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Senior Manager, Materials Scouting

Purpose:

  • Lead material scouting & adopting initiatives across Asia.
  • Drive validation of new material concepts, managing pilot programs.
  • Bridging materials capability gaps cross region, while effectively balancing opportunities and risks to align with the strategic objectives of the Material Sourcing team.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead material technology scouting initiatives to identify and validate innovative technology concepts that significantly enhance product development capabilities.
  • Strengthen material scouting capabilities in assigned region across the industry, enhancing the potential of multi-sourcing flexibility and resilience supply chain.
  • Lead the validation of new material concepts and generate advanced material technologies through research and implementation, ensuring alignment with current market trends and evolving consumer demands.
  • Drive material scouting pilot programs at selected Tier 2/3/4 suppliers, facilitating effective testing and scaling of new material concepts to ensure successful integration into production processes.
  • Drive strategic benchmarking of industry standards to pinpoint key areas for improvement, while analysing existing products and market trends to inform high-level decisions regarding material sourcing and development.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives and drive assigned projects as necessary to ensure alignment and successful execution of brand strategic objectives.
  • Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including material suppliers, industry partners, and internal counterparts, to foster material development collaboration.
  • 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.

 

 

Key Relationships:

 

  • HQ material teams
  • T2/3/4 suppliers
  • Material planning
  • Material operations
  • Material innovation scaling 
  • Sustainability
  • Manufacturing Innovation

 

 

Knowledge, Transferrable Skills and Abilities:

 

  • Apparel/ materials industry expertise
  • Strong project management, problem solving knowledge and skills
  • Strong communication, problem solving and presentation skills
  • Strong ability to network and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
  • Fluent in English both written and spoken 

 

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor's degree, preferred study of Textile Engineering, or other material related field
  • 7+ years of apparel materials development related experience and/or an equivalent combination education and experience

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Job Title:  Senior Manager, Materials Scouting

Brand: 
Location:  Shanghai
TEAM:  Product Development & Operations
State:  SH
Country/Region:  CN
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  539549
Date:  Feb 3, 2026
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