Nike: Media Category Lead (Indirect Procurement Senior Manager) in Shanghai, China

We need a category lead for Media to join our Greater China and Asia Pacific 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, Market Research and Mar-tech categories. 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.

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies partnering with global/local procurement and stakeholder teams.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and mitigate risks.
• Manage supplier/agency relationships and ensure on time on quality services/goods deliveries
• Identify strategic sourcing opportunities and deliver sustainable saving pipelines.
• Cultivate strong relationships with business stakeholders and maximize sourcing influences.