Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

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 behaviors 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

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the assigned procurement sourcing projects portfolio, managing priorities, risks, timelines, SLAs, savings and documentation quality.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing projects from request intake through supplier award and project closure.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives by defining the sourcing approach, aligning business requirements, budgets, technical validations, category strategies and stakeholder expectations, and providing commercial guidance while managing commercial, operational and supplier-related risks.
• Lead competitive eSourcing events, including RfX execution, supplier communication, market and commercial analysis, fact-based negotiations and award recommendations, ensuring effective supplier participation, savings identification and complete sourcing documentation.
• Drive stakeholder decisions, technical evaluations and approvals, acting as the escalation point and resolving alignment gaps, supplier challenges, delays, exceptions, compliance risks and competing business priorities.
• Lead contract finalization for assigned projects, working closely with the business and Legal to ensure the appropriate agreement or legally required document accurately reflects the scope and commercial terms agreed with the supplier and is properly approved and signed.
• Ensure assigned projects comply with Procurement policies, category guidance, sourcing procedures and documentation standards, and maintain accurate records in the required internal systems.
• Deliver committed Procurement savings and GBS SLAs and KPIs through timely, compliant and high-quality project execution and accurate savings reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying recurring sourcing patterns, process gaps, standardization opportunities and improvements to approved buying channels, in alignment with Category Leaders and Local NTP teams.
• Provide functional guidance, quality reviews, coaching and knowledge sharing to Senior Specialists and other team members. Where direct reports are formally assigned, manage their performance, development and workload.

Key Relationships:

• Global Business Requestors
• Global/Local Procurement Teams
• GBS Procurement Teams
• GBS Accounts Payable
• Finance Teams
• Legal Teams

Knowledge, Skills and leadership abilities Managers:

This section outlines a manager’s role and should incorporate the leadership framework behaviors 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, understands 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: Identifies 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:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, supply chain, or a comparable field. A master’s degree is preferred but not required.
• At least five years of relevant experience in Procurement, strategic sourcing or a comparable commercial role within a mid-sized or large organization.
• Advanced knowledge of sourcing approaches and methodologies, contract management and procure-to-pay processes.
• Experience in one or more indirect procurement categories, such as IT, Professional Services, Marketing or Facility Management, is preferred.
• Strong ability to analyze specifications, challenge requirements and influence demand where appropriate.
• Good understanding of category strategies, compliance requirements and procurement analytics, with the ability to apply category guidance to sourcing projects.
• Practical experience in supplier management and project management.
• Strong analytical judgment, with the ability to assess risks, evaluate alternatives and make sound recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and interact independently across different organizational levels.
• Action-oriented and solution-focused, with a high degree of ownership and self-management.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and procurement or eSourcing systems. Experience with Ariba is preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish.