Position Type
Full Time
Career area
Supply Chain & Distribution
Location
27 Cloudline Court, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia
Job ID
R-86142
Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
Nike Pacific fosters growth, creativity, and diversity, welcoming achievers and visionaries to a dynamic logistics team at the ImPACt Distribution Centre. The Pacific Logistics team enables the end-to-end flow of Nike products across an omnichannel network, aligning demand, capacity, and execution to deliver service, speed, and cost outcomes.
Key partnerships include:
Internal: Logistics Planning, DC Operations, Inventory, Integrated Fulfillment Planning, Transport, Commercial, Technology, and Marketplace teams
External: Third-party logistics partners, transport, and freight-forwarding partners across Australia and New Zealand. You will work closely with our 3PL partner and their teams, fostering a “One Team” culture. You will also engage with Nike’s geography partners to support solution management, reporting, and best practice sharing
Working cross-functionally across planning, operations, inventory, and transportation, the team drives efficient and scalable distribution solutions that support marketplace growth and enhance the overall consumer experience
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Logistics Planning Senior Specialist with a strong understanding of retail distribution across Australia, and a proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You are a pragmatic problem solver with strong analytical capability, confident in making decisions and balancing trade-offs across service, cost, and capacity.
You bring a collaborative, people-first mindset and are confident influencing stakeholders and logistics partners to drive outcomes. You are naturally curious, proactive in identifying improvement opportunities, and focused on delivering efficient, scalable solutions. Experience in international container operations, transport planning, and AI optimization is highly regarded.
Qualifications and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with exposure to supply chain, distribution, or logistics preferred
5–10 years of experience in logistics and operations management, including performance and costing
Working knowledge of 3PL distribution across Australia and New Zealand, with the ability to operate in a matrixed environment
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Proficiency in SAP, WMS, TMS, and advanced Microsoft Office
Strong analytical skills, including cost modelling, performance management, and financial analysis
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As a Senior Specialist, you will drive end-to-end logistics planning performance across inbound, DC, and outbound operations—translating strategy into execution while identifying and delivering continuous improvement opportunities.
Own logistics planning performance against Nike operational and marketplace KPIs, translating targets into actionable plans with partners
Manage inbound, DC, and outbound capacity plans to ensure alignment with short-, mid-, and long-term volume forecasts and DC constraints
Lead cross-functional planning alignment across Logistics, Inventory, upstream planning functions, Transport, and Marketplace to optimise product flow
Build and manage 3PL performance, driving accountability, service outcomes, and continuous improvement
Leverage data and insights to prioritise decisions, optimise trade-offs, and improve service, cost, and speed
Identify and deliver process improvements across the end-to-end supply chain, from ideation through to implementation
Contribute to strategic supply chain initiatives in partnership with global and geography teams, ensuring local execution aligns with broader network goals
Represent logistics planning in cross-functional forums, contributing to supply, demand, and financial planning cycles
Drive compliance and control adherence, supporting audit readiness and consistent execution of policies and processes
Coach and uplift team capability, fostering a high-performance, data-driven, and customer-centric mindset
Be empowered to initiate, champion, and deliver solutions that raise the bar for logistics performance at Nike Pacific, ensuring opportunities are fully maximised from ideation to execution
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, 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 inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
What You Can Expect
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
