Principal, Procurement, Marketing & Places

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITHYou'll join a high-performing global Procurement team that moves with the pace and ambition of the brand. This role partners with senior leaders and cross-functional experts across Global Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, Technology, and Risk. Reporting to a Category Director, Marketing and Places,  you will serve as a strategic advisor across Nike's Brand and Marketing ecosystem, connecting enterprise priorities to category strategies, commercial models, and supplier partnerships that strengthen brand impact and business performance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORThis role is focused on building deep stakeholder engagement and strategic category development, not execution of sourcing work.  Working knowledge of sourcing is important, but the strongest candidate will be distinguished by the ability to connect business requirements with external supplier and market capabilities to develop and implement strategies that deliver value to the enterprise.

Nike is looking for a Principal with deep marketing procurement expertise, enterprise perspective, and a track record of leading through influence. This person thrives in ambiguity, frames complex business challenges, and translates long-term strategy into scalable solutions. They combine commercial judgment, category expertise, and data-driven insight to shape senior-level decisions, challenge established models and unlock value beyond cost. They anticipate market shifts, balance brand ambition with risk and operational rigor, and build alignment across diverse global stakeholders.

As a senior individual contributor, they raise the capability of the broader team through thought leadership, coaching, and repeatable best practices. Above all, they operate with integrity, curiosity, courage, and accountability for enterprise-level outcomes.

The candidate will bring:8+ years of procurement, agency, media, creative, production, or equivalent industry experience, including leadership of complex global categories

Deep expertise in marketing procurement in particular across creative, production and Media ecosystems, including agency operating models, media investment, production, technology, data, intellectual property, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities

Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate ambiguity, and align cross-functional teams without direct authority Proven 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. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training; advanced degree or relevant procurement certification preferred Advanced degree or relevant procurement certification preferred WHAT YOU’LL WORK ONThrough collaboration with senior stakeholders, you'll develop category strategies that set the strategic direction for Nike's Creative & Media sourcing landscape, shaping how the company structures agency partnerships, invests in capabilities, manages risk, and unlocks enterprise value.

You will lead the most complex and visible initiatives across the category, advise senior stakeholders on consequential commercial decisions, and establish scalable strategies, governance, and operating models that support Nike's evolving brand and business priorities.

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, bringing an independent point of view…