Purpose: 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. Manage costing performance of the Sourcing Liaison Offices (LO) through implementation of Sourcing Costing strategies, policies, process, systems and standards, assuring company go-in margin targets are met and optimizing landed costs through a clear understanding of economic trends and trade opportunities. Key Responsibilities: <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">Ensure execution of all standard costing processes within area of responsibilities, lead the relevant costing teams and the Tier 1 (T1) costing team in achieving the target Free On Board (FOB) goals within timeline/schedule setting as well as ensuring the implementation of adidas policies, procedures and costing strategies within the supply base</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">Train and assist Sourcing Operations teams and T1s in the understanding and application of cost drivers (e.g. Yield, Print, Labour & Overhead, etc) costing frameworks and standards, policies and process, including application of consistent, accurate and transparent cost sheets. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Collect relevant data/information for selected products/ranges or categories for projects as well as participating as project member in projects.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Execute costing audits and propose improvement areas with supplier partners</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">Facilitate compliance and improvement of global costing policies, procedures, and new systems by providing feedback to Sourcing Costing and Sourcing Operations</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Facilitate the cost saving suggestion discussions with the product creation teams including proposal for yield efficiency, mold cavity etc. as well as being the point of contact for escalations of Surcharge</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Collaborate closely with Development, Materials and other key functions within the LO and respective factories to ensure that products are developed to cost targets. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">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.</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">Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.</li> </ul> Key Relationships: <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;text-indent:24.0px">Global Sourcing: Sourcing Operations, Costing</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Global Operations: Business Unit Costing Operations </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">External stakeholder: Tier 1 Costing</li> </ul> Knowledge Skills and Abilities: <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">Strong understanding of both product construction, manufacturing operations, specializing in product costing, product development, or production.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong understanding of country, regional and global cost drivers, end-to-end costing/sourcing process</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong analytical and systematic approach to consolidate and communicate information</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good presentation, negotiation, influencing, people and communication skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fluent in English (written and spoken)</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong Microsoft office skills and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems</li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: <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">University degree, or technical degree in apparel, footwear or manufacturing</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt"> <li style="margin:6.0pt 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Minimum 5+ years of experience in the apparel & footwear industry with costing responsibility</li> </ul>

Manager, Costing - Footwear (Ho Chi Minh City, 65, VN) @ adidas

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