Senior Manager, Material Development

Nike Inc; Beaverton, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, OR, is seeking a Senior Manager of Material Development to drive material strategy and product excellence with external vendors and internal partners.

You will shape the seasonal roadmap, expand palettes with new and existing suppliers, and ensure manufacturing quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability goals are met. You will lead a team responsible for palette health and collaborate with design, product creation, sourcing, and manufacturing to align upstream and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Product development.
• 5 years of experience in the job offered or a product-related occupation.
• Experience with material development and manufacturing processes.
• Strong data analytics and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive materials and product excellence with vendors and internal teams.
• Develop the seasonal roadmap of new material developments and retirements.
• Lead palette expansion with new and existing suppliers.
• Collaborate with product creation, sourcing, costing, and manufacturing teams.
• Develop palette strategies for quality, cost, delivery and sustainability.

Skills

Data analytics

Talent development

Project management

Material development

Material testing

Footwear product testing

Supplier relationship management

FW product development

Education

Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Product development

Tools

Tableau

Smartsheet

Job description

Senior Manager, Material Development - NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton, OR. Drive materials and product excellence in partnership with material vendors, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders as well as finished goods factories. Develop the seasonal roadmap of new material developments, mappings, and retirements using excellent data and analytics skills. Manage the expansion of palettes to both new and existing material suppliers. Be an expert on materials and their usage on finished goods with the ability to anticipate potential issues, problem solve challenges, and teach and train others. Collaborate closely with product creation, sourcing, costing, and manufacturing teams ensuring both upstream and downstream synergy including multi-sourcing strategies and volume allocations. Develop strategy for development and implementation of palette materials making sure developments can deliver strong performance in manufacturing quality, delivery, costing and sustainability priorities, ensuring impacts are mitigated and issues are resolved. Lead a team that ensures palette health which resonates with the product development and design communities. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S., except from AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.

Must have Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Product development and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a product-related occupation.

Position requires:

• Material Development and Manufacturing process
• FW Product Development and Manufacturing process
• Material Testing
• Footwear product testing
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Tableau
• Smartsheet
• Data analytics
• Talent Development
• Project Management

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