Product Operations Manager

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As our Global Business Integration Lead you will be a key player in helping Jordan Product and Development teams be agile, quick, and nimble! You'll collaborate with business partners to discover and improve processes and tools throughout the Jordan Footwear organization. Furthermore, you will help define, implement, and document new and existing processes and tools. You will partner with leaders across Jordan Footwear to deliver and execute key business objectives. You will provide functional leads with relevant information by staying in close contact across Nike and Jordan Business Integration orgs, ensuring all updates to calendar and code are translated and socialized to the team.

Requirements:

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

In this role, you will not only partner closely with leaders within Global Business Integration team, but also cross-functionally across Product, Design, Merchandising, Development, Planning, and Insights at both the Global and Geo levels. You will also work in partnership across the Sport Offense to align on process while ensuring we’re delivering on the specific needs of our Jordan consumer.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training
• 5 years professional experience Product Management, Project Management, Operations, or Strategy
• An understanding of and/or operational experience with product creation, ideally within Jordan or Nike - Passion for process excellence and simplification
• Consistent record of leading, planning, organizing, prioritizing and implementing simultaneous creative projects and activities across various teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others in a matrix environment and develop consensus within diverse groups and with people at all levels within the organization
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills with a demonstrated ability to network, influence, and inspire
• Exceptional facilitation skills, including ability to gather relevant data, actively listen, and negotiate forward progress
• Understand product/retail value chain from innovation to consumer
• Proficiency in Apple & Microsoft Suites – inclusive of Keynote, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel (Formulas, Pivot Tables & Lookups)
• Proficiency in building collaborative tools and processes, with experience in Miro, Smartsheets, AirTable and/or other project management software tools

We will be looking for 2 people for this role but each person will work under a different manager and may support different sports. Both must be located at WHQ - Beaverton with the Hybrid 4:1 schedule. Hope to get this person started around the 12/01 date. Could be open to relocation if they are able to be ready in the area at that time. Ideally the team would like to see people with Jordan/Nike experience but if not, experience in retail sports industry supporting product development, product planning and operations is a plus. Reminder that former FTEs must have 180 day break in Nike service and will undergo a Nike rehire check.

Responsibilities:

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will identify issues and opportunities to improve our internal processes, establish best practices, work with cross-functional partners to drive change, and ensure follow through on the execution of plans. You’ll also ensure consistency, documentation, and standardization across our landscape when appropriate. As a part of the Nike Business Integration Team supporting Jordan, you will take part in ongoing Jordan Code, Sport Offense, and Brand process workstreams.

Some or all the following will be relevant for your day to day:

• Help drive key moments in our Jordan Brand CODE Process, ensuring consistency and excellence in execution
• Ensure the Jordan Brand Footwear Product Management & Product Creation business is running with operational excellence and effectiveness
• Partner with Operational & Functional leaders to coordinate and manage teams coming together to drive business right dialogue on the work
• Product Calendar Maintenance
• Execute existing report portfolio and deliver to the business through various communication portals. Ability to showcase in simple, relevant and impactful ways
• Create training, procedural and system documentation and facilitate as needed
• Help develop a detailed project plans (scope, resources, timeline, quality, and risk) for operational projects and successfully deliver key projects in collaboration with cross functional teams on time
• Train teams to interpret business data/analytics to be actionable

Skills:

Retail, Operations

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $54.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $54 - $55