Senior Manager, Sourcing Operations APP

Adidas; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 1,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas in Jakarta is seeking a senior sourcing leader to drive strategic operations across designated factories and operation centers. You will lead development, production, and commercialization teams within supplier groups, ensuring JD/R&R alignment and adherence to adidas standards.

You will build strong relationships with factory senior management, represent operations externally, and champion responsible sourcing, diversity, equity, and inclusion through coaching and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in consumer goods sourcing management.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and communication abilities.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall sourcing business and operations for designated groups.
• Manage supplier groups' KPI performance and relationships at CoO level.
• Drive initiatives like Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment.
• Collaborate with factory management and internal heads to meet adidas standards.
• Ensure compliance with local laws, human rights, health and safety.
• Develop people through coaching and training.

Skills

Sourcing management

Presentation

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Communication

English

Fluent English

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.
• 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.