Nike · 10 hours ago
Director, Technology Procurement
Nike is seeking a Director of Technology Procurement to lead a team of sourcing professionals in support of strategic technology initiatives. This role involves building relationships with senior executives, driving stakeholder alignment, and managing complex supplier negotiations.
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Responsibilities
Report directly to the Senior Director
Work closely with peers across the procurement team, stakeholders and leaders across multiple business lines in support of technology sourcing needs
Interact, present, and influence Nike senior leadership to gain support for key initiatives and strategies
Lead a team of dynamic, high performing sourcing professionals supporting Nike’s strategic technology initiatives
Build trusting and meaningful relationships with senior executives across multiple business and services as well as technology functions
Drive stakeholder alignment with leadership across Nike functions and geographies
Understand Nike’s business needs and leverage data and market research to determine and enable strategic objectives
Perform deep market analytics and research to develop expertise across technology categories
Manage a team of both internal and external sourcing managers and category leads providing coaching and support in the creation and delivery of category strategies, negotiation strategies and lead contract negotiations with the most strategic, complex suppliers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
10+ years of experience in technology procurement or sourcing technology software, hardware, and/or labor function
Work experience directly with Hardware, Software, Cloud/IaaS, and Security (HW and SW) sourcing including experience negotiating strategic multi-year contracts with Tier 1 Technology suppliers (examples include Microsoft, Salesforce, Adobe, Amazon, and others)
Experience working with technology VARs and utilizing catalogs and other forms of automation to simplify repetitive purchases
Activitively researches market trends and utilizes best practices to support sourcing activities
Strong analytical skills and the ability to derive 2nd level insights from unstructured data
Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret spend and cost data, including understanding of Total Cost of Ownership
Experience using different negotiaton tactics; proven success negotiating multi-million dollar contracts
Experience supporting legal teams in contract development activities, including knowledge of standard contract structures and key terms
Expert at resource management; ability to oversee a distributed team of 5+ resources working on 100+ RFx/contracts at anytime
Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including advanced level PowerPoint and Excel
An ability to think Globally and work with an international culturally-diverse team
Passion for the NIKE brand
Company
Nike
Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$239MKey Investors
Pershing Square Capital Management
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO
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