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Adidas SENIOR MANAGER SCM PRODUCT AREA M/D/F 
Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 
541573798

06.04.2025

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

The key objectives of the department are:

  • Translating strategic direction & demand into a domain strategy and product portfolio which is well-balanced between enabling future readiness (3+ years horizon) and solving operational challenges (12-month horizon).
  • Executing product ownership for all digital products in the domain.
  • Executing business process ownership on an operational level.
  • Providing change management & support for these processes and related systems.


Product Strategy & Delivery

  • Be accountable for the product success considering the value for the consumer and the company (ROI).
  • Specify the product vision and roadmap as well as user stories considering the value for the user community and the company.
  • Be accountable for product delivery in line with the roadmap and committed delivery dates.
  • Identify and solve dependencies with other product owners to ensure efficient delivery. Coordinate interfaces between different product teams.

Stakeholder Management

  • Represent the business for the product, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that their views and requirements are captured in the product backlog.

Backlog Management

  • Prioritize the items in your product backlog. Specify the definition-of-done in cooperation with the product team(s).
  • Own the refinement of your product backlog to ensure that the product team(s) is/are delivering the right enhancements to drive consumer and business value.
  • Provide acceptance for delivered backlog items by the team, in line with the definition-of-done.

Monitoring

  • Be accountable for monitoring, optimization and enhancement of the configuration, features and functionalities related to the product.
  • Ensure that objective data sources and feedback are used for the optimization of the product.


KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Other Fulfillment product teams
  • Other SCM, Sales and Finance product teams
  • Global SCM functions, Market SCM teams & adjacent teams (Sales and Finance)
  • Global IT Teams
  • Central and SCM PMO organizations


Soft-Skills

  • Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting to stakeholders at various organizational levels both in person and remotely
  • High resilience and solution-oriented attitude
  • Stakeholder and backlog management, prioritization and expectation management
  • Decisive, taking ownership and leadership appearance
  • Basic leadership skills

Hard-Skills

  • Operational and business acumen and in-depth knowledge on Fulfillment / Supply-chain related processes
  • Knowledge on Agile working methods is a plus e.g. Scrum/Kanban
  • Comfortable working with enterprise-level platforms and technologies
  • Advanced understanding of IT products and capabilities
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to source data autonomously
  • Fluent in English both verbally and written

ON AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Degree with focus on Business Administration, Communication or IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant business experience in Supply Chain / IT, working with stakeholders and experts at various organizational levels
  • SCM operational experience
  • Experience as a product owner and working Agile is a plus
  • Experience with SAP S4 is a plus