data-driven analyses to identify and prioritize improvement areas, ensuring solutions are implemented with