Manager Manufacturing APP

adidas; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas Pakistan Lahore is seeking a seasoned sourcing operations professional to drive production quality, efficiency, and partner performance across factories. You will implement CI practices and lead cross-functional initiatives to meet adidas' manufacturing goals.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, fluent English, and a track record of influencing factory leadership. You will roll out adidas best practices and ensure inclusive, safe, and compliant operations.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to mitigate impacts.
• Manage relationships with factory management to achieve operation excellence.
• Rollout adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
• Influence factory production/quality middle management to hit production objectives.
• Make day-to-day decisions within scoped authority with risk evaluation.
• Validate T1 capacity offers and monitor availability when constraints exist.
• Model leadership to foster diversity, equity & inclusion in the workplace.

Skills

Production

Continuous Improvement

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

English proficiency

Influencing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

PURPOSE

• A key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Drive achievement of quality and production goals in supply partners’ facilities while supporting other functions to reach adidas’ goals in areas such as manufacturing efficiency targets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.
• Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence.
• Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
• Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
• Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues.
• Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing
• Sourcing suppliers
• Global Operations
• Other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI) processes/methods
• Ability to provide effective input into projects
• “Quality-first” mindset, strong analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to help others find/solve “root cause issues”
• Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong Microsoft office skills

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.