Lead, Procurement, Marketing & Places (APLA)

About the role

Nike is looking for an experienced procurement leader to join the team focused on strengthening procurement partnerships across the APLA geography. The role reports to the Principal, Procurement, Marketing & Places APLA in PHK and works alongside the Marketing and Places Procurement team, Procurement Operations, Finance, Legal and the procurement Managed Service Provider. It is about building stakeholder engagement and strategic category development, not executing sourcing work.

Key responsibilities

• Develop deep engagement with stakeholders across the geography and territory, partnering with them to build and implement category strategies that deliver value, manage risk and advance business objectives.
• Engage with the Marketing & Places Procurement team to share knowledge and insights across geographies.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and align on the prioritisation 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.
• Conduct spend, market, supplier and operational analysis to identify value opportunities and support fact-based decisions.
• Provide direction to Procurement Operations and the procurement managed service provider to ensure high-quality sourcing and contracting execution.
• Develop concise, executive-ready materials that communicate strategy, recommendations, risks, decisions and outcomes.
• Adopt and scale effective procurement practices, tools and ways of working across Marketing & Places categories in APLA.

Required profile

• 6+ years of relevant experience in marketing, retail and/or construction or facilities management procurement, category management, sourcing or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to work across local, geography and global stakeholder groups in a matrixed environment, managing multiple categories, markets and priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in business, procurement or relevant categories, or equivalent combination of experience, training and education.
• Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional teams and external delivery partners.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of strategic sourcing, including RFx (requests for information, quotation and proposal), supplier evaluation, negotiations and contracting.
• Clear, influential communication skills, executive presence and analytical acumen.
• Experience using supplier, market, spend and operational insights to shape category strategies and manage business risk.