Director GBS Procurement

adidas; Porto; Presencial; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

adidas Porto seeks a Senior Director, GBS Procurement to lead Europe, owning end-to-end Source-to-Pay, translating business needs into requirements and delivering measurable savings. You will build a high-performing team that partners with Finance, Global Process Owners and HQ to optimize processes and outcomes.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will steer performance, engagement and development through clear leadership and inclusive practices, driving collaboration across multiple

Qualificações

• 7+ years in procurement or shared services leadership.
• Experience leading multi-country Europe teams.
• Strong ability to connect procurement with commercial and financial outcomes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead day-to-day GBS Procurement operations for Europe with clear priorities and service standards.
• Drive end-to-end Source-to-Pay processes with strong execution and continuous improvement.
• Develop talent, manage performance and uphold adidas leadership framework.
• Create skill matrices for personal development and risk minimization.
• Develop continuity plans and risk mitigation for procurement processes.
• Drive process improvements and user compliance to increase customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrate adoption of technology to enhance procurement operations.

Conhecimentos

GBS leadership

Source-to-Pay

Stakeholder management

Change management

English proficiency

Strategic thinking

Formação académica

University degree in business/finance/procurement

Six Sigma qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This is a senior leadership opportunity to lead GBS Procurement for Europe. The Director will combine procurement expertise, commercial judgement and disciplined execution to deliver measurable savings, strong customer experience and develop a high-performing team that acts as a trusted partner to the business.

The Director carries end-to-end accountability for the Source-to-Pay process within the role’s scope, from translating business needs into clear requirements to aligning strategy and leading deployment. In close partnership with other relevant functions, the role will remove barriers, strengthen handoffs and ensure process excellence, continues improvement.

As part of Porto’s Senior Leadership Team, the Director GBS Procurement represents GBS Porto in global STP forums, including Market update meetings and internal GBS discussions. The role also drives performance, engagement, retention and development through clear leadership and inclusive practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Broad procurement and business leadership experience, with the ability to connect Source-to-Pay operations, commercial priorities, customer needs and financial outcomes.
• Lead day-to-day GBS Procurement operations with clear priorities, ownership, service standards and follow-up, ensuring reliable delivery for European business.
• Overall leadership focus on performance and talent management, values, management and self-management practices accoring the adidas leadership framework.
• Create and maintain skill matrix for personal development planning of the different team members as well as to minimize risk of business disruption
• Develop operational business continuity and risk mitigation plans and ensure stability of GBS Procurement processes.
• Drive improvements of GBS Procurement operations
• Drive continuous improvement activities in the region to enable process efficiency, user compliance, and customer satisfaction
• Demonstrate and deepen awareness of new technological solutions for procurement operations, that will enhance process improvements

Key Relationships:

• Finance & Procurement community Europe & HQ
• Global Process Owners

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Broad procurement and business leadership experience, with the ability to connect Source-to-Pay operations, commercial priorities, customer needs and financial outcomes.
• Proven ability to build, lead, manage and develop operations team and its members into an effective team to drive achievement of objectives
• Strong knowledge of processes, functions and stakeholder structures and how the organization interacts with its internal and external customers
• Excellent problem analysis skills and willingness to make business recommendations and decisions
• Strong knowledge of change management, shaping and applying change management methods to facilitate change
• Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-team environment to achieve consensous decisions, always having adidas consistent growth in mind
• Strong customer focus and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to coach, guide and manage a team
• Ability to provide a clear framework for performance to direct reports

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in usiness, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or related areas
• At least 7+ years working experience with 5+ years of experience with proven track record in managing and leading operational delivery teams in a Shared Service organization
• A recognized qualification in process management / improvement (e.g. Six Sigma) would be considered a plus
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function

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• 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.

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