EMEA Nike Jobs - Information Technology

IT ? SQL Server DBA/Engineer - EMEA Headquarters, Hilversum, NL, Netherlands

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Mission: Work on SQL Server maintenance as a DBA and deliver high quality solutions as a SQL Engineer within the IT Development team. Working at Nike: Nike employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide, approximately 6,000 Nike employees are based in the EMEA region. Nike EMEA Headquarters ? EHQ: Work hard, play hard. It's an old adage, but we believe that you will perform better in the workplace when you have the opportunity to perform on the track, the field, the court and the gym. We would not be the world's leading sportswear brand if we did not. What?s it like to work in IT?: What's Nike IT? Nike IT is over 1400 professionals globally, of which around 130 based at EHQ, working with the most advanced business applications and e-commerce capabilities in the industry. It is working with a variety of colleagues and consultants from who you can learn. Around here, you'll push your colleagues to do their best work and they'll turn around and do the same for you. At the end of the day what matters is being able to use the best technologies to help a great company perform even better. In the IT Development area we?re currently moving towards a more standardized Microsoft environment using Sharepoint 2007 and Infopath for collaboration, SQL Server 2005 as the backend database all running on Windows 2003 Server. These are just examples of the dozens of upgrades and improvements currently underway. Who are we looking for?: As a SQL DBA/Engineer on our IT Team you?ll work in a young, highly motivated and diverse team of application- and system engineers, working on a broad range of systems and applications supporting the Nike business. Both developing new and make enhancements to existing applications. You will be responsible for all underlying databases both from an engineering and DBA point of view:

As an engineer you will be responsible for applying best practises and helping the development team to build sustainable database solutions
As a DBA you will be responsible for reviewing our current database landscape and create the future using latest technology

. We?re looking for an experienced SQL DBA/Engineer with knowledge and experience in both administering SQL Server and SQL Engineering, who are eager to learn new techniques. What you will be doing::

Administering and programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 Database.
Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 with Transact-SQL.
Performance Tuning a Database and a Database Application.
Optimize and tune queries for performance.
Evaluate query performance.
Analyze query plans.
Modify queries to improve performance.
Test queries for improved performance.
Detect locking problems.
Modify queries to optimize client and server performance.
Resolve performance problems. Find out the causes of performance problems.
Designing, Implementing and optimizing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005.
ETL process design, implementation and monitoring.
Experience with SSIS and especially migration from DTS to SSIS

. What can we offer you? Have we piqued your interest? Good, then our modern corporate campus, great resources and generous benefits package will only sweeten the deal. We offer a stock purchase plan, a casual work environment with on-site sports complex, employee discounts and a host of other perks we don't have room to mention here.

IT ? Senior Reporting / BI Engineer - EMEA Headquarters, Hilversum, NL, Netherlands

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Mission: Work on business intelligence implementations and support at a senior professional level. This is what Nike has to offer: A unique chance to gain knowledge of international business and IT processes. Interaction with approx. 1600 young colleagues from 43 different nationalities. Free use of the on-site sports and fitness facilities and the ability to buy Nike product at 50% retail price in the on-site employee store. Excellent career opportunities, both national as international. Great deal of independency and personal ownership of work. Performance based rating, including bonus. Nike European Headquarters: Nike European Operations in Hilversum is the Shared Service Center for distributors, sales-offices, retail-chains and Nike stores all across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Out of Hilversum, the EMEA Head Quarters deliver services in the areas of Finance, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service and Information Technology. Nike was founded in Beaverton (Oregon USA) in 1971. The basis for Nike?s success was laid with the invention of the revolutionary waffle-sole. In just over 30 years it has managed to grow to become the worlds leading company in sports- and fitness-wear and sports-equipment. Nike?s global revenues over Financial Year 2007 were around the 16 billion USD mark. Responsibilities: As a senior reporting/BI engineer you?ll work as part of the Global Business Intelligence technical development team on providing solutions to make information a competitive advantage for Nike. In this role you?ll collaborate with business systems analysts and our business partners to develop technical solutions that meet business needs, implement them into our production environment and provide third line support. Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
5 years professional experience in information technology
An additional 2 years experience will be accepted in lieu of degree
Knowledge of data warehousing principles and their application
Data modeling experience (ideally using Erwin)
ETL methods and tools
Experience with one of the following technologies: Microsoft SSAS/SSIS and Cognos
Ability to mentor and lead technical staff, assist with methods and process definition and provide expertise with technical troubleshooting issues
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English
Experience participating in multiple, complex projects and working with diverse teams in multiple locations
Team player
Experience with the following technologies is a plus: Teradata, Informatica, SAP BI (formerly BW), Oracle, Hyperion.

IT - Application and Development Manager - EMEA Headquarters, Hilversum, NL, Netherlands

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Mission: Provides functional and people leadership within GIT at a senior manager level. Responsibilities: Strategic Direction:

Work is focused on both short-term and long-term planning, impact to the bottom line, and execution of strategies, with a focus on developing and managing organizational priorities.
Significantly affects final business decisions and human resource issues.
Has a thorough Technical background and is able to apply his/here background to advanced and diversified concepts, theories, principles and goals consistent with organizational vision and technical strategies.
Accountable for planning and managing departmental budgets, including software licenses, wagebase and headcount management. Managing a budget up to ?3M.
Leads technical discussions and initiatives across departments. Be responsible for setting EMEA IT development standards such as C#, XML. Ensure standards are aligned upon with your global counterparts.
Develops internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improve group responsiveness.
Drive creation & enhancing current development processes.

Team Management:

Manager is accountable for building, leading and coaching a team of managers, leads and other technical professional employees who perform similar or related tasks.
Drives team development, training opportunities and Human Resources Planning to ensure future growth and to build bench strength.
Demonstrates full utilization and execution of the Coaching for Excellence (CFE) program through timely and effective goal setting, mid-year reviews, year-end reviews and individual development planning. Holds direct report managers accountable for their CFE responsibilities. Understands and delivers on Nike?s Pay for Performance philosophy through compensation, rewards and recognition
Promotes a culture of inclusion and demonstrates commitment and action toward building workforce diversity.
Ensure optimal team and individual performance. Manages with courage by addressing and redirecting substandard performance. Reward and recognize high performance. Provide opportunities to leverage skills. Ensure accessibility to all levels.
Makes decisions on hiring utilizing Competency Based Selection process and ensuring diverse applicant pools. Ensures full and effective on-boarding and orientation of new team members.
Monitors the work environment and immediately addresses employee issues.
Coach, train and mentor team to grow skills and transfer information, knowledge and expertise. Grow managers to take on more accountability and responsibility.

Collaborating:

Working closely together with other EMEA IT groups (Production Support, Infrastructure, Project Management, Country IT, Laakdal IT etc.). Together with these teams set & drive priorities. Ensure alignment and working together on strategic direction.
Collaborating with global IT teams. Cooperating with US development teams and be in regular touch base to discuss direction. Insure your peers are up to date of EMEA development work. Strategically work with the global teams on setting standards and creating plans in global development areas.
Be an active participant of the Global IT force. Think in we rather then them / us.
Being in close contact with all EMEA business groups. You are involved in meetings and project settings with the business to discuss IT Development opportunities, issues and/or status. Driving go/no go meetings where the business makes the final decision on implementing an IT-solution.
Have regular contact with external vendors & recruitment offices with regards to all IT development areas.
Be an active member in steering committees of high visibility projects.

Requirements: Education: 4-year Degree (e.g. Bachelor?s), subject area: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field. Two additional years of experience is generally accepted in lieu of a degree level education (applies to 4-year Degree or greater). Experience: Minimum 8 years experience in progressively responsible, relevant Information Technology positions, including a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role directly managing managers and technical/professional-level staff. Communication/Language: Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and group presentations). Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives. Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen. Ability to present ideas in a concise business friendly and user friendly language. Ability to network and utilize internal and external resources. Must be skilled in meeting facilitation. Management/Leadership: Strong understanding and application of managerial concepts and techniques in areas such as coaching, mentoring, work planning, delegation, staff development, recognition and performance evaluation. Demonstrated leadership in motivating/inspiring employees and building team spirit and consensus. Ability to identify effective solutions, collaborate with others and motivate staff towards results.

IT- Business Systems Analyst Manager (e-commerce) - EMEA Headquarters, Hilversum, NL, Netherlands

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Mission: Provides leadership within the e-commerce business IT Solutions environment at a manager level. Responsibilities: Standards & Best Practices:

Ensures standards, processes and policies are followed within the e-commerce support groups globally.
Ensures application of global process standards to regional technology solutions.
Coordinates Compliance issue identification & remediation.
Manages and support investigations of new operational technologies started by the business or your World Head Quarter counterparts.

Functional Management:

Develops action plans and processes, in coordination with management team, for integrating activities and optimizing department resources to meet major goals and objectives.
Participates in business planning, budgeting, and policy development.
Participates in functional discussions and initiatives across departments.
Develops internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improve business unit responsiveness.

People Management:

Manages employees and sets individual goals.
Coach?s staff, supports development, and collaborates on hiring decisions, disciplinary actions, performance management, and recognition and rewards.
Resolves employee relations issues and supports diversity.
Builds team support.

Business Partner:

Facilitate discussions between your team, business and WHQ team members to optimize the current system environment.
Advocates business customer?s interest and requests across all relevant IT groups.
Reviews system and process solutions.
Lead and assist the business and your team through the change management process.
Build a strong relationship with the business ? become there partner.

Partner with Global and regional counterparts and Vendors:

Ensure regular status updates are provided to and received from the regional teams.
Ensure EMEA resources are always included in virtual Global teams.
Ensure EMEA requirements are accurately reflected in global tickets.
Ensure the communication between you and your counter parts in the USA are clear and happen as often as needed. (Weekly / Bi-weekly meetings).
Work with remote groups such as vendors, other Nike facilities and or departments to meet department operational & strategic goals.

Project Support:

Support projects with resources where possible.
Support the project/program managers with the development of project plan/timelines on IT related tasks.
Provides input to project and/or program management.
Drives and provides support to change management at department and end user level.
May lead small to medium size projects.

Analysis & Design:

Create flexible systems solutions that support global, cross functional, cross divisional needs.
Collaborate on advanced technical design.
Perform and or advise on triage and trouble shooting activities.

Requirements: Education: 4-year Degree (e.g. Bachelor's) in Computer Science, MIS Business or other relevant subject area Experience: Minimum 6 years experience in directly relevant work experience, including 2 years in a management/leadership role. Knowledge of the e-commers environement a must. Must have experience in working with Vendors. Languages: Fluent in English. Both written and spoken. Other: Candidate must have experience using or leading a team using the following tools: Java, Java script, Unix, XML and HTML.

IT- Sales PS business sys analyst - EMEA Headquarters, Hilversum, NL, Netherlands

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Mission: Provides business software engineering within business IT solutions at an intermediate professional level to support the EMEA Sales department. Responsibilities: Analysis & Design:

Work with the EMEA sales business as well as the global sales IT-team at the world headquarters to gather and document tactical requirements from the sales business. Will need to perform technical analytics related to basic data analysis and perform basic systems analysis and document system processes. Also will need to coordinate and communicate functional requiremnts of the sales department and document basic functional specifications. Following that will need to validate that the system design meets the business process requirements and collaborate on the technical design. An important part of the focus will be on performing triage and trouble shooting activities. The main systems to support include nike.net (the global portal for Nike-retailers to conduct their business), Siebel/SROC (the order entry tool for the sales representatives around EMEA) as well as the Reporting environment for sales, besides a range of other applications aimed at driving the EMEA business from a sales point of view.

Project Support:

Work with systems personnel to implement the design. Amongst others will need to communicate project status to management and participate in the development of project plan/timeline. Will also be asked to provide input to project management and participate in change management at departmental and end user level. Potentially might be asked to lead small size projects.

Testing:

Perform testing activities including construction of test plans/scripts including the expected results and the validation of test results.

Biz Consulting:

Communicate and document system changes to biz. Assist with change management and translate system functionality into biz-relevant language.

Standards & Best Practices:

Conforms to standards, processes and policies. Apply global process standards to regional technology solutions.

Config & Report Development:

Help the business in creating reports and configure package solution to unique business requirements.

Requirements: Education: 4-year Degree University (e.g. Bachelor?s), subject area: Computer Science, MIS, Business or other relevant subject area Experience: Minimum 2 years relevant work experience. Experience in or knowledge of the following areas is preferred:

XML
HTML
Java
SQL
Siebel
Brio/Hyperion
Cognos
B2B internet environment.

Communication/Language: Effective verbal and written communication skills in English, including presentations. Ability to clearly articulate policies and instructions. Proficient information seeking skills and drive for results. Ability to share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management. Ability to work cooperatively with staff. Ability to network and utilize internal and external resources. Ability to exercise a high degree of professionalism. Unique Abilities: Will need to be able to travel abroad on an occassional base. Irregular working hours are the exception but might be required at times.