Senior Manager, Costing & Sourcing, Local Creation GC

This role sits within Nike's GC Local Creation organisation and reports directly to the VP, Local Creation GC. It serves as the senior functional lead for Costing & Sourcing, building the strategy, operating model, governance, and capabilities required to support the organisation as it grows. The role partners closely with Product Line Management, Design, Product Development, Technical Development, Materials, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Marketplace, Product Integrity, Global Sourcing, and factory partners, while collaborating with GC and global stakeholders to bring locally created products to market.

• Lead the Costing & Sourcing function for GC Local Creation, defining and executing the costing and sourcing strategy in service of GC consumer, marketplace, product
• And business priorities while developing capabilities and ways of working to deliver locally relevant products with strong consumer value, speed, quality, and commercial impact.
• Build the Costing & Sourcing operating model, governance, seasonal calendar, decision rights, tools, and performance metrics.
• Create a fact-based costing framework that connects product briefs, target costs, margin expectations, design intent, materials, construction, productivity, duty, and manufacturing feasibility.
• Partner with product creation and Finance teams to set cost targets, identify value opportunities early, and provide transparent cost scenarios and trade-off recommendations at key milestones.
• Develop sourcing strategies that match product needs with the right supplier capabilities, capacity, speed, quality, innovation, sustainability, and commercial requirements.
• Build strong partnerships with Global Sourcing teams and factory partners, clarifying roles, escalation paths, and ways of working for locally created products.
• Lead seasonal cost and sourcing reviews, track performance against targets, surface risks early, and drive corrective actions through commercialisation and production readiness.
• Identify and scale cost engineering, manufacturing, material, process, and digital opportunities that improve product value, speed, predictability, and profitability.
• Establish clear supplier performance expectations and use data to improve cost accuracy, delivery, quality, responsiveness, and continuous improvement, and advise leaders on cost, margin, supplier, capacity, compliance, and operational risks with clear options and recommendations.
• Build and develop the future Costing & Sourcing team, including capability definition, role clarity, coaching, talent development, succession planning, and a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement across the Local Creation organisation.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in product costing, cost engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, product development, supply chain, or a related field within footwear, apparel, accessories, sporting goods, or consumer products.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end product creation and commercialisation, including materials, construction, manufacturing processes, supplier economics, cost drivers, quality, capacity, and delivery.
• Proven ability to create costing methodologies, analyse complex cost data, validate assumptions, and translate findings into clear business decisions and trade-off recommendations.
• Experience developing sourcing and supplier strategies and managing senior relationships with factories, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to balance consumer value, design intent, quality, speed, margin, and risk.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a regional or global matrix organisation, including leading teams, programmes, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Exceptional influence, negotiation, communication, programme management, and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Ability to develop talent and build an inclusive, high-performing team and function.
• Ability to lead effectively in a complex, fast-paced, and evolving environment.
• Strategic, hands-on, and results-oriented approach.
• Comfortable operating in an evolving organisation, with the ability to create clarity in ambiguity, establish scalable ways of working, influence across a matrix organisation, and use data to drive decisions.
• Authentic and inclusive leadership style, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and balance immediate seasonal delivery with long-term capability building.

• Fluency in English and Mandarin for day-to-day business communication is strongly preferred.

• Travel to supplier and partner locations may be required.