Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Drive the development of procurement practices across categories including:

• Execute tactical buying process of low and mid value item across all categories and support category managers on the definition and deployment of Sourcing Strategy for the Cluster
• Realization of stakeholder management to maximize savings and procurement’s value contribution
• Supporting in contract management activities and ensuring, when required, a proper supplier relationship management
• Assure achieving of procurement compliance targets including policies, strategies, and processes
• Deliver committed annual Procurement savings and Global Business Services SLA and KPI’s
• Lead procurement content design, set up and maintenance

Key Responsibilities:

Execution of tactical buying process

• Analyze mid value tactical buys, facilitate high value tactical buy execution with the responsible category manager
• Ensure compliance throughout the entire process
• Search for potential suppliers, either existing or new ones
• Conduct RFXs (negotiation, supplier selection) and support responding to suppliers in case of commercial or system related questions
• Facilitate alignment of technical requirements between internal stakeholders and suppliers
• 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

Execution of content activities

• Set up and enable procurement content, such as e-catalogues, forms and connections to content marketplaces and external tools
• Identify improvement opportunities for additional content creation, with a focus on e-catalogues and their enablement on the procurement portal after alignment with the respective Category Managers.
• Propose continuous improvement initiatives based on observations from daily operations, e.g. buying channel optimization possibilities
• Act as a key contact within procurement for all questions and queries around procurement content

Execution of eSourcing activities

• Support the sourcing & category management team with planning, executing and analyzing eSourcing events
• Lead eSourcing project design and monitor E2E eSourcing process

Key Relationships:

• Internal: Global / Regional Procurement team / category managers, Key Business Stakeholder Functions ( Marketing, IT, HR, Retail, Logistics, Legal, Finance, etc)
• External: Suppliers & Agencies: Executives, Key Account Managers & Legal Council

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Intermediate knowledge in sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, business partnering and category management (7 steps strategic sourcing, Fact based Negotiations, etc.)
• Good knowledge of How to develop a Procurement Category strategy and conveyance
• Strong knowledge of procurement tools, processes, content and automation (E-sourcing -Ariba-, P2P - Ariba-, e-catalogues, buying channels, etc.)
• Strong ability to analyze data, specifications, and influence demand
• Capability to independently interact throughout the adidas Group and to work with virtual teams
• Knowledge and experience in projects and process management
• Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Proficiency in MS Office and preferably SAP MM/ Ariba
• Fluent English in spoken and written.
• Be flexible and agile to provide short term on-site support in adidas other locations (3-6 months)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement, engineering or legal, or comparable professional education
• Minimum 4 to 6 years’ professional experience in a similar functional domain or other related positions, with knowledge of category / market at hand; experience with supplier selection, negotiation and contracting
• Prefer procurement experiences with SEA and PAC markets