Manager, Apparel Product Creation

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Nike Esportes, Brazil Office based on São Paulo is looking for a Manager of Apparel Product Creation to lead our Product Creation team. This Manager provides leadership, guidance, and support to a cross-functional team of Costing, Development, Materials, Product Integrity professionals and key stakeholders in addition to demonstrating and coaching standard methodologies, behaviors, and principles of effective product management.

We are looking for a People and Product passionate, resilient, Process obsessed in who can simultaneously understand the big picture and have a strong command of the details of scope and landscape.

The ideal candidate has proven track record of people-first leadership, delivering quantifiable results, having The Nike Leadership Defined as guide.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

Responsible for the product creation process from initial concept through to commercialization and production, to lead Product Excellence by costing efficiency, sustainable materials, and product integrity according to critical dates and gates, product specification, sustainability, performance, and profitability goals.

Solves complex problems using limited information; implements solutions taking into consideration future implications. Works with non-routine information and develops recommendations to gain approval of ideas or services.
Accountable for meeting short-term to medium-term targets that impact the department or team. Responsible for performance management, pay and resourcing decisions for direct reports.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

This role is inherently cross-functional; You will work closely with Nike Brazil leaders, Nike Apparel global leaders. Local Manufacturing Partners, Global Product Creation centers, Materials vendors and Nike Distributors partners to bring solutions to attend market demand.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE

• Passion for Apparel.
• Bachelor's degree and +5 years’ experience in product, costing, materials, quality, or related field, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying product solutions
• Ability to lead and influence a team and enable collaborative working relationships. People management skills is a plus.
• High-level product foresight / aesthetic sensibility
• Business insight & analytical abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese and English (Spanish is a plus)
• In-depth understanding of product creation environment, competition, and industry trends.