About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Purpose</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;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></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Lead the factory planning team in one Operation Center with more than one production locations with the goal of matching supply to demand at the right time and at a competitive cost.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;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:0.0in;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 style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Ensure execution of all standard planning processes in the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">respective</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> Operation Center and lead the factory team in achieving highest level of product availability by continually improve the quality and timeliness of factory planning & capacity reliability, product transfer execution, order confirmation, production and shipping accuracy and provide efficient and effective solutions to requests from the customers. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Coach, train and influence the factory planning team’s competency level by training and increasing their understanding of adidas planning processes. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Lead the execution of planning initiatives and cross functional alignment on planning direction in the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">respective</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> Operation Centers. Execute and sustain a high level of operational efficiency in the planning processes and procedures. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Drive the day-to-day production management of the responsible Operation Centers in ensuring that planning directions and priorities are executed to best satisfy customer demands while taking into consideration all possible manufacturing constraints (at both Tier1 & Tier2 levels)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Monitor and communicate factors likely to impact Tier1 & Tier2 delivery performance and drive improvement actions plan with the various stakeholders in the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">respective</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> Operation Centers. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Collaborate closely with the factory business/material purchasing department, Tier2 material suppliers, 3PL, label providers, etc... to identify bottlenecks and complexities and provide corrective actions to improve all suppliers' delivery performance. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Assist</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> in implementing planning process improvement and global initiatives rolling out and successful execution in the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">respective</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> Operation Centers. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Verify </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">respective</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> factories’ overall planning reliability, specifically in the area of order confirmation, delivery date accuracy, and shipping/invoicing accuracy. Drive the on-time approval of additional mold request. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;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="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;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:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;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 style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Global Sourcing</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Global Supply Planning</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Other Global Functions Teams</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus;color:black">External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;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:0.0in;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 style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Success experience in manufacturing environment with good knowledge of the Sporting Goods industry</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Proven ability in leading multidimensional teams</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Strong Microsoft office skills</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Fluent in English (written and spoken)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;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:0.0in;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 style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Diploma or degree in related areas, or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:AdiHaus">Minimum 3+ years of relevant business experience.</span></li> </ul>