Materials & Vendor Manager – Americas

Nike Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Materials Supplier Management II to connect materials and product development with external vendors and cross-functional teams. You will drive materials excellence from development through production and delivery, aligning with regional and global stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in materials, with strong communication, project management, and collaboration skills. Some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 2+ years of relevant materials experience in supply chain, product development, or manufacturing.
• Technical knowledge of apparel or accessories manufacturing and supply chain processes is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, meeting facilitation, project management, time management, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Spanish-language skills and artificial intelligence experience are preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent.

Responsibilities

• Execute Materials Manufacturing and Product Supply Chain priorities across development, production, and delivery.
• Partner with vendors to improve costing, on-time delivery, quality, and sustainability performance.
• Lead vendor communication, management, and issue resolution, bringing the right partners together to maintain progress.
• Collaborate with regional and global Materials Manufacturing teams and cross-functional partners on weekly and seasonal priorities.
• Support sustainability initiatives and the execution of seasonal and long-term projects.
• Manage weekly, monthly, and seasonal delivery and costing reports, using Excel and PowerPoint to analyze performance and communicate updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Meeting facilitation

Project management

Time management

Influencing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Nike Inc. in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Materials Supplier Management II to connect materials and product development with external vendors and cross-functional teams. You will drive materials excellence from development through production and delivery, aligning with regional and global stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in materials, with strong communication, project management, and collaboration skills. Some travel is expected.