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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, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc. exists to innovate for athletes. Nike Sports Marketing professionals provide the vital linkage between the company and Nike-sponsored athletes, clubs and federations worldwide. Sports Marketing employees partner with premier athletes to collect insights about existing and future products, gather inspirational stories about sport and nurture long-term relationships between the athletes and the company. The team develops and executes sports marketing strategies, obtains endorsements and licensing agreements and serves as Nike ambassadors to the sports community worldwide. Their relationships build the foundation of Nike's product creation: Nike creates exceptional products because its employees listen to exceptional athletes.

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.

Who are we looking for?

What will you work on?

In this role, you and the team will be responsible for servicing our individual contracted athletes, clubs, Federations (predominantly Track & Field).
You'll be the go-to person for our athlete's performance needs, forecasting and planning the required orderbooks for contractual and seeding product allowance, event specific needs and overall performance product requirements for your asset portfolio. Responsible for your own sports categories, you'll ensure product is bought, available and delivered on time while keeping inventory levels to a minimum and avoiding holds. You will stay in close contact with your clubs and federations while working closely with our dimension leads, country managers and athlete's agents, to maintain a superior service level towards all involved stakeholders.

You will need to understand the seasonal dynamics in Sports Marketing, working towards key sport moments and events, and be a key communicator within your team to flag and mitigate risks concerning your orderbooks and upcoming events.

As the category expert, you will work with our country and key city counterparts and support them in driving their local performance product launches & product servicing towards their local assets.

With various digital databases and tools in place, you will also onboard new athletes and vendors as required and maintain their profiles to ensure completion and compliance. With contracted assets, you'll also monitor and process invoices, making sure correct invoices are submitted and payments are made on time in accordance with our contractual obligations.

Who will you work with?

You'll be reporting to the Manager for Sports Marketing Operations Sport Performance and your team will consist of 3 people (incl. your manager). You'll be working closely with our Sports Marketing Directors responsible for the specific categories, EHQ and Global Sports Marketing, ELC teams (mainly distribution and transportation), accounts payable, vendor master data, country
- and key city counterparts, as well as external partners. You'll also be working with our SM Athlete Service and Experience teams to align on coordinated off-field service strategies in line with our own performance strategy.

What will you bring?
- Prior work experience in MPO/Ops/SM
- Experienced in and comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams and partners
- Flexibility/ability to work in a constantly evolving environment
- Digital literacy: MS Office, advanced Excel, SAP, Cognos
- Strong communication skills and eagerness to learn
- Strong service-, analytical-, process-oriented and sports mindset
- Passion for T&F is a plus
- Familiarity with background operations in the sports industry is a plus

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, a 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 encouragement and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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