Lead, Footwear Costing Data & Operations

About the role

Nike is looking for a Lead for Footwear Costing Data & Operations, based in Singapore and reporting to the Senior Manager, Footwear Costing Data & Operations. The role leads materials costing operations and drives alignment across the end-to-end materials costing ecosystem, working closely with the Materials Costing team and partnering with Costing teams across Asia, factory partners, Margin Planning, Finance and Product.

Key responsibilities

• Help establish an operating model for materials cost management, using data, analytics and market intelligence to improve cost visibility, strengthen business reporting, support margin expansion and increase product value.
• Monitor global commodity markets to identify trends, risks and opportunities, and develop tools that support sourcing decisions and supplier quotation assessment.
• Establish and run a new operating model for materials cost management, incorporating procurement insights, supplier economics and market benchmarks.
• Build reliable data pipelines and analytics solutions for materials cost and commodity price monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Manage seasonal deliverables and leadership-level reporting, giving data-driven recommendations to improve profitability and hit target margins.
• Develop a material supplier costing performance framework.
• Lead engagement with regional and global Materials teams and other cross-functional partners, and lead supplier communications and issue resolution.
• Support sustainability initiatives and selected seasonal and long-term projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in chemical or materials science, engineering, business, finance, supply chain or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in footwear materials management, product cost management, materials manufacturing, materials or chemical engineering, supplier/vendor management, materials sourcing or procurement, manufacturing finance, supply chain operations or a related discipline.
• Experience applying procurement insights to materials costing, supplier negotiations or cost optimisation is particularly valuable.
• Understanding of materials such as textiles, synthetics, foams, rubbers, leather and components, commodity markets, manufacturing processes and cost structures is an advantage.
• Knowledge of procurement practices such as supplier quotation analysis, cost benchmarking, negotiation preparation, commercial terms and total cost of ownership is an advantage.
• Experience setting up new operating processes, strengthening data governance and driving continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel is required.
• Experience developing dashboards, data models or analytical tools is desirable but not compulsory.
• Data-driven, commercially minded, with strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Interest in using automation, advanced analytics and AI to build a scalable costing operation.