Lead Procurement - Marketing & Places

At Nike Procurement, we are dedicated to revolutionizing how the world’s leading sports brand does business with its suppliers and partners!

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We need a category lead for Media & E-commerce to join our Greater China Procurement Team located in Shanghai, China.

Procurement plays a critical role in supporting business growth, driving innovation, and mitigating risk through internal and external partnerships. Our category leads are the key enablers. This category lead will be responsible for Brand Media, Performance media, ecommerce related and Market Research. The capable category leads keep long-term strategic intents in mind, create meaningful linkages between procurement goals and business objectives, bring the most suitable external solutions in, and gain sustainable competitiveness advantages for our business.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

The Category Lead takes End-to-End responsibilities throughout the Plan-to-Pay journey for Brand Media, Performance media, Ecommerce and Market Research category for Greater China, which includes:

• Develop and execute category strategies partnering with global/local procurement and stakeholder teams.

• Lead commercial agreements and mitigate risks.

• Manage supplier/agency relationships and ensure on time on quality services/goods deliveries

• Own the category value-creation pipeline and deliver validated savings, cash, working-capital, margin, supply base rationalization and process-efficiency contributions.

• Cultivate strong partnerships with business stakeholders and maximize procurement influences.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

The Category Lead will report to DIRECTOR, MARKETING & PLACES GC. On the daily he/she will be supporting Integrated Media, NIKE E-commerce and Insights & Analytics teams across all levels with a variety of working styles and culture backgrounds, as well as managing external suppliers. He/She will partner closely with local and global procurement peers to land category strategies and sourcing pipelines

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE

A successful candidate for this role should be able to:

• Substantial experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and complex commercial negotiations.

• Abilities to penetrate business needs and create meaningful linkages, as well as the ability to turn insights into category/sourcing strategies that drive total best values.

• Strategic thinking and the ability to convert business priorities into category direction and executable plans.

• Navigate proficiently in a matrixed environment. Purposefully manage up and down with flexible and efficient communications. Build and influence relationships internally and externally with cross-functional diverse teams.

• Take ownership and accountabilities for the category he/her is responsible for. Proactively and innovatively translate category strategy into actionable sourcing projects. Lead projects with clear objective, goals, and timeline. Adjust quickly and attains goals despite adverse circumstances.

• Familiar with common procurement systems and tools such as Coupa, Aravo, SAP, , etc.

• [8-10] years’ relevant working experiences and min.5 years in category management is preferred.

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Bachelor degree is a must. Advanced degree is preferred.

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.