Manager, Manufacturing APP

adidas; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas in Lahore, Pakistan seeks an experienced Production & Quality Lead to drive performance in partner factories. You will own production, quality, availability, and manufacturing efficiency while deploying adidas standards.

You will partner with factory management, escalate issues, apply best practices, and champion DEI. A university engineering degree and 5+ years of relevant experience are required; fluent English is essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Production management

CI methods

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Fluent English

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree

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.

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

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.