NASC Procurement Lead – Transportation & Distribution

Nike Inc.; Memphis (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. seeks an experienced NASC Procurement Lead to translate global category strategies into practical North America execution for transportation and distribution.

You will drive value, manage risk, and align stakeholders across the organization to deliver measurable business outcomes. The role emphasizes category execution over traditional sourcing, requiring deep supply chain knowledge, judgment, and the ability to connect operational needs with supplier capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in logistics procurement, transportation, distribution, supply chain operations, category management, sourcing, or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of North America transportation and distribution operations.
• Ability to engage stakeholders, clarify business requirements, develop strategy, influence decisions, and lead execution in a matrixed organization.
• Working knowledge of strategic sourcing, including RFx; supplier evaluation; negotiations; and contracting.
• Experience leading complex, multi-million-dollar initiatives and evaluating cost, service, capability, operational, and risk trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Translate global category strategies into practical execution for North America transportation and distribution operations.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and align on the prioritization and sequencing of incoming work based on business requirements, value, and risk.
• Lead category execution from strategy through supplier recommendation and contract award, aligning stakeholders on decision criteria, must-haves, trade-offs, and negotiation plans.
• Use operational and market knowledge to evaluate supplier capabilities, challenge assumptions, identify execution risks, and recommend practical solutions.
• Lead complex, multi-million-dollar RFx events and supplier negotiations while maintaining focus on the broader category and business outcome.
• 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 NASC.

Skills

Logistics procurement

Transportation operations

Category management

RFx processes

Supplier negotiations

Executive communication

Strategic decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations, finance, industrial engineering, program management, or equivalent

Job description

Nike Inc. seeks an experienced NASC Procurement Lead to translate global category strategies into practical North America execution for transportation and distribution.

You will drive value, manage risk, and align stakeholders across the organization to deliver measurable business outcomes. The role emphasizes category execution over traditional sourcing, requiring deep supply chain knowledge, judgment, and the ability to connect operational needs with supplier capabilities.