Principal, Procurement, Marketing & Places

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

This senior individual-contributor role sits on Nike’s global Procurement team and serves as a strategic advisor across the Brand and Marketing ecosystem. Reporting to the Category Director, Marketing and Places, the Principal partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across Global Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, Technology, and Risk.

The role focuses on stakeholder engagement and strategic category development rather than sourcing execution. The Principal connects business requirements with supplier and market capabilities to develop and implement strategies that create enterprise value. They lead complex global Creative and Media initiatives, advise on consequential commercial decisions, and establish scalable strategies, governance, and operating models that support Nike’s brand and business priorities.

The position also raises the capability of the broader Procurement team through thought leadership, coaching, best practices, and reusable tools. Value is measured broadly, including savings, cost avoidance, cash flow, growth enablement, innovation, risk reduction, supplier diversity, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of procurement, agency, media, creative, production, or equivalent industry experience, including leadership of complex global categories.
• Deep marketing procurement expertise, particularly across creative, production, and media ecosystems, including agency operating models, media investment, production, technology, data, intellectual property, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate ambiguity, and align cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Expertise using spend, performance, market, and financial data to shape enterprise category strategies and executive decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, or a related field, or a suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Relevant procurement certification.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve multi-year global Creative and Media category strategies, translating enterprise and brand priorities into sourcing roadmaps, investment choices, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape agency models, supplier portfolios, commercial structures, and make-versus-buy decisions, informed by market intelligence and business data.
• Structure and negotiate strategic agreements covering fees, media economics, incentives, intellectual property, technology, data use, artificial intelligence, payment terms, audit rights, risk allocation, and performance commitments.
• Establish category governance, decision frameworks, and performance measures that strengthen transparency, accountability, compliance, and speed across global and geographic teams.
• Anticipate shifts in media, creative technology, production, data, privacy, and artificial intelligence, translating disruption into opportunities and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Lead executive-level supplier relationships and supplier relationship management programs for critical partners, driving innovation, continuous improvement, resilience, and resolution of complex performance or commercial issues.
• Coach peers and category leads, codify best practices, and create reusable tools and insights to improve Procurement effectiveness across Marketing.
• Define and track value across savings, cost avoidance, cash flow, growth enablement, innovation, risk reduction, supplier diversity, and operational efficiency.
• Influence senior leaders, frame complex business challenges, and align cross-functional teams without direct authority.

What This Job Offers

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