NIKE, Inc., relentless pursuit of product innovation and sustainable growth demands bold new ways of doing business - including supplier engagement. Stretching for beyond conventional sourcing, Nike Procurement secures the best supplier relationships to drive business success. The team maximizes the value and reach of the company’s investments in external resources, including product materials, marketing services, digital tools, temporary labor, high-tech manufacturing equipment and other products and services to fuel business growth and sustainability.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING

We’re looking for an impact driven self-starter. The candidate will lead a high performing team and collaborate closely with our Global procurement team located in the US to develop joint strategies and identify global procurement opportunities.

In this role, a strategic mentality is key - a person who can see possibilities and translate them into breakthrough actions from category strategies for the GC/AP Marketing categories – Media, Creative & Production, Digital, Retail Marketing and Events. This person will be a real thought-partner to all Senior Leadership in the Geo Marketing team ; therefore we are looking for a candidate with a strong ability to build strong business relationships and to position procurement as value-add function.

The ideal candidate should have a strong procurement category management expertise to provide thought leadership and formulate strategic sourcing approaches that optimize spend across demand, supply and process levers. The candidate should also have a deep experience in all Marketing categories as well as strong understanding of the Marketing processes overall. Strong communications skills and story-telling ability will be essential to effectively influence the various stakeholders within a global matrix organization.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

As a Nike Category Director, you will partner with Senior business leaders and Global Procurement colleagues to deliver & implement category strategies & sourcing activities to support our global & regional marketing initiatives.

Some of the key tasks and responsibilities include:

• Assess Nike’s business needs and their reflection through Marketing plans to ensure marketing procurement’s objectives are always aligned with business stakeholders’ reality

• Build trusting and collaborative relationships with senior executives across multiple teams on a global basis

• Support sourcing team to drive TCO approach & develop sourcing strategies in partnership with internal stakeholders

• Develop negotiation strategies and support contract negotiations with suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Ensure supplier relationship management established with key Marketing agencies

• Establish clear goals and guidance to achieving diversity, inclusion and accessibility within the agency roster portfolio 

• Partner with other business teams such as Controlling, Business Planning & Legal.

• Develop, communicate and administrate team performance and development plans and appraisals

• Develop and implement procurement-related training programs for the procurement team and organization

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

This position reports directly to the Senior Director Procurement for Nike’s Greater China and Asia Pacific & Latin America (based in Shanghai, China). The role is a member of Greater China Procurement Leadership Team. This role will also work closely with the Global Procurement Marketing team to build impactful category strategies for the GC/APLA Geos.  Key functional partners are leaders of Nike’s Marketing, Marketplace, Finance, and Legal.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 10+ years’ experience in Marketing Procurement, with 3+ years of people management experience in related industry; preferably in Consumer Goods

• Deep understanding of GC/AP Marketing agency landscape incl. Media, Creative and Events in Geos and globally

• Has demonstrated experience with marketing procurement engagements with an ability to effectively interpret and work with marketing-based contract terms and related documents

• Leadership experience in international environment, with strong influencing and communication skills

• Proven experience consulting with business partners, including independently identifying business partner needs, developing action plans, identifying deliverables, and presenting results.

• Experience in financial planning and spend management practices such as demand management, compliance management, supplier collaboration and/or performance management

• Strategic innovative thinking and the ability to understand and translate company strategies and operational business needs into future capabilities

• A team leader and team player with proven record of inspiring people to innovate, take calculated risk, coach and support them through the process.

• Ability to adapt quickly and make an impact in a rapid paced environment

• Passionate for the NIKE brands, mission, values and paths

• Comfortable using electronic procurement and sourcing tools such as Coupa

• Excellent verbal and written communication in the English and Chinese language

• IIAPS qualification or other related procurement certification is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA a plus