Senior Manager, Sustainability Sourcing & Field Operations
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.Drive the roll out, provide guidance and monitor adidas’s environmental supply chain strategy, program and targets for Sourcing suppliers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead adidas environmental management program on supply chain in your key countries in collaboration with key functions within adidas.
- Project manage and lead onboarding for all new Footwear Tier 2 facilities to the adidas environmental program, guidelines, tools and indicators.
- Ensures facilities full fulfillment of all adidas environmental programs requirements and targets.
- Provide the expertise to the suppliers on technical issues around energy, waste, water, chemical management and/or wastewater in the Global Supply Chain.
- Identify the areas of risk and provide recommendations in respect of those risks, based on legal obligations, commitments and/or Social & Environmental Affairs requirements.
- Assess the environmental indicators to track performance of suppliers and provide business partners with clear summary on supplier performance under his/her coverage.
- Provide guidance, capacity building and technical knowledge to facilities on all environmental issues to drive improvements.
- Identify training needs of in the supply chain and provide training and conduct regular advisory to ensure suppliers meet reporting deadlines in the sustainability systems.
- Increase internal awareness and knowledge about adidas environmental program achievements.
- 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: Strategic Sourcing & Sustainability, Sourcing Operations
- Global Operations, Sustainability team
- Global Legal: Global Social & Environmental Affairs
- External stakeholders: Local and regional industry associations on energy, waste, chemical, wastewater, NGO, Government bodies and professional institutions, external monitors etc.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong business acumen, quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to develop business cases, including financial implications for environmental investments
- Strong communication skill to simplify complex information to diverse stakeholders
- Strong presentation, influencing and communication skills
- Strong Project management skill
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Strong Microsoft office skills
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- University degree in Environmental studies, Science, Engineering, Climate discipline or Chemical
- Minimum 7 years of experience managing and implementing environmental issues within a manufacturing setting
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.