Vendor Ops AnalystHybrid

Title: Vendor Ops Analyst

Location: Salem, OR

Duration: 8 months contract

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.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Vendor Ops Analyst owns and guides the lifecycle of vendor master data that is the foundational source base data set used across Converse and Nike, Inc. for Sourcing, Supplier Performance Management, Product Creation, Senior Leadership Team and Board reporting, Digital platforms, SAP vendor payments, Ordering, Labels, and external reporting to NGOs and Consumers. This role will also lead and/or support the development of new capabilities in Converse's systems to streamline the vendor maintenance processes. Day-to-day, the role will primarily work with our Sourcing, Sustainability, Finance, Tech, Legal, and overseas GSM teams. 

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Tier 1 through Tier 3 vendor information for the Converse source base through onboarding, maintenance, and divest stages
• Create systems requests and perform data entry for vendors into Nike, Inc. and Converse source systems (e.g. Aravo, FlexPLM, SAP, FSx)
• Work with cross-functional and overseas teams to ensure data is updated timely and accurately in each system at different stages of the onboarding, maintenance and divest stages
• Act as gatekeeper for vendor data to enforce adherence to Nike, Inc. policies
• Ensure data accuracy through ongoing validation activities with cross-functional teams
• Reporting and data analysis to support standard and ad-hoc business information needs for decision making
• Document processes and track vendor system activities
• Identify and drive new products and capabilities to enhance Nike source base data and reporting in partnership with GSM and Nike, Inc stakeholders.
• Project support for key initiatives including requirements identification, testing, transition, implementation, and stabilization to deliver against Vendor product roadmap
• Support Corporate Audit review of vendor information
• Liaison with NIKE partner managers and factory partners on vendor and packaging + labeling issue resolution

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Competencies:

• Organized and can work independently
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
• Multi-tasking – agile, able to move easily between tasks and activities and prioritize
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable communicating with leadership
• Enjoys working with cross-functional teams and those in different time zones
• Problem solving
• E2E thinking and ability to understand how parts are interconnected
• Process improvement mindset
• Self starter
• Positive attitude

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and additional 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, planning • Experience with and understanding of relational databases
• Systems experience: MS office (advanced Excel = must have), Aravo/SAP/Tableau/FlexPLM (or any product lifecycle management system)/FSx (nice to have)
• Nice to haves: experience in manufacturing/supply chain/planning, certification in Lean/Six Sigma