Senior Manager, Sourcing Operations APP

This role is a key player in Global Sourcing, driving the vision to be the most agile, most competitive, most digitalised and cleanest supply base in the industry. It leads the overall business of Operation Centres or designated factories/factory groups and manages relationships between adidas Group and Tier1 suppliers to ensure adidas Sourcing objectives are met. The role sits within the Supply Chain & Sourcing team and oversees Development & Commercialisation and Production teams within supplier groups or operation centres.

• Lead the overall sourcing business, operations, and functions in designated groups of factories or operation centres to execute global sourcing strategies.
• Lead the Development & Commercialisation and Production teams in supplier groups or operation centres, ensuring they carry out their expected responsibilities and meet all company standards with support from relevant functional heads.
• Own all KPI performance of managed vendors within the assigned Country of Origin and own the relationship at Supplier Group level where relevant.
• Drive company key initiatives such as Quality, ME/CI, SPIKE, and Tier1/Tier2 alignment programmes to ensure overall and supplier capabilities are industry leading or world class.
• Build and maintain close working relationships with factory senior management and internal functional leads to ensure quick issue resolution and engage them in overall company strategies.
• Represent operations internally and externally, foster strategic partnerships and relationships with customers, and provide input and regular updates to support the allocation process.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws respecting human rights, health and safety of all employees, and the environment, and fully comply with adidas' Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, adidas standards, and legal requirements.
• Invest in people skills through development and training, provide ongoing coaching to team members, take an active role in driving engagement, and enhance the work environment considering infrastructure, SEA and labour, and security.
• Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools, challenge existing standards and procedures, and own Direct Development audits to ensure virtual and physical samples meet adidas standards and reflect design intent.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 7+ years of work experience.
• Wide experience of sourcing management concepts of consumer goods.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams.

• Ideally 5 years of the required work experience in production creation/manufacturing and in managerial positions.