Nicole Kolling

Experience

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  Ocean Express Serviços em Comércio Exterior Ltda

  Aug 2002 - Nov 2009

  Export Manager

  Facilitate and control logistics, planning and customs export process.Keep constant contact with customers overseas, suppliers and factories.Work on keeping a well done and profitable service.Choose the most appropriate shipping method.Determine rules and processes and work on their implementation and execution.Train people.Implement improvements and control them as needed.Negotiate best practices.Work on conflict situations.

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  Nike do Brasil

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2014

  Senior Supply Planning Coordinator

  Facilitate communication between supply chain areas.Develop good relationship between factories, suppliers and customer.Engage with Factories Planning, Nike Merchandising and Demand Planning to determine sourcing and build capacity for local manufacturing.Provide a proper source according to the factories capacity and capabilities.Work on planning and sourcing process improvements.Build and track long range plans to adjust sourcing strategy as necessary to meet needs.Establish policies and procedures in local factories leveraging global processes.Build and analyze critical KPIs for the planning process.Work on planning analysis to obtain better performance on deliveries.Maintain workforce on critical situations. Show less

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  Nike Inc

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  Senior Supply Planning Analyst

  Execute Global Supply Plans that effectively support Nike's Footwear Category businesses.Collaborate across supply chain teams to deliver results. Manage supply planning processes, systems and tools.Incorporate professional supply planning techniques to drive high levels of planning accuracy to optimize resource utilization, product cost savings and delivery precision. Identify and resolve manufacturing and delivery conflicts and risks by leaning on the teams at the Nike Liaison Offices and Global Supply Planning as well as engaging Factories, Categories and Geographies to find optimal solutions. Monitor factory performance and develop an in-depth knowledge of factory issues, strengths, goals, and how these affect NIKE business objectives. Show less

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  Nike Inc.

  Feb 2016 - Dec 2020

  Supply Planning Lead

  Create and execute seasonal sourcing plans for assigned categories and products.Represent sourcing in cross-functional line planning to ensure needs and capabilities are built into timelines and processes. Lead Geography collaboration efforts to ensure timely delivery of products.Directly manage 1 or more team members. Lead long-term strategic sourcing efforts for the category.Coordinate with manufacturing teams to select the most appropriate manufacturing source to meet quality and delivery needs. Analyze manufacturing capabilities to anticipate and avoid issues.Communicate status of key products and initiatives to the leadership team. Show less

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  Nike

  Dec 2020 - now

  Drive supply and inventory health for key segments of the consumer business. Own and manage supply and inventory plans across multiple seasons, ensure all products are planned, evaluate risks and opportunities, escalate issues, and communicate all relevant information to key stakeholders.Influence cross functional business partners through proactive planning and analysis of key metrics to create strategic supply and deliver healthy & productive inventory positions. Drive multi-season KPI reviews across key franchise or classifications to drive inventory health on the most critical products.Influence marketplace decisions and future inventory investments. Show less Interpret internal and external business issues and recommend best practices.Solve complex problems, take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.Create and share long range supply plan, collaborating with key areas and stakeholders (sourcing, consumer planning. inventory planning, partner management).Manage and coordinate multi season supply review process.Lead Source Base Reviews with sourcing and supply planning.Work on scenario planning to respond to the marketplace needs.Set the supply shaping strategy to leverage the consumer voice.Identify and propose supply tradeoffs, and prioritization options. Show less

  • Supply & Inventory Planning Manager

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Global Supply Planning Manager Strategic Footwear

    Dec 2020 - Aug 2021