Kyle Setzer: Director, Strategic Manufacturing Capabilities in Bend, OR
Kyle Setzer
Director, Strategic Manufacturing Capabilities
Bend | United States
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Bike
Fashion
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Run
Health & Fitness
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Nike, Inc.
Director, Strategic Manufacturing Capabilities | 01/2019 - Current
- Assess and plan for the impact of changing consumer and marketplace trends on internal processes and contract manufacturing partners for a global footwear and apparel company
- Evaluate manufacturing capabilities and processes to highlight limitations and areas resistant to flexibility in order to streamline operations and process flow
- Recommend organizational and operational shifts to allow seamless marketplace integration of long-term strategies
- Facilitate goal setting, lead strategic conversations, and break down long-term plans for multiple groups to better understand the company vision and the impact of their individual and collective efforts
Nike, Inc.
Director, Product Portfolio & Customization, Advanced Manufacturing | 01/2015 - 01/2019
- Activated near-shore footwear customization program providing unique consumer and internal benefits
- Improved delivery time from 5 weeks to 3 days and reduced waste costs from $50K to $5K by developing a new knit-to-order capability through end-to-end production analysis
- Modernized Nike-to-factory collaboration toolkit to enable fast, flexible customization and order management capabilities
- Automated the order flow process between Nike and contract manufacturers that reduced manual transactional interactions throughout the order to cash cycle
- Enabled seamless goods movement from a brand new factory to customers and distribution centers
Nike, Inc.
Business Systems Analyst, Nike.com | 01/2014 - 01/2015
- Created and managed digital product merchandising solutions using Agile methodology with global teams
- Collaborated with technical producers, digital merchandisers, and software providers to simplify the digital merchandizing process, enabling more targeted merchandising and search engine optimization capabilities
- Expanded platform to serve additional countries such as Japan and China, tripling the company’s market reach
Nike, Inc.
Business Systems Analyst, Nike Global Trade | 01/2011 - 01/2014
- Led team in designing and developing solutions to enable large-scale importing activities
- Improved group throughput and strengthened relationships with internal and external business teams while decreasing development costs and centralizing activities by automating multiple processes
- Streamlined trade operations by automating import classification assignment, free trade agreement compliance, import license management, and duty optimization programs
International Business Systems
Business Consultant | 06/2007 - 01/2011
- Implemented and supported IBS software solutions for multiple clients such as specialized packaging manufacturers, 3PL providers, tool & equipment distributors, and consumer product service providers
- Implemented and optimized manufacturing, warehouse management, service, delivery route planning, and forecasting & purchase planning systems
- Designed custom enterprise solutions to fulfill client-specific requirements
Education history
Erskine College
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Behavioral Science | 1996 - 2000
University of South Carolina
Master of Business Administration | 2001 - 2003
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