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Nike · Beaverton, Oregon

# Senior Manager, Material Development

Beaverton, Oregon Manager or lead 

Listed on Nike’s official careers site. Posted October 8, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Nike’s careers site →](https://nike.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/nke/job/Beaverton-Oregon/Senior-Manager--Material-Development_R-94891)

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## Job description

Senior Manager, Material Development - NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton, OR. Drive materials and product excellence in partnership with material vendors, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders as well as finished goods factories. Develop the seasonal roadmap of new material developments, mappings, and retirements using excellent data and analytics skills. Manage the expansion of palettes to both new and existing material suppliers.

Be an expert on materials and their usage on finished goods with the ability to anticipate potential issues, problem solve challenges, and teach and train others. Collaborate closely with product creation, sourcing, costing, and manufacturing teams ensuring both upstream and downstream synergy including multi-sourcing strategies and volume allocations. Develop strategy for development and implementation of palette materials making sure developments can deliver strong performance in manufacturing quality, delivery, costing and sustainability priorities, ensuring impacts are mitigated and issues are resolved.

Lead a team that ensures palette health which resonates with the product development and design communities. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S., except from AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY. Must have Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Product development and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a product-related occupation.

### Position requires
- Material Development and Manufacturing process
- FW Product Development and Manufacturing process
- Material Testing
- Footwear product testing
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Tableau
- Smartsheet
- Data analytics
- Talent Development

### Project Management Contact
- Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers

Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers (Job# R-94891) #LI-DNI We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 10 days
- Location: Beaverton, Oregon[Apply on Nike’s careers site →](https://nike.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/nke/job/Beaverton-Oregon/Senior-Manager--Material-Development_R-94891)

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