About this role
<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0pt 0.0cm"> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">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. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Execute towards materials strategy process & strategic allocation to balance material portfolio against multiple factors, e.g. availability, cost, quality, sustainability, innovation etc. Actively manage a best-in-class and balanced supplier portfolio. Assist to build material pricing models for innovative material technologies. Review & track material prices.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Key Responsibilities </span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Build material knowledge, including supply market developments, manufacturing & costing processes to ensure best-in-class material costing management. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Support materials costing benchmarking analysis to identify competitive pricing strategies and adapt to market trends.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Implement material pricing models for innovative technologies for sustainability, e.g. T2T materials, in collaboration with Advanced Manufacturing & Material Operations.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Ensure the accurate and continuous tracking of market data on input factors for innovative technologies.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Track, report & project sustainable material prices incl. from T2T materials.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">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.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Track, monitor & create relevant reporting for further analysis, e.g. volume growth, Margin opportunity, Labour & Overhead… etc.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Key Relationships</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">PD&S: Materials Operations, Materials Planning, Sourcing Operations, HQ Materials Creation</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Product Operations: Business Unit Costing, Planning</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">External stakeholders: T2 suppliers, Strategic T3 suppliers</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Leadership qualities that contribute to achieving the company’s strategic objectives and personal development goals.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Solid people and influencing communication skills.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Business acumen, good data-analytical and negotiation skills.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Proactive problem-solving and project management skills.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Ability to drive initiatives and challenges status quo.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Possesses growth mindset and prioritize one’s betterment to enhance performance.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Good knowledge of costing principles.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Ability to work independently under pressure and to deadlines.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Strong knowledge of MS office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Fluent in English communication.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Requisite Education and Experience</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">University degree in Business Administration, Finance or Procurement is preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">5+ years professional experience in manufacturing, preferably in Costing or Materials manufacturing.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Knowledge of materials construction and manufacturing process is preferred.</span></li> </ul> </div>