Adidas DIRECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION M/F/D 

United States, California, San Diego 

628482353

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a key member of the SC Strategy & Transformation leadership team, reporting directly to the Sr Director, and working closely with your peers in Market & Functional teams
• Work closely and collaborate with the executive leadership team on key projects and transformations
• Effectively deploy transformation and project managers to deliver on our transformation programs, in alignment with long-term direction
• Drive and land high-profile projects, transformation, and work streams deliverables (e.g., planning, milestones execution, monitoring, financials) in alignment with strategic direction. This could include projects like supply chain big bets (process & system), organizational transformation, supply chain sustainability etc.
• Perform in-depth reviews to support business decision-making, oversee transformation results, and translate outcomes into insights to steer the changes successfully
• Make data-driven recommendations, leveraging insights of our Supply Chain Business Intelligence tea
• Manage effective and timely communication on project progress and results to sponsors and senior management (e.g., Steering Committees), influence decision makin
• Lead end-to-end change and communication efforts, leveraging different communication channels and continuing to build our SCM community
• Effectively deploy a transformation/change management toolkit across work streams to ensure high quality and consistency of deliverables
• Role model adoption of transformation standards and contribute to the establishment of best-in-class standards; continue elevating our transformation standards and practices across the organization
• Build, lead, and coach your team, fostering a collaborative, safe environment, where team members grow & continuously learn
• Represent Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation team within/beyond function / market area

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Stakeholders can relate to the following core functions:
• Markets (SCM and Sales functions)
• SCM Global Functions (Product Supply, Global Distribution, etc.)
• Corporate Functions (Global TECH, Data & Analytics, Global Demand Planning etc.)
• Corporate ESG & Sustainability
• Global Sales
• Sourcing & Product Operations
• Global Brands
• Partner Functions: HR, Finance, GBS, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Leadership : People manager. Builds freedom in a framework, able to trust & empower team members, takes decisions, has teams back
• Personal & Team Resilience : Celebrates successes, builds a culture where failure is an opportunity to learn, helps team members bounce back and come back stronger. You own your development and believe in lifelong learning
• Strategic sighted & buy-in : Inspires others with a vision where else the company needs to look. A natural connector, who builds relationships & takes everyone on a journey with no one left behind
• Storyteller : Spends at ease a lot of time on communication, fluency in English.
• Connector : Brings people together, builds bridges, facilitates communication and interaction. Ability to collaborate and influence successfully
• Business case oriented : The why and working with limited info should not be a problem. Ability to work with a brief list of assumptions, then deep dive, use scenario planning, to eventually build meaningful business cases
• Problem Solving : Know the value of quality questions to define the problem statements. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Anticipate : Ability to build business simulations, to understand perspectives, gauge reactions
• Curious and Optimistic : Eager to find new information. Someone that wants to deep dive into new domains and sees opportunities everywhere. Obstacles are just a trigger for change
• Influence : Ability to create space for teams to learn new methodologies, moving out of comfort zone. Equips colleagues and their ideas, to elevate their game and influence senior players
• Cultural Sensitivity : Capability to navigate and work effectively across diverse cultures within a multinational context
• Done is better than perfect : Someone who likes to talk enough about what needs to happen but is itching to get the job done and that with a pinch of fun

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant work experience in a Multinational Corporation (MNC) environment (e.g., transformation, strategy, business development, consulting, apparel/fashion, or supply chain management background)
• Within which 2-3 years of relevant transformation experience and project leadership in a global setting
• Strong understanding of operations and opportunities
• College or university degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience