Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To ensure that commercial and business relationships and engagements with suppliers and counterparts are handled according to policies, commercial targets, risks and procurement area related best practices for all non-trade procurement categories assigned.

To implement global/regional or local procurement strategies, projects, processes and systems within the adidas NAM organization.

This role is also responsible for maximizing the profitability, demand management, contract management, negotiated pricing adherence and compliance. Developing and facilitating procurement category strategies, procurement auditing of supplier work, all while ensuring visibility and transparency of spend.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, support and manage the development and execution of non-trade procurement categories related strategies in alignment with senior management and relevant Business Partners and their Brand objectives.
• Drive, lead and support supplier selection (tender) processes in alignment with business partners and negotiate contracts up to final authorization including dispute resolution, approving and qualifying vendors, financial terms etc.
• Emphasis on demand management, contract review, negotiation, as well as price agreement adherence, process. improvement, + supplier compliance, as well as supplier pricing compliance, monitoring + reconciliation processes with non-trade rostered suppliers in collaboration with key stakeholders. Ability to analyze and determine contract terms and deliverables verse the outcome in quality and price.
• Build business relationships and effectively partner with the relevant stakeholders and the related supplier base within adidas + external supply base.
• Delivery of market analysis/research and industry/customer engagement to ensure robust business cases and sourcing plans for the adidas.
• Review, administer + advise on best practices in contract management, compliance, and risk management to ensure maximum value delivery to adidas for goods and services rendered. Bring innovative solutions and best practices to contract management, as well as demand management and contract terms, conditions and pricing.
• Drive and support the creation and implementation of sourcing and supplier strategies and ensure compliance with procurement policies, standards and guidelines.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams in defined procurement and general development projects as well as pro-actively supporting other team members in their tasks and activities. Act as a PMO within different NTP layers (local, regional, global, GBS).
• Generate operational overhead efficiencies, pricing reconciliation processes, and budgetary scrutiny on spend patterns/behaviors for reporting, and improvement opportunities with adidas budget.
• Continuous learning and development of procurement knowledge and methodologies driving innovation and continuous improvement within the procurement function.
• Delivery of market level analysis of non-trade procurement categories via internal and external research for industry and/or business best practices, developing methodologies or technologies, or alternative ways of obtaining outcomes for goods/services sourced by adidas non-trade procurement.
• Act as an ambassador of procurement within the organization.

Key Relationships:

• North America stakeholders in finance, legal, marketing, workplaces, corporate real estate and construction, retail, supply chain, IT, and other priority non-trade procurement areas of focus.
• Global and Regional (EMEA, APAC, LAM, Etc,) Counterparts in finance, legal, marketing, workplaces, corporate real estate and construction, retail, supply chain, IT, and other priority non-trade procurement areas of focus. as well as global counterparts + GBS (Global Business Services).
• Suppliers : work with key adidas suppliers on communication, negotiation, contract adherence, statement of work, scope of work adherence, reconciliation, return on investment or advertisement spend and continuous joint process improvement opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, such as TCO and life cycle of products/services, cost-modeling, business partnering
• Knowledge of supply base within the non-trade procurement categories of focus and availability of products/services, bottleneck criteria (market and pricing), cost levers, new technologies and procedural best practices
• Knowledge of brand positioning, strategy and execution, as well as how to best position and unable procurement within that context.
• Proven ability to drive category strategy and setup supplier selection and management. Proven ability to drive cost adherence, reconciliation, negotiation, and contract observance.
• Ability to support and develop sourcing strategies in order to face market trends
• Knowledge and experience in stakeholders and supplier relationship management, Employment Contracts, Work-Labor Contracts, Claim Management, Liability, Warranty and (inter)national procurement related legislation
• Contract and demand management experience (terms, indemnification, warranty, key deliverables, pricing, pricing tiers, NET terms, renegotiation clauses, etc.)
• Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Capability to independently interact throughout the organization
• Project management knowledge and experience
• Proficiency in MS Office,  SAP/SRM a plus
• Fluent in English, spoken and written
• International, diverse mindset

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education.
• 5-7 years of general business experience, preferably in Procurement area
• Good experience within supplier selection, negotiation and contracting.