Senior Manager, Product Development & Commercialization FTW

adidas; Asia; On-site; PEN 306,000 - 442,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas is seeking a senior category development lead within Global Sourcing to drive development and commercialization across designated categories. You will coordinate closely with HQ and Creation Center, guiding cross-functional teams to ensure product integrity and value creation.

The role requires experience in leading multi-disciplinary groups, strong English communication, and a track record of influencing product direction while upholding adidas standards and policies.

Qualifications

• Strong influencing, presentation and communication skills.
• Proven ability in leading multidimensional teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development/commercialization for assigned categories ensuring products meet fit, comfort, design integrity and quality.
• Oversee development process between HQ/Creation Center and Tier 1 factory.
• Manage cross-Sourcing Functions teams to prioritize Create to Value and product integrity.
• Build and maintain relationships with factory development leaders to upgrade category competence and technical expertise.
• Exhibit product vision to influence overall direction of the category and drive changes with HQ and external partners.
• Make decisions within development/commercial scope; issue directives and ensure Adidas standards are followed.
• Ensure sourcing operations comply with Adidas Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy and legal requirements.
• Develop and coach teams, ensuring strong performance and succession planning.
• Foster Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the workplace.

Skills

Leadership

Influencing

Communication

MS Office

English fluency

Education

Engineering degree

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.
• Drive development, commercialization, product integrity, manufacturability, Create to Value (CTV), performance to target FOB for all products in the designated representative of the categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a development/commercialization for one or more categories being assigned ensuring that products consistently exceed customer expectations in respect to fit, comfort, design integrity, performance, perceived value, manufacturability and quality.
• Oversee the direct development process between Headquarter/Creation Center and Tier 1 factory.
• Manages the development of cohesive and customer focused cross Sourcing Functions teams to ensure that product integrity and Create to Value is the paramount priority and focus.
• Manage relationship with the factory development team leaders to continually upgrade sports category competence, development innovation capability, and technical expertise.
• Exhibits “product eyes” and sports competence to influence and drive the overall product direction of the specific category(s) he/she manages.
• Make decisions within the defined development and commercialization scope for the categor(ies) being assigned.Give input to issuing directives in development, commercialization and related area.Influence HQ (Design, Marketing, Brand Ops, Quality) and external parties and drive change using principle centered vs policy driven with adidas Standards as the center of focus in managing/solving conflicts.
• 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.
• Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skill set, and strong succession plans are in place.
• Role model leadership to foster Diversity Equity & Inclusion culture that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing: Manufacturing, Costing, Material, Planning, Product Quality, Product Testing & Compliance, E&MI
• Global Brands: HQ Product Teams (Design, Marketing, Brand Operations)Global Operations
• Other Global Functions Team: Social and Environmental Affairs/Government Affairs ect
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers (Factory head of development / commercialization, factory development / commercialization team, factory sample room heads, T2 / T3 suppliers)

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Have relevant knowledge and expertise and able to drive LO/regional based projects within defined scope of development & commercialization.
• Strong influencing people, presentation and communication skills
• Proven ability in leading multidimensional teams
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong Microsoft office skills

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in the industry with technical capability and managerial 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.