Adidas MANAGER TRANSPORTATION COST MANAGEMENT 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

887281072

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

A key roleresponsible for thecost management for(including outbound and return)

The purpose of the role is twofold. First is a key playerprovide insights thatachieve the transportationcost efficiency goal; second is to provide internal governance to review day-to-day transportationcost developmentfor internal control and drive transportation process (e.g. billing)/template standardisation

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate and continuously maintain the transportation cost budget and planning in line with business strategies and goals
• Offer practical guidelines and principles to comprehensively monitor budget variances and proactively mitigate potential cost overruns
• Provide profound insights and practical recommendations based on cost analysis to optimize cost efficiency
• Deliver systematic and perceptive reports to guarantee cost transparency among key stakeholders
• Act as an owner to drive standardisation of process and template, ensuring operational consistency
• Take lead in governing the day-to-day development of transportation costs to ensure internal control

Key Relationships:

• Internal:Supply Chain Management GCA,IT, Finance,NTP, channelsand otherinternalbusiness teams
• External: 3rdparty Logistics Service Providers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in logistics or transportation management
• Data analytical and intelligent
• Proven track of strong performance in cost budget management and cost optimization experienceis a plus
• Proficient in SQL, and Power BI; Be familiar with SAP, TMS, and MS Office tools
• Good communication with external and internal partners across multiple functions
• Strong integrity of internal cost and process compliance
• Self-motivated, open-minded and ability to work independently and under pressure with minimal supervision
• English as a working language and good presentation skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above
• 5+’of workingexperience in logisticstransportation field
• Experience in driving cost efficiency
• Lean 6 sigma is a plus