A key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, MostCompetitive,Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in theindustry.
Drive achievement of quality and production goals in supply partners’ facilities whilesupportingotherfunctionstoreachadidas’goalsinareassuchasmanufacturingefficiencytargets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA).
KEYRESPONSIBILITIES
Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturingefficiency.
Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.
Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence.
Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsiblefactories.
Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues.
Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist.
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.
KEYRELATIONSHIPS
GlobalSourcing
Sourcingsuppliers
GlobalOperations
Other GOPS/Sourcing functional
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS ANDABILITIES
Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI)processes/methods
Ability to provide effective input intoprojects
“Quality-first” mindset, strong analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to help others find/solve “root cause issues”
Strong influencing, people, presentation and communicationskills