Director, Manufacturing FTW

PT. ADIDAS INDONESIA; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 400,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PT. Adidas Indonesia leads sourcing operations to ensure best-in-class manufacturing excellence across designated factories and Operations Centers.

The role emphasizes driving quality, production availability, ME and SEA performance, while upholding adidas standards and responsible sourcing policies. The position focuses on building strong relationships with senior factory management, guiding operator development, and deploying investment in production equipment to achieve strategic targets

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of manufacturing and continuous improvement processes.
• Experience applying project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Make day-to-day and long-term impactful decisions to achieve best-possible results for the defined scope of factories/operations centers on production topics including quality, ME, SEA, and adidas standards implementation.
• Build and manage relationships with senior factory management to establish high-performing factories.
• Collaborate with factory General Manager(s) and senior management on operator skills evaluation and development, and production equipment investment.
• Ensure best practices and cohesive messaging across factories on quality, production, and engineering/ manufacturing innovation.
• Coach and upskill adidas personnel using manufacturing expertise.
• Ensure sourcing operations comply with adidas Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy and legal requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing know-how

Project leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Drive Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Fully accountable for quality, production, manufacturing efficiency (ME) targets, and Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA) of the designated group(s) of factories/Operations Centers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Make day-to-day and long-term impactful decisions to achieve best-possible results for the defined scope of factories/Operations Centers on all production-related topics including quality, production availability, ME, SEA, and adidas-related standards implementation.
• Build and manage strong relationships with senior members of factory management teams to establish high-performing factories.
• Work with factory General Manager(s) and senior management team members on key topics including but not limited to operator skills evaluation, operator skill training/development, and production equipment investment.
• Ensure best practices, cohesive messages, projects are shared and/or implemented consistently across factories on key focus areas (e.g., quality, production, Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation, etc.)
• Use expertise in manufacturing concepts and topics to help coach, train, and upskill adidas personnel.
• 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.
• Develop and coach team members to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skill sets, and strong succession plans are in place.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing
• Sourcing Suppliers (especially, General Manager, Functional Team Leads such as quality, engineering, etc.)
• Third party / external auditing firms (Quality, Lab, SEA, Sustainability, Security, etc.)
• Other GOPS functions (Brand Operations, Quality, Costing, Planning, SEA, Materials, etc.)
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Deep understanding of manufacturing and continuous improvement processes
• Able to lead projects and has experience applying project management skill
• Well-developed and regularly used analytical and problem solving skills

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience including 4+ years combined experience in at least 2 functions/areas
• 3+ years of people management experience

Inspired by our heritage, we push the boundaries of culture and human performance. Through sport, we have the power to change lives.

Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, we employ more than 59,200 people across the globe.

Inspired by our heritage, we push the boundaries of culture and human performance. Through sport, we have the power to change lives.

Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, we employ more than 59,200 people across the globe.