Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The NIKE, Inc. Supply Chain team is the engine that propels product around the world. Supply Chain experts ensure that every year, almost a billion units of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right place, at the right time. To ensure this complex job goes off without a hitch, Supply Chain teams work with a network of more than 50 distribution centers, thousands of accounts, and more than 100,000 retail stores worldwide — making the impossible happen every single day.

Are you looking for an opportunity to work and build a strong career with one of the coolest brands in the world?

We at NIKE Canada are currently looking for an exceptionally talented Canada Customs Specialist (Footwear & Exports) for our Distribution Centre in Scarborough, ON.

About Us:

Nike, Inc is one of the most recognized and leading brands in the world. We are the world’s leading innovator in athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories.

Along the way, Nike has established a strong Brand Portfolio with several wholly-owned subsidiaries including CONVERSE, JORDAN BRAND and NIKE GOLF. Nike’s world headquarters is located in the United States near Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Nike operates all around the globe employing more than 80,000+ people across six continents.

Nike, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Nike Supply Chain experts ensure that every year 900 million pieces of footwear, apparel and equipment arrive at the right destination on time. That’s no easy task. The complex process involves more than 50 distribution centers, a network of thousands of accounts, and more than 100,000 retail stores around the world. Supply Chain professionals from Laakdal, Belgium, to Sao Paulo, Brasil, makes it happen. They constantly push for ways to make Nike’s supply chain faster, more efficient and more responsive to Nike’s always-changing consumer needs.

Take an idea. Make it a product. Get it into pipeline. Share it with the world. Sounds simple, but of course the devil’s in the details. In Nike’s North American Supply Chain, we manage every detail, making sure great ideas become great products for athletes everywhere. What does this mean for you? In the best situations it means you’ll push your colleagues to do their best work, and they’ll turn around and do the same for you. And the details? Take a look and see for yourself.

Overview:

The Canada Customs Specialist (Footwear & Exports) will help drive the ongoing development of our best in class customs operations activities, processes, & internal controls. The individual in this role will facilitate compliant, reliable, efficient & expedient cross-border movement of goods acting as a subject matter expert, leveraging innovation to provide value to Nike & every athlete* (*if you have a body, you’re an athlete).

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Global Customs & footwear product teams to review new designs & ensure Nike Customs Systems* rules are appropriately configured to ensure compliance with CA requirements

• Collaborate with Senior North America Footwear Customs Specialist (US) to educate product development & design engineers on design for duty

• Collaborate with Global Customs & factory partners to ensure footwear measurement & attribute accuracy per CA requirements

• Review & approve CA footwear classifications via worklist in Nike Customs Systems

• Serve as lead footwear classification & duty expert for Nike Canada (develop, consult, educate)

• Prepare & file CA Customs export documentation

• Support Global Sports Marketing / Elite Client Services, DCs, major events, stock transfers, equipment moves, employees, etc. with their CA Customs export needs to ensure compliant & efficient transactions

Skills

• Footwear classification & associated attribute identification & measurement

• Understand & analyze current processes & recommend/define improved future state

• Strong verbal & written communications skills including reporting, meeting facilitation, & presentations

• Strong information seeking skills - Curiosity

• Clearly articulate goals & objectives

• Network, influence, & leverage internal & external resources

• Recognize & work to understand challenges or underlying concerns, troubleshoot, & develop effective responses or escalate for resolution with recommendations as appropriate

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, International Trade, or related field

• 2 to 3 years of experience within customs & trade, finance, internal audit, or a similar function in medium to large companies

• Experience working directly with Canada Customs & other government agencies

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, International Trade, or related field

• Current CCS / CTCS / other Customs certifications & designations

• Experience in the customs & international trade industry, including but not limited to: Canada import/export regulations, policy & procedure development, customs system automation tools, extended first sale, duty exemption, customs audit management, & preferential trade programs

Travel:

• Moderate travel (<5%)

Physical Requirements:

• Required to sit / stand for long hours, must be able to prepare & conduct desk work, presentations & meeting

Nike believes smart, passionate, curious people will rise to the occasion, therefore they set the bar high and then raise it higher. At Nike, you will grow because you will be challenged. You will be challenged because you will work with the best talent, the best athletes, and the best business partners in the industry.

If this is you, then please apply online with your most recent resume (in WORD or PDF format) at your earliest opportunity. Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the City of Toronto’s Accommodation Policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Thank you for your interest in advance. (No Recruitment Agency Calls Please)

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 committed to employing a diverse workforce. 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.