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Principal, Global Sales, Basketball

Nike


Job Location:

Beaverton, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

As thePrincipal Global Sales for Nike Basketballyou contribute to the commercial voice in the Global Nike Basketball team and support the development of the Signature Athlete strategy including the go-to-market process across the this role you will be working with sales management the x-functional Nike Basketball team as well as geography sales teams. As a result it is critical to have strong communication skills ensure stakeholders are up-to-date at all teams and you excel at influencing those around role will report to the Senior Director GlobalSales Nike Basketball.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The ideal candidate for this role has a strong affinity with basketballl has proven experience in the area of Go-to-market management distribution strategy and/or sales has a strong bias for action and proven influencing and communication skills.

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  • 8 years work experience in applicable field required
  • Experience working in basketball or streetwear preferred
  • Solid understanding of Sales & Retail KPIs
  • Expert understanding of retail and in-store environment required
  • Marketplace management go-to-market & distribution strategy experience required
  • Strong communication & influencing skills
  • Ability to travel up to 40% may be required
  • Bachelors degree in Business or related accept any suitable combination of education experience and training

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

As thePrincipal Global Sales for Nike Basketballyou are the commercial voice in the Global Nike Basketball team and responsible fordeveloping applying & overseeing the sales strategy and go-to-market process for Nike Basketball across the globe. This role with work specifically with Global Athlete Busienss team focusing on Signature Athlete are accountable for executing and analyzing business plans budgets and performance targets as well as initiating and executing account engagements building marketplace plans and providing go-to-market direction. You will propose and ensure the execution of strategies programs and processes to achieve revenue targets retail sales targets and strong brand positioning while contributing to commercial sales planning and decision-making. You will be responsible for cross-functional influencing across Global and geography.

  • Commercial Strategies:You will develop 3-year annual & seasonal commercial strategies through the lens of channels signature athletes & partners in support of driving the Global Nike Basketball business. You will partner with Nikes four geographies to shape this strategy and ensure successful execution in each geo.
  • Marketplace Expansion:You will partner with key geographies territories and cities to expand distribution and ensure Nike Basketball has adequate coverage across the globe.
  • Distribution planning:You will work closely with the geography sales teams to determine distribution plans and align on marketplace segmentation
  • Seasonal Readiness:You will lead the strategy/planning of the seasonal go-to-market process and influence the creation & delivery of critical sales tools in support of the sales teams in the geographies.
  • Partner engagements:You will initiate plan & lead critical partner engagements (ie.; product engagements & summits) with our most important partners across the globe in order to strengthen our relationship and collaborate together throughout the go-to-market process.
  • Marketplace execution:You will be responsible for making sure that seasonal product priorities land with impact across the global marketplace and you partner across merchandising and brand to bring this to life through assortment & marketing
  • Retail elevation:You will work closely with x-functional teams like marketplace development and retail marketing making sure must-win destinations across the global marketplace are elevated to ensure best-in-class consumer experiences

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.


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