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Beaverton, VT

Full-time | Demand Planning

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Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
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.
Every successful team at Nike, Inc. needs a brilliant game plan. Strategic Planning teams keep the company moving in the right direction by leading the strategic business planning process and spearheading transformational projects across Nike businesses and geographies. Embedded in teams across the company, strategy professionals explore complex business issues; conduct consumer, competitive and market analyses; create financial models and develop action plans. The Strategic Planning teams help write the future of sport by charting Nike’s path forward.
DescriptionThe Director, Innovation Strategy plays an essential role in helping Nike build upon its rich history of delivering innovative performance product all athletes. This role works directly with the senior leadership of Innovation and Nike executives to develop and execute long-term growth strategies to drive innovation across Nike. The role supports NXT Apparel Innovation and works with a cross-functional product creation team of innovators to explore and invent new ideas and concepts in industries in and beyond apparel to create distinction and separation in the Apparel business. The leader will drive clarity around strategic priorities for NXT Apparel, elevate process to ensure maximum impact, and optimize for Innovation and Nike in total. This is a unique role, blending left-brain and right-brain skills, and marrying business and strategic rigor and operations discipline with an innovator’s know-no-boundaries creativity. It requires a flexible thinker and outstanding communicator who is comfortable with ambiguity, working cross-functionally, and influencing. Nike Strategy is distributed across the business yet works together to develop unified strategies. We are comprised of world-class thought leaders who:Start with the consumer and serve them through product, brand, marketplace, and operations
Focus on building a competitive advantage that will propel Nike into the future
Bring an independent point of view and relentlessly pursue the right answer
Harness the power of process to mobilize Nike
Simplify without sacrificing rigor or being simplistic
Director, Innovation StrategyWork with the Apparel leadership team to create, analyze, prioritize, and execute against its strategic roadmap
Work closely with the Innovation Finance team and across the Innovation Strategy team to align strategies and optimize for the entire portfolio
Write the Future: Develop a functional vision to further the enterprise strategy and better serve consumers
Quarterback the Offense: For NXT Apparel, lead the annual planning and strategic planning process 
Be the Chief of Staff: Become a thought partner for the Apparel leadership team around Strategic Priorities 
Lead select cross-functional initiatives, liaising with functional leaders and lending a diverse skillset of planning, analytics, strategic thought leadership and communication
Work with the broader Innovation Strategy Team and internal stakeholders across Nike to ensure NXT Apparel’s work is aligned and integrated with the enterprise strategic priorities
QualificationsBachelor's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of professional experience. In lieu of a degree an additional 2 years is acceptable
MBA or advanced degree is preferred
Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, finance or related fields
A global innovative mindset and a passion for innovation – a risk taker that embodies the Innovation mindset and can think like an entrepreneur
Ability to shape and drive strategic agendas, inclusive of strategic visioning, expert data synthesis, and high-profile communications (compelling, high impact storyteller)
Ability to lead cross-functional teams, provide project management expertise, and to manage multiple projects at once
Expert problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills
Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments
Superior interpersonal skills 
Prior experience in innovation, manufacturing or product creation desired
Ability to work through macro and micro situations/complexity
Create white space for innovation and risk taking
Have a strong bias for action
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.
Job ID 00423312
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