Senior Manager, Sourcing Operations APP

PT. ADIDAS INDONESIA; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 800,000,000 - 1,100,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas Indonesia is seeking a seasoned Sourcing Manager to lead operations across designated factory groups, ensuring alignment with global sourcing strategies and adidas standards. You will direct development, commercialization, and production teams, manage vendor KPIs, and drive quality and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, English proficiency, and a proven track record in manufacturing leadership within consumer goods supply chains.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in sourcing management for consumer goods.
• Strong presentation, negotiation and influencing abilities.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories/operations centers to execute global sourcing strategies.
• Accountable for leadership of Development & Commercialization and Production teams in supplier groups/OCs to meet JD/R&R and standards with cross-functional support.
• Own all KPI performance of managed vendors at supplier group level.
• Drive initiatives like Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment to keep capabilities world-class.
• Build and maintain relationships with factory senior management and internal heads to resolve issues and align with company strategy.
• Represent operations and foster strategic partnerships with customers.
• Provide input for allocation processes and ensure compliance with local laws on human rights, health & safety, and environment.
• Invest in people through development and training and drive engagement.
• Streamline processes via continuous improvement and ensure audits meet adidas standards.

Skills

Sourcing management concepts

Presentation & negotiation

Interpersonal communication

Fluent English

MS Office skills

Leadership

Education

University degree in engineering or related areas

Job description

• 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.
• Lead the overall business of the Operation Centers/designated factories or factory groups and manage the relationships between adidas Group and Tier1 ensuring that adidas Sourcing objectives are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories/operations centers, to execute the global sourcing strategies.
• Accountable for leadership of the Development & Commercialization and Production teams in the supplier groups/OCs ensuring that they fully carry out their expected JD/R&R and that all company standards are met with support from relevant functional heads when needed (including development, material, costing, quality, SEA & ME)
• Own all KPI performance of the managed vendors within assigned “Country of Origin (“CoO” and own the relationship at Supplier Group level where relevant.
• Drive company key initiatives, such as Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment programs and projects to ensure overall and supplier capabilities are industry leading / world class.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with the factory senior management and internal functional leads to ensure quick resolution of issues as well as engage them in the overall company strategies.
• Represent operations both internally & externally and foster a strategical partnership and relationship with our customers.
• Provide input and regular update of information necessary to support the allocation process.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws respecting human rights, health and safety of all employees and environment.
• Invest in people skills through Development and Training, provide ongoing coaching to the team members and take an active role in driving engagement.
• Enhance work environment considering infrastructure, SEA & labor and security.Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools and challenge existing standards and procedures.Own Direct Development (“DD”) audits to ensure Virtual & Physical sample meet adidas standards and reflect design intent.
• 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 SourcingHeadquarter (HQ) laboratory – factory laboratories.
• Product Operations
• Other Global Function Team: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers, Transport, Logistics and Customs

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Have wide experience of sourcing management concepts of consumer goods.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 7+ years of work experience of which ideally 5 years were in production creation/ manufacturing and in managerial positions.