About this role
<p>PURPOSE<br>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. Commercialize and build-up the infrastructure for new material technologies to achieve business objectives. Manage strategic suppliers of new materials technologies. Scaling up innovative materials technologies and ensure smooth transition into Materials Operations team.<br>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<br>· Work with Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation (E&MI) team and Advanced Creation to identify new development requirements and define handover timelines to Sourcing for new materials technologies.<br>· Develop and implement project plans to outline the required technology infrastructure to be developed. Capabilities may include but are not limited to facilities, machinery, software, and human resources.<br>· Project management to ensure project delivery on time and regular briefing on the status to internal stakeholders.<br>· Incubating and onboarding new supply bases with insights from Creation Functions and Horizontal Concepts.<br>· Inspire continues improvement activities for outlined technologies with ‘best practices’ as well technical education programs for the development teams.<br>· Proactively identify potential constraints to raw material supply and production capacity.<br>· Where new machinery is required, monitor the machinery suppliers’ capacity and machine lead times to ensure that machinery purchases are aligned to production requirement.<br>· Facilitate the communication paths and contacts between T1 and T2 as new factories incorporate defined technology. Ensure alignment of lead times, ordering process and quality requirements between T1 & T2.<br>· Collaborate and provide intelligence to Materials Operations team for handed-over technologies.<br>· Collaborate with Costing to develop and/or optimize methods of costing new material technologies.<br>· 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.<br>· Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.<br>· Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.<br>KEY RELATIONSHIPS<br>· Global Sourcing, e.g. Materials Operations, Portfolio Management and Costing, Planning & Allocation, Engineering and Manufacturing Innovation<br>· Global Operations: Sustainability Strategy in Headquarters, Advanced Creation<br>· External Stakeholders: T1 Factories, T2/T3 Suppliers<br>· Liaison Office Operations<br>· Brand Operations<br>· Finance<br>· Global Legal<br>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES<br>· Leadership qualities that contribute to achieving the company’s strategic objectives and personal development goals.<br>· Strong people and influencing communication skills.<br>· Strong business acumen.<br>· Strong problem-solving and project management skills.<br>· Ability to drive initiatives and challenges status quo.<br>· Possesses growth mindset and prioritize one’s betterment to enhance performance.<br>· Strong knowledge of sports wear industry, specializing in product development.<br>· Good knowledge of Microsoft office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.<br>· Fluent in English communication.<br>· Ability to lead multidimensional teams.<br>REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE<br>· University Degree in preferably textile engineering, industrial or chemical engineering or economics.<br>· 7+ years’ experience in textile industry or footwear.<br>· Material Development, Tooling, or Materials background is an advantage.</p>