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.
• Lead the end-to-end Team Sports Sourcing Operations activities within the designated region and across relevant Operation Centers/Team Sports factories and manage the relationships between adidas and supply partners ensuring that adidas objectives are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive end-to-end execution of the operations (from-creation-to-shipment) across the assigned Team Sports supply base / region
• Own operational performance of assigned supply partner factories (incl. related Key Performance Indicators) and build / maintain the relationship with factory operations heads and internal functional leads to ensure quick issue resolution
• Proactively identify operations issues before they impact performance, drive mitigation efforts in close partnership with relevant stakeholders and ensure timely implementation and communication
• Supervise the direct development and commercialization process of assigned Team Sports products in collaboration with Creation Centre teams / factory personnel / technical teams to ensure effective transition of design into samples and production (incl. standards/timeline adherence, manufacturability, material selection and cost)
• Ensure adequate capacity / production planning (incl. seasonal/monthly capacity booking), timely planning system updates and effective implementation of all related policies and guidelines in close collaboration with LO Planning
• Drive material management activities within assigned supply base (e.g. adequate seasonal greige/material/trim booking, timely replenishment, inventory monitoring, material outage reporting and liability management)
• Implement Team Sports Sourcing strategy within assigned supply base (incl. new capability build up within existing supply base and onboarding of new supply partners/ facilities) and provide operations input to the strategy and allocation processes
• Represent Team Sports Sourcing operations both internally & externally and foster a strategical partnership and relationship with our customers
• Proactively identify operations process issues at regional/local level, drive best practice development, coordinate deployment activities to improve operations excellence and facilitate best practice exchange with teams in other regions / other relevant stakeholders
• Drive other company key initiatives within and beyond Team Sports Sourcing as assigned by Line Manager and/or Functional Leader, to ensure resources are balanced across Team Sports and Inline business so company priorities are met.
• 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, invest in people skills through Development / Training, provide ongoing coaching to the team members and take an active role in driving engagement

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing: Allocation & Planning, Sourcing Operations, Materials, Costing, Quality, Manufacturing Excellence
• Head Quarter: Global Team Services, Global Brand / Business Unit teams, Design
• Global Operations: Global Product Supply, Product Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Customs
• External: Tier 1 supplier teams (e.g. Team Sports Operations, Business Planning, General Management)
• Other Global Functional Team: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong understanding of sportwear industry and experience in end-to-end manufacturing processes (incl. development, materials, production, planning, quality, costing, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and a passion for leveraging data to derive insights and drive impact
• Strong, proactive and agile problem-solving skills 
• Strong people, influencing and communication skills
• Strong Microsoft office and Business Intelligence Tools skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Project management skills an advantage
• Able to see an overview and connect the dots for end-to-end processes
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• University degree in production management/engineering/product creation or related areas
• Minimum 7+ years of experience of which ideally 5 years were in production creation/ manufacturing and in managerial positions