Tooling & Manufacturing Excellence Leader

Adidas; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 550,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas is seeking a Tooling Manager to lead tooling development and production across factory groups to ensure quality and tight lead times. You will collaborate with LO Costing and PCT teams to optimize tooling planning and data integrity.

The role emphasizes lean manufacturing, CAD/CAM tooling methods, and regional data systems, with a focus on cross-country coordination and supplier performance measurements.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering/materials or related areas.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong knowledge of tooling design, engineering, mold making and manufacturing.
• Lean manufacturing and process automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling team in tooling development, commercialization and production with focus on quality, lead times, rejection rate, productivity and price conformity.
• Consult and participate in LO Costing team in tooling costing process; submit theoretical weight and verify cycle time for outsole.
• Contribute to adidas lean manufacturing program for mold suppliers from tooling side and implement forecasting & planning tools to cut tooling lead times.
• Ensure T1 tooling data is up-to-date in the regional tooling data management system.
• Manage cross-country mold transfers in terms of transfer times, quality, taxation and related issues; support LO, T1 and T2 teams.

Skills

Tooling design

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

University degree in engineering / materials or related areas

Tools

Rhino CAD

CAD/CAM

RP tooling

Job description

Adidas is seeking a Tooling Manager to lead tooling development and production across factory groups to ensure quality and tight lead times. You will collaborate with LO Costing and PCT teams to optimize tooling planning and data integrity.

The role emphasizes lean manufacturing, CAD/CAM tooling methods, and regional data systems, with a focus on cross-country coordination and supplier performance measurements.