Data & Analytics Manager II, Suppy & Inventory Planning, Demand & Supply Management - Beaverton, United States - NIKE

Description

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the worlds best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Who we are looking for We are looking for someone who has a strong business sense with an in-depth knowledge of supply and inventory planning. The candidate needs to be highly analytical and have extensive technical and project management experience. You must be a self-starter, flexible problem solver, and outstanding communicator who is comfortable learning quickly and connecting the dots between disparate methodologies. You will need those skills as you work across multiple functions and geographies within Nike's matrixed organization. Success will depend on your ability to quickly form both professional and personal relationships with colleagues and aim to meticulous, significant, user-friendly results.

Who you will work with As Data and Analytics Manager II, Supply & Inventory Planning, Demand and Supply Management, you will be delivering analytically driven insights to optimize Nike's Global Supply & Inventory Planning organization. The role will partner closely with peers who are leading advanced analytics and data product delivery teams to ensure that requirements from key partners are being translated to analytical capabilities, but also advising and helping prioritize the roadmaps of those delivery teams.

You will apply various data modeling, visualization and analysis techniques to mine data to identify trends that suggest new business opportunities. You will serve as an evangelist for the power of predictive and prescriptive analysis. You will think broadly and creatively about the role of analytics at Nike and how your work can inspire the broader organization.

What you will work on

Design innovative and effective solutions to unique or complex Nike challenges and opportunities in support of targeted operational and business priorities and objectives

Design and build innovative data and analytics solutions to support key decisions in supply and inventory planning across multiple functions and partners

Deploy descriptive, predictive, and/or prescriptive models that help Nike optimize the supply and inventory plans through data-driven insights

Work with key partners in advanced analytics and data products and reporting to understand requirements and improve opportunities to drive knowledge into action

Be a thought partner and key collaborator to stakeholder and partner teams to frame and translate business questions into analytically driven products

Lead cross functional teams and/or projects

Work independently and take initiative to identify, explore and solve problems

Build new standard methodologies and processes as needed to address internal/external business challenges and opportunities

Bachelor's degree required, an Advanced quantitative degree in Business Analytics, Statistics, Decision Science, Operations Research, Engineering, Applied Math, Econometrics, Behavioral Science, Computer Science (or other quantitative discipline) is a plus

Will accept suitable combination of education and experience.

4+ years in Business Analytics or Advanced Analytics supporting a supply chain and/or planning function via predictive or prescriptive models

Skilled communicator who can express sophisticated concepts and ideas in a simple manner (written, presentation and verbal)

Core mathematical ability to understand, apply and innovate on state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms, statistical modeling, and optimization methodologies

Understanding of data sources, research methods and applied operations research methodologies including optimization algorithms, and simulation modeling, and statistical analyses such as sampling approaches, causal modeling, time series analysis, and data mining techniques preferred

Proficiency in SQL, Python or similar experience in analyzing large structured and unstructured datasets

Experience working with data exploration and statistical package (such as Python, R, MATLAB, SPSS, SAS, Stata, etc.) is a plus

Experience with data visualization tools (such as Tableau, etc.)

Experience with moderate to large-scale data sets (>100GB) preferred

Experience in applying advanced analytics models to advise or optimize supply chain and inventory decisions preferred

Preferred experience includes collecting, analyzing and visualizing data and driving insights to understand, shape and optimize supply, materials and inventory plans to support business outcomes

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

**How We Hire**

At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key. * This overview explains our hiring process for corporate roles. Note there may be different hiring steps involved for non-corporate roles.

**Benefits**

Whether its transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.

Job titleData & Analytics Manager II, Suppy & Inventory Planning, Demand & Supply Management Career areaData & AnalyticsLocationBeaverton, OregonNIKE, Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all NIKE employees and job applicants and offers a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including readers and sign language, accessible and single location for in-person interviewers, modified equipment/devices and closed captioning. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, were here to help Please contact us at and include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

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