PURPOSE

· A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.

· A key in-house strategy position for an organized, passionate and goal-oriented future leader who understands how a product related innovation portfolio is identified, prioritized, managed & implemented in a cross-functional stakeholder landscape.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Drive overall innovation project(s) and workstreams deliverables (e.g. project planning, milestones execution and monitoring) in alignment with strategic direction

· Manage cross-functional project teams & provide clear direction and project targets aligned with business needs.

· Identify business opportunities through development of new capabilities, and align and balance cross-divisions’ interest.

· Manage effective and timely communication on project progress and results to sponsors and senior management.

· Provide interpretation of project results to Sr Manager Projects on a monthly base and translate into insights to steer the project successfully.

· Effectively deploy project management toolkit across innovation projects and workstreams to ensure high quality and consistency of deliverables.

· Local lead of Innovation finance, chargeback process and handling of aSIP system

· Generate and execute communication decks for all internal and external occasions such as project updates, handover documentation, milestone meetings, tech gates.

· Ensure all sourcing operations and practices fully comply with adidas’ Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, adidas standards and legal requirements, while managing the relevant processes internally and externally.

· Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

· Global Sourcing

· Global Brands: Marketing & Design

· Global Supply Planning

· Product Operations

· Global Operation Teams

· External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

· End-to-end mindset, and highly self-motivated

· Experience in wide areas of tools (e.g. Project planning, process mapping, enterprise solutions, Excel analytics, etc.) and project management experience.

· Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills

· Proven ability in leading multidimensional teams

· Fluent in English (written and spoken)

· Strong Microsoft office skill

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· University Degree in Industrial Engineering or related areas. PMP and lean sigma certification preferred.

· Minimum 5+ years of relevant business experience