Adidas MANAGER DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION 

United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Dubai 

409458105

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.Drive for development, commercialization, product integrity, manufacturability, Create to Value (CTV), performance to target FOB of assigned projects / category(ies).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide specific technical expertise to ensure effective transition of design into samples and production while ensuring the manufacturability, material selection, material standards, development timeline and cost to target are met.

Manage in a continuous upgrade of technical applications and processes and implementation of new technology in development and engineering.

Supervise the direct development process between Headquarter /Creation Center and Tier 1 factory ensuring that Create to Value approach and product integrity is at the paramount priority and focus.

Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope.

Execute defined directives.

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.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Other Global Functions Team: Social and Environmental Affairs/ Government Affairs ect.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Have knowledge and expertise in product engineering, development / commercialization processes / timelines.able to identify problems and provide solutions to development/ commercialization issues.

Good knowledge of manufacturing process, product testing process / evaluation, material types.

Ability to read shell patterns, 2D and 3D blueprints, BOM / CBD, FCT, etc….

Good understanding of costing principles and process; ability to decipher cost breakdown related to products.

Creative mindset

Strong influencing, presentation and communication skills

Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Strong Microsoft office skills

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

University degree in engineering or related areas.

Minimum 5+ year years of relevant business experience

Experience in pattern engineering, product creation, mold making, grading, materials processing etc.