Lead, Procurement, Marketing & Places, GC

The Category Lead for Media & E-commerce joins the Greater China Procurement Team in Shanghai and is responsible for Brand Media, Performance media, e-commerce and Market Research categories. The role takes end-to-end ownership across the Plan-to-Pay journey, developing category strategies and commercial agreements while managing supplier and agency relationships. The Category Lead reports to the Director, Marketing & Places GC and works with Integrated Media, Nike E-commerce and Insights & Analytics teams, as well as local and global procurement peers and external suppliers.

• Develop and execute category strategies in partnership with global and local procurement and stakeholder teams.
• Lead commercial agreements and mitigate risks.
• Manage supplier and agency relationships and ensure on-time, quality delivery of services and goods.
• Own the category value-creation pipeline and deliver validated savings, cash, working-capital, margin, supply base rationalisation and process-efficiency contributions.
• Cultivate strong partnerships with business stakeholders and maximise procurement influence.

• Substantial experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and complex commercial negotiations.
• Ability to penetrate business needs and create meaningful linkages, and to turn insights into category or sourcing strategies that drive total best value.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to convert business priorities into category direction and executable plans.
• Ability to navigate proficiently in a matrixed environment, purposefully manage up and down with flexible and efficient communications, and build and influence relationships internally and externally with cross-functional diverse teams.
• Ability to take ownership and accountability for the category, proactively and innovatively translate category strategy into actionable sourcing projects, lead projects with clear objectives, goals and timeline, and adjust quickly to attain goals despite adverse circumstances.
• Ability to keep long-term strategic intent in mind, create meaningful linkages between procurement goals and business objectives, bring suitable external solutions in and gain sustainable competitiveness advantages.
• Familiarity with common procurement systems and tools such as Coupa, Aravo and SAP.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Bachelor degree is a must.

• 8-10 years' relevant working experience and minimum 5 years in category management.
• Advanced degree.

• $8 – $10 per hour

• Generous total rewards package
• Casual work environment
• Diverse and inclusive culture
• Electric atmosphere for professional development