Manager, Manufacturing (Cambodia)
Purpose:
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A key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
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Drive achievement of quality and production goals in supply partners’ facilities while supporting other functions to reach adidas’ goals in areas such as manufacturing efficiency targets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA).
Key Responsibilities:
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Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.
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Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.
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Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence.
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Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
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Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
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Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues.
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Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist.
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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.
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Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
Key Relationships:
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Global Sourcing
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Sourcing suppliers
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Global Operations
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Other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI) processes/methods
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Ability to provide effective input into projects
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“Quality-first” mindset, strong analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to help others find/solve “root cause issues”
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Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills
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Fluent in English (written and spoken)
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Strong Microsoft office skills
Requisite Education and Experience:
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University degree in engineering or related areas.
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Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience
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.