Senior, Apparel Material & Trim Developer, Local Creation GC

Drives materials development with assigned material vendors, managing product creation from initial concept through commercialisation and production for assigned models. It sits within the Material Development team in a unified Material Supply Chain organisation and partners closely with vendors and cross-functional internal teams. The role focuses on on-time delivery and development against critical dates, product specification, sustainability, performance and profitability goals.

• Drive and execute materials excellence with vendors from buy ready through production.
• Manage production and execute pricing, facilitating resolution of exceptions as required.
• Act as the primary resource for vendor communication, performance evaluation, management and issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships, communicating feedback on innovation, costing, on-time delivery, quality and sustainability.
• Maintain production tools, vendor source base tools and pertinent material lead time and price information accurately and in a timely manner.
• Build strong partnerships with cross-functional team members to implement corrective actions as needed.
• Solve problems through research and analysis, leveraging an analytical mindset towards data systems, analytics and quality data management.
• Support key initiatives for a resilient material ecosystem, lead projects and collaborate with various teams to improve efficiency and effectiveness through process, tools and communication, and undertake additional projects and tasks as assigned.
• Manage and drive material sample and production lead time with focused suppliers to meet Rapid Response requests, engaging directly with vendors to ensure sample and production are delivered on time, at the right cost and quality.
• Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver quality product to the consumer with the most efficient lead time, ensuring correct production from vendor through delivery meets Nike's requirements.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years relevant material development or manufacturing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Project and time management skills, with a commitment to delivering results on time.
• Ability to network across a complex, matrixed environment and utilise internal and external resources.
• Influencing skills and ability to collaborate and drive change with various external partners and cross-functional internal teams.
• Comfortable engaging with both external partners and internal stakeholders and building strong partnerships.
• Ability to maintain focus through ambiguity and change.
• Experience working in data systems.
• Ability to travel.
• Detail-oriented and results-driven, with the ability to thrive in a cross-functional environment.
• Comfortable engaging with external manufacturing vendors and internal teams, tailoring messages accordingly.
• Able to leverage business and technical skillsets to influence new ways of working across a large organisation.

• Specific knowledge and experience in footwear or apparel materials manufacturing (textiles, leather, synthetic leather, components).
• Team-player with drive and curiosity.

• Based in Shanghai.
• Reports into a Material and Trim Development Manager, MM.