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Adidas MANAGER ADVANCED CHEMICALS FOOTWEAR Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia 616652220
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PURPOSE
- Act as a key player in Global Sourcing, driving the vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
- Lead engineering and manufacturing innovations at both process and product levels—from concept validation to full deployment—to enhance overall industrial competitiveness.
- Serve as a technical consultant, guiding world-class supply of rubber, EVA, PU, injected plastic components, ink/paint, textile coloration, finishing processes, adhesives, and other chemical products.
- Research sporting goods, technologies, and supply partners through pulse checks and benchmarking across industries to identify opportunities for innovative technologies, processes, or materials that create competitive advantage.
- Understand and navigate the Intellectual Property (IP) landscape.
- Collaborate in project teams to develop and deploy engineering and manufacturing innovation concepts, ensuring readiness through Gate 1 & 2 meetings and scalability across assigned projects.
- Identify challenges and opportunities during innovation readiness stages; initiate workstreams focused on performance, efficiency, cost, and sustainability.
- Manage seasonal compound requests from product creation teams; guide supply partners in experimentation, formulation, testing, and transitioning from development to production.
- Own Material Lifecycle Management system for bottom material creation and management (including clean-ups).
- Provide technical feedback to Operations/Materials teams for supplier onboarding, costing, and quality.
- Ensure compliance with adidas’ Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, standards, and legal requirements across all sourcing operations.
- Role-model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for an inclusive workplace.
- Internal: Global Sourcing (costing, materials operations, sourcing operations, sustainability sourcing, engineering & manufacturing innovation), HQ innovation teams, innovation management, materials creation, sustainability, and Product Development.
- External: Sourcing suppliers.
- Advanced knowledge of polymer chemistry and chemical products, including formulations, processing, machinery, and physical testing in:
- Solid: Rubber, injected plastic components, textiles
- Liquid: Ink/paint, textile coloration, dyes/finishing chemicals, adhesives, primers
- Gas: EVA, PU, TPU, and other chemical foams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to plan and deliver projects effectively.
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Innovative mindset; constantly challenges the status quo.
- Basic understanding of costing principles.
- Excellent influencing, presentation, and communication skills.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- University degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, Textile Engineering , or related fields.
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
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