SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s 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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Nike Supply Chain experts ensure that every year 900 million pieces of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right destination on time. That’s no easy task. The complex process involves more than 50 distribution centers, a network of thousands of accounts, and more than 100,000 retail stores around the world. Supply Chain professionals constantly push for ways to make Nike’s supply chain faster, more efficient and more responsive to Nike’s always-changing consumer needs.

As a project manager in the North American Supply Chain, you will be responsible for planning and overseeing the execution of improvement initiatives for multiple distribution centers in the Memphis area. 

• Drive various improvement initiatives from problem definition to implementation completion.
• Support operations by understanding root causes and defining the best solution for various warehouse and distribution problems.
• Define success and delivery criteria, and monitor and report results against the criteria set.
• Manage project risk, budget, and schedule to ensure completion on time and with ROI.
• Support PMO director in defining, implementing, and maintaining program management strategies, procedures, processes and methodologies.
• Support the management team in driving a culture of continuous improvement.
• Foster collaboration, strategic alignment and integrated planning and execution across different functions in a matrix organization.
• Facilitate discussions on complex topics to drive clarity and understanding among a diverse set of stakeholders. 

To make it clear, we are not looking for just anyone. We are looking for someone special, someone who had these experiences and clearly demonstrated these skills:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree and minimum of five years relevant work experience.
• Strong continuous improvement capabilities, preferably Six Sigma Black Belt certified; experience with LEAN is a plus.
• Strong Project Management Acumen, with excellent grasp of Program Management Methodologies including project risk management.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and anticipate the needs of a changing landscape.
• Capacity to anticipate, comprehend and manage project dependencies across other initiatives in the network.
• Good Change Management / Transition skills.
• Knowledge of supply chain operations and distribution center practices. Experience with ERP systems a plus.
• Ability to articulate, drive, and ensure process standardization and adoption of best practices. 
• Full command of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel), Microsoft Project Server, and Microsoft SharePoint.