About this role
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Leading and Management of all LEAN topics across the MDC</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Lead, develop and manage a direct team (e.g. LEAN and BI/continuous improvement staff), including performance management, coaching, capability building and succession, fostering an engaged and high-performing team.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Provide cross-functional (transversal) leadership across the operation, aligning process owners, shifts and support areas to deliver the site's goals and KPIs, and embedding a sustainable continuous improvement culture throughout the DC.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Function as a change agent. Continuously challenge the way things are done. Promote creativity and out of the box thinking. </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Regularly conduct internal Lean audits to monitor progress.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Responsibility for optimal use of Labor Management tool within DC incl. labor planning & performance management </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Maintenance of LM tool incl. process analyses & time studies</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Continuous support of IT teams to ensure that labor management solution provides the optimal outputs & new business requirements are captured </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Reports to the Regional Lean Manager to align on standardized LEAN implementation (dotted line)</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Single point of contact (SPOC) for all LEAN related topics in his area of responsibility</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Manage the implementation of LEAN Management methodology to help the business achieve its goals and objectives. Improvement projects are likely to focus on cost competitiveness, product availability, lead-time reduction and supply chain network optimization.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support MDC process owners to optimize processes and to focus on key customer requirements. </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Provide training, coaching and mentoring in LEAN concepts and techniques</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Employ leadership and project management skills to ensure projects are completed on time and meet the objectives in the charter.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Develop and manage external as well as internal benchmarking partnerships to ensure a regular exchange of best practices to get additional ideas for improvements</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Partner with Industrial Engineers on site. Share and standardize best practices and processes by driving standard work.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support of the project team during the implementation of Labor Management </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Design, develop and maintain operational dashboards in Power BI (productivity, rate per hour, effective/idle time, real-time monitoring) to support DC performance management.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Translate operational needs into actionable KPIs, reporting standards and dashboard requirements for site leadership and process owners.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure data integrity and governance across dashboards (sources, refresh, access and sustainability of reporting solutions) in partnership with IT and BI teams.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Automate manual reports and data workflows to reduce cycle time, manual effort and risk of errors.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Build and maintain a savings and efficiency pipeline linked to LEAN, labor productivity, automation and process optimization, identifying, quantifying and tracking benefits realization (productivity, CPU, overtime and lead-time reduction).</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Drive standardization across MDC operations through standard work and SOPs (aligned to the adidas SOP template and SQCDP principles) to reduce process variation and enable target performance, measured through SOP and 6S audit outcomes.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Lead the DC's Performance Ecosystem (PeS) maturity, completing the annual PeS Maturity Assessment and executing the Site Improvement Plan to advance the MDC from its current maturity level toward GOLD standard (3-stripe) certification readiness, in alignment with the aDCE framework.</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Support the delivery of MDC operational targets (e.g. UPH target, CPU and combined L0+L1 cost as a percentage of Net Sales) through Lean/CI and cost-reduction initiatives, reviewed in the monthly performance cadence.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">BUSINESS PARTNER/CONTACTS</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">DC Director MDC</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Regional Lean Manager </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:black">MDC </span><span style="color:black">Warehouse Operations Management</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:black">MDC </span><span style="color:black">Supply Chain Operations Management (if applicable)</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Industrial Engineering </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">IT / BI & Reporting teams</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Finance / Supply Chain Finance</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Process Owners (Inbound, Outbound, Inventory, eCom, Retail and Wholesale)</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="color:black">Regional Continuous Improvement Community (LAM)</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Minimum 4-year experience in applying LEAN concepts</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrated statistical and analytical problem-solving skills</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills to all levels of the organization</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrated project management skills</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Computer skills: MS Office suite, MS Project, MS Visio</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Business Intelligence and data visualization skills: Power BI (data modeling, Power Query/ETL, dashboard design), advanced Excel and KPI definition</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Fluent in English and local language, third language is a plus</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Analytical skills</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to validate data sources, ensure data governance and quantify business impact, savings and efficiency gains</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor’s degree in logistics or in another relevant discipline</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience working in logistics or in manufacturing operations</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Education as a certified LEAN Ambassador or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black;font-size:10.0pt">Experience in BI/reporting, operational analytics or dashboard development preferred; Power BI or Lean Six Sigma certification and experience leading productivity, cost reduction or automation projects are a plus</span></li> </ul>