Director Procurement Logistics & Distribution

The Director Procurement Logistics & Distribution leads the development of category practices on a global scale for the transport and logistics procurement category. The role defines and deploys sourcing strategies in close collaboration with supply chain management market teams and regional/local procurement leaders. It governs and supports a cross-functional sourcing team and manages relationships with key suppliers and business stakeholders to maximise total cost of ownership savings and Procurement's value contribution.

• Lead the development of global category practices for transport and logistics procurement, defining and deploying sourcing strategies with SCM market teams and regional/local procurement leaders.
• Drive stakeholder management and compliance to maximise total cost of ownership savings, meet agreed Procurement targets, and contribute to overall budget targets.
• Develop and lead global provider portfolio management for the transport and logistics procurement category.
• Co-lead the category strategy by analysing category profile including spend, requirements, risk, supplier base and SRM, benchmarking best practices, and building a strategic sourcing plan aligned with business, Logistics, financial budget and global strategies.
• Define P2P and buying channel strategies, assess automation potential and channel effectiveness, and define, deploy and enhance category methodology and toolbox.
• Lead logistics sourcing strategy implementation, including internal and external analysis, consolidating requirements, acting as a business partner, leading contract implementation, driving compliance, and delivering savings.
• Govern and support a cross-functional sourcing team across strategic sourcing projects, aligning roles and responsibilities, collaborating with global, market and country procurement teams, leading RfX, supplier selection and fact-based negotiations, and working with legal on contracts.
• Ensure savings methodology and tracking through collaboration with GFF, and work with Procurement Leads to implement and activate contracts globally.
• Manage commercial supplier relationships with key suppliers, monitor performance, lead supplier development and cross-functional review meetings, and support contract improvement and re-negotiations.
• Manage key stakeholder and business relationships by providing input on volume, specification and price, acting as an escalation point, achieving buy-in for major initiatives, outlining budget improvement contributions, incorporating business needs into category strategies
• And driving synergies and best practice sharing across the organisation.

• Advanced sourcing and procurement methodologies in the transport and logistics procurement category.
• Advanced background in transport and logistics processes and supply chain management.
• Strong expertise in containerised ocean freight, air freight, and overland transportation.
• Expert in Transport & Logistics category management and sourcing execution on a global basis.
• Extremely good knowledge of procurement strategy development and conveyance.
• Strong knowledge of procurement tools and data, content and automation.
• Expert in risk and compliance management.
• Strong ability to analyse specifications and influence demand.
• Extensive capability to independently interact throughout the adidas organisation.
• Project and process management knowledge and experience.
• Strong presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Action-oriented and solution-minded team player with a high degree of self-management.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.
• At least 2-3 years of experience in managing a team.

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