Manager, Manufacturing (Accessories & Gear)

adidas; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 900,000,000 - 1,300,000,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas seeks a Manager, Manufacturing (Accessories & Gear) to lead production, quality, and efficiency across partner facilities in support of the Global Sourcing vision.

You will drive problem solving, rollout best practices, and ensure compliance with sourcing policies while influencing middle management to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of production and CI processes.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to mitigate impacts.
• Manage relationships with factory management to achieve operation excellence.
• Rollout adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
• Influence factory production/quality management to meet objectives.
• Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope and balance risks.
• Validate capacity offers and monitor availability when constraints exist.
• Ensure sourcing operations comply with policies and standards.

Skills

Production

CI methods

Root cause analysis

Influencing skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Engineering degree

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Manager, Manufacturing (Accessories & Gear)

PURPOSE

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 achievement of quality and production goals in supply partners’ facilities while supporting other functions to reach adidas’ goals in areas such as manufacturing efficiency targets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.


• Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.


• Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence.


• Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.


• Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.


• Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues.


• Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist.


• 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.Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing


• Global Operations


• Other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI) processes/methods


• Ability to provide effective input into projects“Quality-first” mindset, strong analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to help others find/solve “root cause issues”


• Strong influencing, people, 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 experience

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..


• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.


• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.


• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.


• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.


• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
- Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You -
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.