PURPOSES

• 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.

• Lead the overall business of the Operation Centers/designated factories or factory groups and manage the relationships between adidas Group and Tier1 ensuring that adidas Sourcing objectives are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories/operations centers, to execute the global sourcing strategies.
• Accountable for leadership of the Development & Commercialization and Production teams in the supplier groups/OCs in ensuring that they fully carry out their expected JD/R&R and that all company standards are met with support from relevant functional heads when needed (including development, material, costing, quality, SEA & ME)
• Own all KPI performance of the managed vendors within assigned “Country of Origin (“CoO”) and own the relationship at Supplier Group level where relevant.
• Drive the company's key initiatives, such as Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment programs and projects to ensure overall and supplier capabilities are at the industry's leading or world-class quality.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with the factory's senior management and internal functional leads to ensure quick resolution of issues as well as engage them in the overall company strategies.. 
• Represent operations both internally & externally, foster strategic partnerships and relationships with our customers
• Provide input and regular updates of information necessary to support the allocation process.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws respecting human rights, health, and safety of all employees and working environment.
• Invest in people skills through Development and Training, provide ongoing coaching to the team members, and take an active role in driving engagement.
• Enhance the working environment, considering infrastructure, SEA & labor, and security factors
• Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools and challenge existing standards and procedures.
• Own Direct Development (“DD”) audits to ensure Virtual & Physical sample meet adidas
• standards and reflect design intent.
• 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.