Purpose:

To lead and enable a people eco-system around moments that matter – delivering value at every touchpoint by ensuring the implementation of the People Strategy for the respective functions within Global Supply Chain. Act as Strategic HR Partner to the organization and our People.

Key Responsibilities:

• Trusted advisor and key HR contact on people and culture matters to Senior Leadership Team members; coach and mentor Senior Leaders to be empowered around people, culture, engagement and performance topics and decisions
• Drive and execute the People Strategy for the area of responsibility, focussing on any areas of strategic importance
• Drive complex transformation, change and organizational design programs, redesigning structures around strategic objectives; identify and build skills and capabilities against strategic initiatives
• Independently manage priority projects on a global level, in close collaboration with business counterparts, market peers, and HR CoEs
• Build a Talent pipeline with robust succession plans for Senior Leadership positions within the area of responsibility and develop leadership bench for the future
• Use insights from data, analysis and dashboards to shape organizational strategy
• Manage consistent execution of core HR Processes in full compliance with adidas Group policy, legal and regulatory boundaries
• Quickly respond to requests, questions, needs from senior managers
• Ensure a global HR reporting for respective functional area in close cooperation with controlling and global partners, anticipating/forecasting people trends
• Co-lead initiative from strategic SCM one-pager related to People Priorities
• Drive and support on-site activities positively contributing to employee engagement, cultural development, or employee relations in our SCM HQ, in close collaboration and communication with Management, local stakeholders and support groups
• Highlight business priorities to Rewards, Talent and Strategy Office to ensure local and global needs and requirements are embedded in new initiatives, programs and systems

Key Relationships:

• Leadership Team of support organization Board -1/2 level
• HR team members, locally, regionally, and globally
• HR Leads for all relevant locations globally
• Talent, Talent Acquisition and Rewards Partners
• HR Services
• SCM head office and learning team
• Finance
• Talents in area of responsibility- M1/VP and below

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• HR Capabilities: Employee relations, HR Subject Matter Expert, use of HR Metrics, change delivery, organizational design delivery, maintain external perspective, anticipating people trends, workforce planning
• Organizational transformation and change leadership skills paired with excellent project management abilities
• Business Capabilities: Commercial Awareness, business acumen, customer focus, aligning business & HR Strategy, knowledge of the value chain and key processes to use and impact on the people outcome and strategy
• Consulting Capabilities: Brokering solutions to meet business needs, ability to customise HR solutions in creative ways and express own perspective in a compelling way. Trusted Advisor, impact & influence, facilitation and coaching, project delivery and leadership development
• Ability to self-reflect, lead and influence
• Strong customer orientation, coaching and mediation skills
• Articulate and clear in written and verbal communication. Engaging presentation and facilitation skills to large groups and teams on various levels of the organization.
• Thought leadership on people topics. Confident, creative and collaborative and role models this within the team, coaching others across the team.
• Drive innovation and fosters the development of new ideas, approaches and methods
• Shows deep understanding of the overall strategy and derived goals. Translate goals in actionable projects or tasks

Requisite Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree focusing on Business Administration, HR, or related field 
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in a multinational company with proven experience as strategic HR partner, who supported business leaders and contributed to the further development of standard global HR tools and programs
• International experience and mindset
• Knowledgeable in project management and leading complex transformational initiatives
• Experience in handling complicated employee relations issues (including labor relations issues, discrimination claims, harassment investigations, etc.).
• In-depth understanding of Swiss labor law and local practices is strongly preferred; experience in HR Management, Rewards, Talent or business function are an advantage
• Track-record of navigating in a global function, collaborating with markets, in a matrix organization
• Fluency in English and preferably German, ideally in other languages