Purpose

Are you enthusiastic about the prospect of being steering initiatives for a team that translates data into actionable insights, while ensuring the business stays ahead with proactive sensing of the supply chain? If you're a seasoned project manager or delivery manager with a background in supply chain and analytics, celebrated for your end-to-end mindset, and are eager to make a real impact on the adidas supply chain, then look no further. The role of Senior Manager Supply Chain Analytics Delivery Integration is tailor-made for you!

As part of the Supply Chain Intelligence team, we are actively seeking an experienced project manager to drive the overall program, project, and work streams deliverables (e.g. project planning, milestones execution and monitoring) in alignment with Supply Chain Intelligence strategic direction, focusing on the Availability and Inventory pillar. Join us in shaping the future of supply chain intelligence at adidas.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead end-to-end supply chain intelligence projects for Availability & Inventory (including use cases), focusing on business impact and user adoption.
• Guide and manage the successful delivery of the Supply Chain intelligence deliverables for the Availability & Inventory pillar, including activities like project planning, milestone execution, and progress monitoring.
• Drive end to end visibility incl. SC Intelligence incl. dependencies, risks, and opportunities.
• Identify business opportunities through development of new capabilities, work closely with stakeholders to assess and prioritize demands, ensuring alignment with SCM goals.
• Foster user adoption by collaborating with supply chain intelligence teams to provide targeted training programs for function and market end-users and stakeholders.
• Develop and provide documentation and materials to improve user understanding and engagement with supply chain intelligence capabilities.
• Develop and implement effective demand management processes to optimize resource allocation and project delivery.
• Own communication approach, framework, and delivery for SC Intelligence with the SCM Reporting Community (global and markets).
• Lead and lay out the interpretation of deliverables and insights into an end-to-end view for the Availability & Inventory topics, considering all deliverables from SC Intelligence, Data Transformation, Analytics Acceleration pillars within SC Intelligence and with DNA Data Foundation team.

Key Relationships

Stakeholders can relate to the following core functions:

• SCM – Global Availability & Inventory Management team (GAIM)
• SCM – Global / Market Functions
• SCM - Strategy & Innovation (e.g., Channel Development, Bus. Enablement (Head-Office, Learning & Development)
• SCM Digital Solutions
• Other Global Operations functions (Global DNA, Global TECH)

Knowledge, Capabilities and Skills

• End-to-end mindset: Big picture view of problems on hand with ability to embrace innovation, challenge the status quo and drive changes while anticipating and forecasting various scenarios.
• Collaborative style: Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels and build relationships with cross-functional collaborators and executives.
• Storyteller: At ease to spend a lot of time on communication, fluency in English and any other language is a benefit.
• Personal Resilience: Celebrates successes, sees failure as an opportunity to learn and bounce back in face of difficulty.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Capability to navigate and work effectively across diverse cultures within a multinational context.
• Done is better than perfect: Someone who likes to talk enough about what needs to happen but is itching to get the job done. Navigates ambiguity turning complicated situations into doable tasks.
• Business case oriented: The why and working with limited info should not be a problem. Ability to work with a brief list of assumptions, then deep dive, use scenario planning, to eventually build meaningful roadmaps and business cases.
• Stakeholder Management: Good at getting others on board, maintains positive interactions and relationships while securing ongoing support at all stages of the project/program.
• Problem Solving & Analytical Skills: Good at figuring things out by breaking them down, understanding what is important and considering risks and dependencies in offer well-though suggestions for next steps.
• Leadership: Knowing when to pick up the ball to support, builds trust with team and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant work experience in multinational environment (e.g. top tier consulting, project management, apparel/fashion, or supply chain management, background).
• Proven experience of at least 3 years in a project management or delivery role with strong understanding of project management principles.
• Experience in agile project management and analytics/data projects preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.