Senior, Risk and Issues Consultant

At NIKE, our purpose guides our culture and strategy. It inspires us to think bigger and challenges us to work harder. Leading with purpose means always striving for better – whether it’s the role we play, the change we lead, or the future we shape.

On our supply chain sustainability team, known as Responsible Supply Chain (RSC), we bring our purpose to life with a focus on product, planet and people through strategy & targets to help us achieve our vision. Our targets are ambitious, but achievable. We’re committed to clear action plans with clear goals, clear measures and clear accountability. Above all, we’re committed to helping shape a better future, across our company and around the world.

We are transforming our supply chain with world-class standards that ensure our products are made responsibly and sustainably.  Our progress depends on teamwork and end-to-end execution. Collective action will be our call-to-action, because we know we can’t do it alone.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This position is an integral part of Responsible Supply Chain (RSC) Team for Taiwan and Korea. The role is based in Taipei, Taiwan and reports to the Director, Responsible Supply Chain, in Taiwan. In your day to day you will be actively working with the following key stakeholders: Nike Responsible Supply Chain teams (Regional & World Headquarters), Nike partner managers, manufacturing partner and supplier leaders in the country or in related countries, other regional Risk and Issues Management/Compliance teams, RSC consultants (Health & Safety, HRM, Waste & Water, Energy & Carbon), Government and Public Affair, legal, engineering teams, relevant external stakeholders; and other related groups. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Sr. Risk & Issues Officer to be based in Taipei, Taiwan. This role will define standard ways to landscape, prioritize and monitor local risks that may impact our manufacturing and logistics source-base’s ability to operate in a responsible and sustainable way, and ensure Nike’s suppliers and partners meet and maintain foundational expectations across our supply chain.

This is an individual contributor role. The coverage of this role is Taiwan and Korea.

The successful candidate must be able to think strategically and translate strategies into action with clear and aligned plans. Maintain clarity and drives accountabilities throughout course of planning and execution of strategy. Communicate a vision and motivate others into action. Enjoy driving organizational change. They will also be a trusted leader who fosters teamwork and develops others.

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree in sustainability or business related field preferred, and 5+ years professional experience in sustainability & compliance field

• Experience in project management, audit management, risk management. Candidates with experience in sustainability programs (Health & Safety, Environmental, Human Resource Management) is preferred. 

• Ability to use different sources of information to understand and assess risks, translating complex information into simple but relevant insights

• Experience leading and motivating teams with a clear strategy, aligned plans and value-add deliverables. 

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, tailoring communications appropriately.

• Experience working across diverse groups and good judgment in managing interactions with individuals at all levels in and out of the organization.

• Ability to travel domestic or overseas for business purpose approx. 10% of the time.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

In this role, your key responsibility is to define and drive the proactive Risk and Issues Management strategy at country level; engage with cross functional teams to drive programs that help our source-base meet our compliance expectations; build strong stakeholder relationships in country with relevant NGOs, government entities, industry associations, etc. You will support key strategic initiatives on compliance and risk management topics including Nike standards and country regulations.

On any given day, you will

• Manage regional level risks/issues and factory lifecycle processes; inclusive of and not limited to coordinating development and execution of risk mitigation plans

• Drive regional capability building to support long term compliance performance

• Drive projects to build a sustained proactive risk and issues management process and capability in the region

• Function as consultant to provide expertise on enterprise compliance programs and proactive risk management.

• Communicate and engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders to: enable risk assessments, risk prioritization, and development of mitigation plans that are aligned to WHQ RSC overall risk strategies.

• Identify country and company risks based on 3rd party consultation, audit results, incident reports, independent studies, etc. covering below topics (but not limited to): 

  • Health & Safety – factory infrastructure risks and workers’ health and safety risks

  • Human Resource Management – labor scarcity, labor unrest, migrant workers

  • Waste & Water – flood/drought, hazardous waste, contamination and pollution 

  • Climate – energy crisis/power outage, excessive temperatures, extreme weather events

  • Country risk – new government regulations that might impact manufacturing operations

You will also support the Taiwan/Korea RSC Director at country level engagement. This work will encompass, but not limited to: 

• Supplier partner management, strategy alignment & coaching to execute NIKE Global Sustainability and Compliance strategies and initiatives.