Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At Global Logistics, we oversee the transportation of goods from their country of origin to market distribution centres, utilizing a global network of logistics partners and service providers tailored to various product, market, and customer needs.

End to end Inbound value stream management & Process Optimization is a key pillar of our vision. Our goals include:

1. Overseeing end-to-end inbound logistics, labeling, and handling value streams, simplifying the operating model while ensuring business processes are aligned and integrated based on Business Architecture requirements.
2. Driving continuous improvement and optimizing logistics processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction, and foster innovation.

Senior Manager Process Optimization leads cross-functional projects, manages dependencies, drives change management, and implements innovative solutions.

You will collaborate with Global Logistics, Business Architecture, and wider GSCM and Market teams to continuously improve processes, maximize value, lead projects with best practices, drive user engagement, and ensure future readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Self-Leadership

• Take initiative in guiding and supporting the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Actively share knowledge, providing constructive feedback in identifying growth opportunities.
• Set clear, measurable goals and regularly assess progress through structured check-ins and open dialogue.

2. Project Management:

• Identify & co-plan opportunities with leadership (simplification, harmonization, optimization, automation).
• Lead global, cross-functional projects e2e, applying PM methodology & effective communication.
• Understand project scope, establish business cases, and design project plans.
• Support project execution by planning, coordinating resources and managing financials.
• Monitor project variables and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Finalize and hand over projects, ensuring all documents are approved and stored appropriately.

3. Continuous Improvement:

• Lead strategic CI initiatives and deployment in the relevant areas within Inbound logistics scope.
• Co plan & align with senior leadership & project team on deliverables and timelines.
• Review completed projects to capture lessons learned and improve future performance
• Project Manage yearly Tech Demand Planning process for GL by assessing working with business stakeholders & Tech, developing business case & submission of demand.

4. Dependency Management

• Identify project dependencies and their impacts, raising issues and co-creating solutions with sponsors.
• Develop contingency plans to manage risks associated with dependencies.
• Resolve conflicts and escalations by proposing solutions to project sponsors.

5. Change Management:

• Engage key stakeholders early to gather input, address concerns, and build support.
• Provide training and resources to help users adapt to new processes, tools, or systems.
• Empower change champions within the organization to advocate for change.
• Address resistance proactively by understanding root causes and providing support.
• Implement measures to sustain change over the long term through regular reviews and reinforcement.

6. Financials and Controlling:

• Ensure compliance with adidas and SCM standards, e.g., PMO, controlling standards.
• Support appropriate methods for project controlling, e.g., risk analysis, simulation calculations, target-actual comparison.

Key Relationships: 

• Global Supply Chain Management and Market-based teams
• Business Architecture, Domain Architecture
• Product Owners, Global IT, Supply Chain Intelligence, Data & Analytics teams
• Respective Business Functions 
• 3PL, Carriers, External consultants
• Financial Controlling
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to identify, analyze, and improve existing business processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• BPMN Process Mapping: Develop and maintain detailed BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) diagrams to visually represent business processes & utilize BPMN tools to optimize business processes.
• Leadership and Team Management: Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
• Strategic Planning: Skills in designing and executing logistics strategies that align with organizational goals, including forecasting and risk management
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify issues, develop solutions, and implement improvements in logistics processes
• Project Management: Recognized program management qualification, experience of robustly managing large budgets and have built processes and people teams to deliver change and transformation for the future
• End-to-End Thinking: Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of logistics process ensuring seamless integration and optimization at each stage to achieve overall efficiency and effectiveness.
• Attention to Detail: Keen attention to detail to ensure accuracy and efficiency in logistics operations
• Decision-Making: Strong decision-making abilities to make informed choices that enhance logistics performance
• Work in a Fast-Paced Environment: Thrive in dynamic settings by quickly adapting to changing priorities, efficiently managing multiple tasks, and maintaining high performance under pressure to meet tight deadlines and achieve organizational goals
• MS Excel, Power Point, familiarity with Power BI, SAP, Infor Nexus, Copilot and ability to learn new technical tools is a definite asset
• Market knowledge on 3PL, Transportation & Logistics related providers & networks
• Fluent English skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work with flexibility for global projects

 Requisite Education and Qualifications: 

• University degree with focus on Supply Chain Management/ related areas/ equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 7-9 years of progressive work experience in mid-to-large scale program/ project management, in the field of logistics/transport or supply chain industry
• Strong experience with managing teams and managing complex projects related to transportation and process re-engineering.
• Lean/Six Sigma/PMP/PMI certification is a HUGE plus, demonstrating your commitment to professional growth and excellence