Manager, MI - Digital Asset Excellence

This role is a key player in PD&S, driving towards the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Innovative & Sustainable Supply Base in the industry. It owns practical implementation across assigned suppliers, projects or regional workstreams, translating agreed digital assets, workflow and system requirements into supplier actions and capability improvements. The role applies 3D, AI, automation and emerging technologies to improve supplier-facing digital asset and product development workflows and deliver measurable operational outcomes.

• Apply practical expertise in 3D digital creation, AI, automation and emerging asset-creation methods to translate agreed digital asset, product workflow and system requirements into supplier actions and implementation plans
• Consolidating operational feedback and escalating issues requiring broader decisions.
• Maintain and implement digital asset quality, data, metadata and interoperability standards with suppliers, ensuring consistent understanding, adoption and execution.
• Identify supplier-related operational, data, security, intellectual-property and governance concerns and engage the appropriate functional owners for resolution.
• Assess supplier capability, capacity, performance and readiness, partnering with Sourcing Operations to address gaps, resolve operational issues and improve supplier-facing product development and digital asset workflows.
• Lead supplier onboarding, coaching and enablement, developing reusable practices and self-service knowledge that enable suppliers to work more independently.
• Manage assigned initiatives and supplier pilots from requirements definition and proof of concept through testing, implementation and performance follow-up.
• Coordinate the integration and application of supplier digital creation tools, digital assets and product data across relevant systems, product development, manufacturing, quality and commercial workflows.
• Track supplier capability, project progress, adoption, operational performance and realised benefits, reporting implementation evidence, issues and improvement recommendations to the Senior Manager.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across suppliers, Sourcing Operations and adidas internal end users, connecting asset requirements with supplier execution and ensuring timely feedback, issue resolution and implementation improvement.
• Role model leadership to foster a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion culture that strives for an inclusive workplace, and 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.

• University degree or equivalent qualification in design, product development, engineering, manufacturing, digital technology, computer science, computer graphics or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in digital product creation, product development, manufacturing innovation, digital transformation or a related area.
• Strong practical expertise in 3D digital product creation and relevant platforms, including CLO, Rhino, Blender, Vizoo, Shima Seiki, Revobit or comparable solutions.
• Good understanding of end-to-end product development, pattern engineering, manufacturing and digital asset workflows across relevant product divisions.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI, automation or emerging technologies to improve digital asset creation or product development workflows.
• Good understanding of the evolving digital asset landscape, including 3D, photography, AI-generated and AI-enhanced imagery, and other fit-for-purpose assets.
• Experience assessing supplier capability, capacity, performance and readiness and implementing agreed onboarding, coaching and improvement actions.
• Strong process-improvement capability, with the ability to identify workflow issues and implement practical supplier-facing solutions.
• Ability to translate agreed digital asset, workflow and system requirements into practical supplier actions and implementation plans.
• Good working knowledge of digital creation tools, product data, metadata, interoperability and relevant systems, with the ability to coordinate practical supplier implementation.
• Experience managing assigned supplier-facing projects or workstreams from requirements definition through testing, implementation and performance follow-up.
• Ability to track adoption and operational performance, analyse implementation evidence and provide clear improvement recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Strong supplier coaching, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with the ability to work effectively across suppliers, functions, regions and time zones.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier capability building, process improvement and the practical application of 3D, AI, automation or emerging technologies.

• Experience working with international suppliers or regional teams, including coaching colleagues, coordinating external partners or leading small project teams, is preferred.

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