Operations Associate jobs in Germany

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform general administration within the HR Services team for all defined processes, tools and programmes and processes on a European and partially on a European and global level
• Be a contact person for the HR community and relevant stakeholders regarding the respective HR Services issues
• Handle standard inquiries & support through ticket service or via phone (if required)
• Timely execute assigned tasks and issues according to defined processes, timetables and service levels in compliance with tariff and works agreements
• Support and administer the digitalisation within HR Services
• Administrating procurement, invoicing and financial processes and reporting incl. recharging if required
• Support in the preparation of data and system audits and execute accordingly
• Provide consistent information to employees on HR Services topics according to the process and knowledge data base
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR Services procedures, processes and systems and respective documentation
• Ensure correct execution of laws and regulations with regards to specific employee master data and organizational data according to defined procedures
• Suggest modification of systems and processes in order to ensure correct execution of laws and compliance to company policies
• Providing input for creation of user manuals and process mappings
• Providing input for communication of standards, procedures and processes to employees, internal customers and Works Council
• Participate regularly in workshops and meetings held by subject matter experts within HR Services

Key Relationships:

• HR Services teams
• HR Experts
• HR Partners
• Employees
• External authorities, consultants and suppliers
• Works council

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Good level of affinity to and experience with Business computing solutions, ideally with SAP HR
• Very good analytical skills and detail oriented work style
• Team player mentality
• Strong customer focus and service minded
• International mind-set; first experience as part of a geographically & culturally diverse team
• Ability to work under pressure as well as prioritizes and completes tasks in order of importance
• Good understanding of legal and tariff regulations

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or Commercial education
• 1-3 years relevant working experience in a multi-national environment, preferably within HR
• Very good command of English and German
• Experience with Business computing solutions, ideally with SAP HR
• Good knowledge of MS-Office applications

• Key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Drive day-to-day together with functional counterparts on Planning, Development, Production Management, Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation, Costing, SEA, Materials (End-To-End) for specific country or assignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage all production, quality, production availability and manufacturing efficiency and escalate critical issues and drive discussion to mitigate impact and achieve resolution.
• Manage relationship with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategy to achieve operation excellence.
• Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
• Influence factory production/ quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
• Make day to day decisions within defined scope through exceptional management by balancing risks, and with support on complex issues.
• Validate and confirm T1 capacity offer and follow up on availability performance when there is a constrain.
• Support sampling process for product development as prescribed by current process (i.e., Proto Sample to Size Set Sample).
• Collaborate with Tier1s on quality of virtual & physical sample meets adidas standards and reflect design intent.
• Carry out Direct Development audits at key milestones together with Development Manager.
• Collaborate on identifying Create to Value (CTV) opportunities.
• Drive feedback loop from production to development - sharing improvement areas/best practices/risks to improve future development.
• Provide input on development to production digitalized handover package to ensure complete and smooth transition to bulk production.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

Key Relationships:

• Global Sourcing
• Headquarter (HQ) laboratory – factory laboratories.
• Product Operations
• Other Global Functions Teams: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Independently ability to identify issues, analyse facts and make correct decisions regarding complex production issues without undermining any required standards.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work in multidimensional teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong MS Office Skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in product creation or related areas
• Minimum 5+ years of work experience in similar positions.

PURPOSE

• Key player in 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 T1s ensuring that adidas objectives are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories/operations centers, to execute the global sourcing strategies.
• Lead the Development & Commercialization and Production teams in the partner 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&I)
• Own all KPI performance and utilize SPIKE framework to drive KPI performance of the managed partners
• Build and maintain close working relationships with the partner senior leadership and 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 strategic partnership and relationship with our customers.
• Contribute to the allocation process through regular collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws and adidas workplace standards and freedom of associations.
• Develop and coach team members and take an active role in driving engagement.
• Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools and challenge existing standards and procedures.
• Maintains a flexible organizational structure capable of adapting to changing business needs.
• 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.
• Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing
• Headquarter (HQ)
• Product Operations
• Other Global Function Team
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Have a wide experience of quality management concepts in manufacturing of consumer goods.
• Strong conceptual thinking
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead multidimensional teams.

Requisite Education and Experience

• University degree in engineering/materials or related areas or relevant ‘expert’ work experience
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant business experience and3+ years of people management experience

ey responsibilities:

• Work in close collaboration with Sales Operations team and Sales, Marketing and FP&A teams in the assigned cluster.
• Develop deal models and run scenario analyses related to the overall CWC strategy and offered programmes.
• Complete ad-hoc and routine analytical requests to drive profitable deals and support the local teams in commercial decision-making.
• Help the Sales Operations Specialist on day-to-day analytics needs

What we are looking for:

• Currently studying or graduated in a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Management/Industrial Engineering or related fields
• MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word knowledge are required
• Data visualization knowledge like Tableau/Sales Cloud knowledge are plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English (C1)
• Positive attitude that brings enthusiasm, energy and passion for excellence
• Eager to learn, teach and innovate
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Capable of working autonomously and as part of a team

What we can offer to you:

• Working in an international environment
• Attractive benefits package
• Inspirational colleagues & culture
• A team-oriented company culture
• International opportunities
• Possibility to make an impact
• Fast Growing and innovative environment.

• Key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.

• Drive day-to-day together with functional counterparts on Planning, Development, Production Management, Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation, Costing, SEA, Materials (End-To-End) for specific country or assignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently manage all production, quality, production availability and manufacturing efficiency and escalate critical issues and drive discussion to mitigate impact and achieve resolution.

• Manage relationship with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategy to achieve operation excellence.

• Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.

• Influence factory production/ quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.

• Make day to day decisions within defined scope through exceptional management by balancing risks, and with support on complex issues.

• Validate and confirm T1 capacity offer and follow up on availability performance when there is a constrain.

• Support sampling process for product development as prescribed by current process (i.e., Proto Sample to Size Set Sample).

• Collaborate with Tier1s on quality of virtual & physical sample meets adidas standards and reflect design intent.

• Carry out Direct Development audits at key milestones together with Development Manager.

• Collaborate on identifying Create to Value (CTV) opportunities.

• Drive feedback loop from production to development - sharing improvement areas/best practices/risks to improve future development.

• Provide input on development to production digitalized handover package to ensure complete and smooth transition to bulk production.

• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

Key Relationships:

• Global Sourcing

• Headquarter (HQ) laboratory – factory laboratories.

• Product Operations

• Other Global Functions Teams: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs

• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Independently ability to identify issues, analyse facts and make correct decisions regarding complex production issues without undermining any required standards.

• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong leadership skills and ability to work in multidimensional teams.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

• Strong MS Office Skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in product creation or related areas

• Minimum 5+ years of work experience in similar positions.