Key player in driving our vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry. Lead operational activity and drive performance at assigned T2's. Support material development & product commercialization efforts to ensure adidas objectives are met. Develop, coach and grow reporting team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for T2 operations and supplier performance across development, commercialization, & production stages at assigned T2's.
- Monitor supplier performance, identify potential risks & coordinate mitigation efforts, initiating improvement plans as needed.
- Implement processes & policies at assigned T2's; onboard new ones; monitor compliance.
- Ensure company quality standards are effectively implemented and promote best practice sharing.
- Ensure accurate, high quality and timely execution of prototype sample and bulk order fulfilment.
- Drive cross-functional, supply chain-oriented initiatives as directed by leadership.
- Demonstrate partnership by regularly soliciting feedback from T2's; identify and elevate internal improvement opportunities.
- 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 brand values and foster a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- Team: develop and coach team members, identify and grow key talent, build and establish succession plans.
Key Relationships
- Global Sourcing: Sourcing Operations, Costing, Materials, Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation, Allocation and Planning, Quality
- Global Operations: Sustainability Strategy, Global Strategy & Programs, Global Product Supply, Product Operations, Supply Chain Management
- Product Operations: Business Unit Operations
- External stakeholders: T2 and T3 leadership
- Government & Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
Requisite Education and Experience
- University degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Textile Technology or Business Management is preferred.
- Minimum 3~5 years work experience, related industry is preferred.
- Experience in soft goods Development and Production is an advantage.
Retail & Consumer Products 51-100 employees
Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, we employ more than 59,200 people across the globe.