Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a very clear mission: “ to be the best sports brand in the world¨; and a very passionate purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principles shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors, reflecting a winning mindset we strive to see in every team member.

This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact.

The Source to Pay and Procurement Director oversees the daily operations of Global Business Services Bogotá within the Local STP and Procurement organization, ensuring strong performance management and driving efficiency across tactical and operational procurement activities. This role carries ultimate end-to-end responsibility for the Source to Pay (STP) process and Procurement Operations in NAM and LAM GBS, designing, aligning, and communicating strategy while leading its deployment. By collaborating with cross-functional areas such as P2P, I2C, and R2R, the Director translates business needs into clear STP and PO requirements that support organizational objectives. Additionally, the position involves leading high-impact conversations with key stakeholders, including Financial Directors and Global NTP senior leaders, to influence business strategy, growth, and operational priorities.

As part of Bogotá’s First Line Management team, the Source to Pay Director represents GBS Bogotá in global STP and Procurement forums, including QPRs and MPRs, while driving overall performance, engagement, retention, and development through strategic leadership and inclusive practices. The Director ensures continuous improvement initiatives are executed effectively and serves as the third-level escalation point for process issues. Beyond operational oversight, the role encompasses structural decision-making, service delivery management, and the definition of yearly objectives, OKRs, and strategic direction for STP GBS Bogotá, ensuring alignment with broader organizational priorities and long-term success.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily operations within the GBS STP and Procurement organization
• Lead GBS STP and Procurement team members in accordance with the adidas management principles to support the organization’s overall leadership focus on performance and talent management, values, management and self-management practices
• Allocate resources and responsibilities within the GBS STP and Procurement team to deliver operational and business results
• Create and maintain skill matrix for personal development planning of the different team members as well as to minimize risk of business disruption
• Install a broad knowledge base and knowledge sharing within the team
• Ensure team members acquire necessary skills and performance attributes, in line with operations and personal development needs
• Develop operational business continuity and risk mitigation plans and ensure stability of GBS STP and Procurement Center processes
• Improve and implement standard operating procedures to enable improved conformity in the GBS STP and Procurement Center
• Drive improvements of GBS STP and Procurement operations
• Provide solid reports on performance in each area, actively participate in the identification of issues and required root cause analysis in collaboration with the respective stakeholders, and support the definition and realization of improvement plans required
• Defining and improving standards and reusable approaches within a broad operational framework focusing on customer satisfaction, user compliance and process performance
• Manage relationship with procurement internal customers to review GBS STP and Procurement performance, KPIs, SLAs and to agree on joint improvement actions
• Review, analyze and refine current organization / management structure in line with global organization changes
• Develop capacity analysis, define actions to support the planning process and facilitate smooth cooperation with Group, Market, and Country Procurement teams
• 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:

• GBS Bogota FLM
• NAM & LAM Finance & Procurement community
• Global Process Owners
• GBS Enabling Functions

Leadership capabilities:

EXCEL
• Live your passion for the brand: Promotes brand passion and visibility by acting as a brand ambassador. Engages diverse communities and encourages consumer-centric thinking within the team.
• Act like it’s your own company: Drives sustainable growth by aligning local actions with global strategy. Identifies opportunities for improvement and manages performance with a lasting growth mindset.
• Think Bigger and Beyond: Encourages innovation by embracing new ideas and technologies. Fosters psychological safety, supports risk-taking, and views failures as learning opportunities.

EMPOWER
• Build a diverse team & foster inclusion: Creates inclusive, supportive environments by role-modeling collaboration and building diverse teams. Ensures equitable opportunities aligned with individual needs.
• Engage and inspire: Inspires and motivates through credible leadership and clear, engaging communication. Promotes health and psychological well-being across the team.
• Develop talent: Drives continuous employee development by recognizing potential, ensuring fair access to growth opportunities, and fostering a strong feedback culture.

ELEVATE
• Deliver results: Translates strategy into measurable goals and empowers teams to act autonomously, ensuring timely and impactful decision-making.
• Promote accountability: Aligns actions with company expectations, mediates conflicts constructively, and takes courageous decisions when necessary.
• Continue to grow yourself: Seeks feedback, promotes a culture of learning and knowledge sharing, and approaches growth with humility and curiosity.

Experience, knowledge, skills and education / minimum qualifications:

• Detailed knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes
• 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
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP SRM
• Fluent in English, spoken and written