Adidas SENIOR MANAGER SCM PRODUCT AREA M/D/F 

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 

541573798

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