WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a key member of the Technology Procurement team, you will report directly to the Director of Technology Procurement. You will work closely with peers across the procurement team, collaborators and leaders across multiple business lines in support of services sourcing needs. This role provides the opportunity to interact, present, and influence Nike senior leadership to gain support for key initiatives and strategies.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Lead IT Category Manager to join our Technology Procurement team. We need someone who will create meaningful linkages between Procurement category goals and business objectives, bring the most suitable external solutions in, and gain sustainable competitive advantages for our business with the long-term strategic intents in mind.

The candidate will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training

• MBA or graduate degree preferred

• A minimum of 6 years directly relevant work experience in IT Procurement

• Work experience directly with Hardware, Software, Cloud/IaaS, and Security (HW and SW) sourcing including experience negotiating strategic multi-year contracts with large Technology suppliers

• Excellent communication and influencing skills

• Actively researches market trends and utilizes best practices to support sourcing activities

• The ability to create, socialize, and manage category strategies

• Experience using advanced negotiation tactics; proven success negotiating multi-million dollar contracts

• Advanced understanding of standard contract structures and key terms

• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including advanced level PowerPoint and Excel

• An ability to think Globally and work with an international culturally-diverse team

• Passion for the NIKE brand

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will work with cross functional teams leading category strategies, category implementation and collaborator engagement. You will define scope of the category and derive insights from global and regional enterprise strategic planning and business driver analysis. You will also synthesize industry trends, import external insights, conduct effective benchmarking, develop enterprise strategies for optimized sourcing of products and services from various sources, and deliver global category strategy that fits global and regional category needs. You will negotiate multi-million-dollar, multi-year deals with some of the largest technology companies across the globe.

We are looking for someone who will drive implementation of complex, multi-regional strategies through global/geo partnerships. You will identify and deliver initiatives/saving pipelines through internal and external partnerships that align with category strategies. Lastly, you will demonstrate a solid understanding of the technology market, sourcing strategies, and ability to negotiate complex commercial terms.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.