Purpose:  

A key player in PD&S in driving to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Innovative and most Sustainable Product Organization in the Industry.  Own and manage Sourcing Quality Projects and Initiatives with a focus on improving and developing cross-Divisional quality analytics to sustain quality for adidas, support improvements to Quality Performance, as well as providing insights to Leadership for decision making. Lead quality reporting and manage data source and display content.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead one aligned adidas Quality vision and direction across divisions, in close collaboration with regional Quality leads.
• Manage the transformation toward Digital Quality by establishing system solutions and processes to enable digitalization.
• Lead Quality continuous improvement activities and drive best-in-class process, systems and innovations across the quality and the supply chain.
• Gather insights on Quality system innovations inside and outside the industry, investigate potential improvements and new ways of working.
• Manage and evolve the adidas Quality KPI Framework targets and goals applicable to global supply base.
• Govern all Quality-related documentation (SOPs, policies, procedures, audit plans).
• Conduct global analyses of critical quality measures and initiate updates to close gaps.
• Support quality teams initiatives when needed to ensure consistent performance improvement and verification.
• Manage 3rd-party inspection relationships and performance.
• Ensure all sourcing operations comply with adidas Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, adidas standards, and legal requirements.
• Create and lead reporting and analysis of cross-division / LO / factory quality data to generate insights and early warnings for improved decision-making.
• Manage Sourcing Quality Communication Channels (e.g., SharePoint) to ensure critical information is accessible to stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to LOs and suppliers during pilots, validations, scaling phases, and implementation of new systems, modules, and quality process enhancements.
• Collaborate with regional Quality teams to tailor quality programs for high-risk or under-performing suppliers.
• Coordinate onboarding of new suppliers on all quality-related topics.
• Proactively upskill on industry and quality-relevant knowledge and promote information-sharing to leverage learnings.
• Role model leadership that fosters a culture of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) across teams and workplaces.
• Create a healthy, inclusive, and supportive work environment by building trust, setting clear expectations, fostering collaboration, enabling team growth

Key Relationships:

• Product Development & Sourcing
• Sourcing suppliers  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Have a wide experience of quality management concepts in manufacturing of consumer goods.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• University degree in engineering/materials or related areas
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in MNC environment e.g., top tier consulting, project management, quality concepts, supply chain management background