Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Org anization:
At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding
principle 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 behaviours and
mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude 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.
Non-Trade Procurement in a GBS is responsible for managing and procuring indirect goods and services
needed to support business operations, ensuring standardized processes, cost control, policy
compliance, and effective supplier management across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:
• Execution of tactical buying process
• Analyze mid value tactical buys, facilitate high value tactical buy execution with the responsible
category manager
• Conduct sourcing projects (negotiation, supplier selection) and support responding to suppliers in
case of commercial or system related questions
• Conduct eSourcing events in Ariba
• For selected tactical buys, follow -up on technical evaluations with internal stakeholders to ensure
timeliness of tendering process
• Execute negotiation, supplier selection and determine Purchase Order (PO) terms and conditions
• Based on country requirements, initiate order signature process and follow -up on distribution to
supplier
• Close/ change/ modify POs related to tactical buys
• Support tail spend reduction and channeling spend through strategic suppliers / channels
• Regularly analyze tactical buy activities and provide quantitative and qualitative feedback to
Category Managers on recurring tactical buys and opportunities for standardization and automation
• Based on Category Director and manager guidance, execute RfQs for potential catalogue items
including contracting based on standard contract templates
• Support automated buying channel introductions by facilitating the interaction between supplier
and Content Specialist
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives

Key Relationships:
Source-to-contract
Finance Directors
Internal Controls & Compliance
Global Non-Trade Procurement

 Knowledge, Skills and leadership abilities:
This section outlines a manager role and should incorporate the leadership framework behaviours as described above.

EXCEL 

Live your passion for the brand: Acts as a confident brand ambassador, spreading enthusiasm for adidas, its culture, products, and consumers. shares brand updates, understand diverse consumer needs and adapts accordingly.

Act like it’s your own company: Balances global strategy with local needs, aligns team goals, seeks process improvements, and drives sustainable growth and profitability.

Think Bigger and Beyond: Anticipates change, embraces ambiguity, and encourages innovation. Supports calculated risks, challenges the status quo, and drives continuous improvement.

EMPOWER

Build a diverse team & foster inclusion: Creates diverse, high-performing teams in an inclusive, fair environment. Encourages open dialogue, values different perspectives, and celebrates individual and team achievements

Engage and inspire: Connects and energizes the team with clear vision and motivating communication. Guides through challenges and promotes well-being and resilience.

Develop talent: Iidentifies and creates development opportunities, provides fair access to growth, and fosters a culture of trust and continuous feedback.
ELEVATE

Deliver results: Sets clear, achievable goals, prioritizes value-driven actions, ensures resources, and exemplify a hands-on mentality to overcome challenges.
Promote accountability: Owns decisions with transparency, communicates expectations clearly, addresses conflicts constructively, and takes confident actions, even in challenging situations. 

Continue to grow yourself: Seeks feedback, reflects to increase self-awareness, embraces a learning mindset, and pursues growth beyond the comfort zone while promoting development within the team.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree preferably in business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education
• At least 5 years general business experience, preferably in Procurement area (low to mid-level spend) in a middle sized or large organization; basic experience within supplier selection, negotiation and contracting area is obligatory. Experience in purchase orders administration only is not fully sufficient
• Advanced knowledge of sourcing execution strategies, approaches and methods, as well as contract management and procure to pay processes
• Experience in one of the following categories highly desirable: IT/ Professional services / Marketing / Facility management
• Good ability to analyze specifications and influence demand
• Good knowledge of selected categories, category strategy development, compliance management and analytics
• Knowledge of supplier management and project management
• Ability to analyze problems and conclude decisions
• Great communication skills and the capability to independently interact with different stakeholders
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Fluent in English and Spanish, spoken and written