Senior Manager, Materials Sourcing

What You Will Work On

• Develop and maintain a healthy, competitive, and resilient material source base for textile by identifying and scouting new suppliers, assessing capabilities, approving new vendors and technologies, and driving supplier divestment decisions when appropriate.
• Ensure the source base evolves to meet Nike’s long-term business, innovation, and growth needs.
• Create and lead the execution of a 3-year materials sourcing strategy for textile that balances product excellence, profitability, speed, resiliency, risk management, and sustainability.
• Translate enterprise priorities into actionable sourcing plans and measurable business outcomes.
• Lead and guide the team on developing and executing sourcing initiatives, including country-level localization priorities, multi-sourced strategy, and regional sourcing.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–4 sourcing professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning while providing timely feedback, career development opportunities, and strategic guidance to help individuals and the team achieve their full potential.
• Partner closely with Product Creation, Material Development, Costing, Manufacturing, and other supply chain functions to shape sourcing direction, align priorities, and drive integrated decision-making across the organization.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner and advocate for sourcing within key business discussions.
• Maintain and strengthen partnerships with strategic textile materials suppliers to support long-term business objectives.
• Attend material trade shows and industry events to stay informed on emerging material trends, new technologies, and innovative supplier capabilities.

Who You Will Work With

• Materials functions including Materials Sourcing, Materials Costing, Materials Planning, Supplier Management, Buy/Sell, FW Palette Ops, Supplier Management & Portfolio.
• Footwear Material Development Inline.
• FW Materials Development Palette.
• T1 Footwear Sourcing.
• Innovation.
• Responsible Supply Chain.
• External Materials Suppliers.