Lead, Procurement, Marketing & Places, NA

Nike • Beaverton, OR

10d

About The Position

The Lead, Procurement, Marketing & Places, North America strengthens Procurement’s partnership with the North America geography. Reporting to the Director, Procurement, Marketing & Places, North America, this role partners across Marketing and Places Procurement, Procurement Operations, Finance, Legal, the managed service provider, and Marketing stakeholders.

The role develops and implements category strategies that deliver value, manage risk, and advance business priorities, with a particular focus on media spend. It brings together market, supplier, spend, and operational insights to inform decisions, identify opportunities, and manage business risk. The position emphasizes strategic category development and stakeholder engagement rather than direct execution of sourcing work. It also provides direction to Procurement Operations and the procurement managed service provider to support sourcing and contracting execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, procurement, or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in marketing procurement, category management, sourcing, or a closely related field.
• Experience using supplier, market, spend, and operational insights to shape category strategies, identify opportunities, and manage business risk.
• Experience partnering with Media Agencies and Marketing Operations teams to build performance frameworks, supplier governance programs, and business reviews.
• Working knowledge of strategic sourcing, including requests for information, quotation and proposal (RFx), supplier evaluation, negotiations, and contracting.
• Strong stakeholder partnership, communication, business acumen, and category leadership capabilities.
• Ability to engage stakeholders, clarify requirements, influence decisions, and move work forward across a matrixed organization.
• Ability to communicate clearly, navigate ambiguity with sound judgment, and lead through influence across internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and align priorities and sequencing of incoming work based on business requirements, value, and risk.
• Use operational and market knowledge to evaluate supplier capabilities, challenge assumptions, identify execution risks, and recommend practical solutions.
• Analyze spend, markets, suppliers, and operations to uncover value opportunities and support fact-based decisions.
• Provide direction to Procurement Operations and the procurement managed service provider to support high-quality sourcing and contracting execution.
• Develop concise, executive-ready materials communicating strategies, recommendations, risks, decisions, and outcomes.
• Partner with Marketing and Places Procurement teams to bring knowledge and insights from across geographies into North America category strategies.
• Adopt and scale effective procurement practices, tools, and ways of working across North America media spend.
• Develop and implement category strategies that deliver value, manage risk, and advance business priorities.
• Partner with Media Agencies and Marketing Operations teams to build performance frameworks, supplier governance programs, and business reviews that drive accountability, optimize media investment, and deliver measurable value.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior