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A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry. Lead the overall business of the Operation Centers/designated factories or factory groups and manage the relationships between adidas Group and Tier1 ensuring that adidas Sourcing objectives are met.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories/operations centers, to execute the global sourcing strategies
Accountable for leadership of the Development & Commercialization and Production teams in the supplier groups/OCs ensuring that they fully carry out their expected JD/R&R and that all company standards are met with support from relevant functional heads when needed (including development, material, costing, quality, SEA & ME)
Own all KPI performance of the managed vendors within assigned “Country of Origin (“CoO”) and own the relationship at Supplier Group level where relevant
Drive company key initiatives, such as Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment programs and projects to ensure overall and supplier capabilities are industry leading / world class
Build and maintain close working relationships with the factory senior management and internal functional leads to ensure quick resolution of issues as well as engage them in the overall company strategies
Represent operations both internally & externally and foster a strategical partnership and relationship with our customers
Provide input and regular update of information necessary to support the allocation process
Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws respecting human rights, health and safety of all employees and environment
Invest in people skills through Development and Training, provide ongoing coaching to the team members and take an active role in driving engagement
Enhance work environment considering infrastructure, SEA & labor and security
Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools and challenge existing standards and procedures
Own Direct Development (“DD”) audits to ensure Virtual & Physical sample meet adidas standards and reflect design intent
Ensure all sourcing operations and practices fully comply with adidas’ Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, adidas standards and legal requirements, while managing the relevant processes internally and externally
Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace
Requirements:
University degree in engineering or related areas
Minimum 7+ years of work experience of which ideally 5 years were in production creation/ manufacturing and in managerial positions
Wide experience of sourcing management concepts of consumer goods
Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Strong MS Office Skills
Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams