Director, Manufacturing FTW

PURPOSE

• Drive Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Fully accountable for quality, production, manufacturing efficiency (ME) targets, and Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA) of the designated group(s) of factories/Operations Centers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Make day-to-day and long-term impactful decisions to achieve best-possible results for the defined scope of factories/Operations Centers on all production-related topics including quality, production availability, ME, SEA, and adidas-related standards implementation.
• Build and manage strong relationships with senior members of factory management teams to establish high-performing factories.
• Work with factory General Manager(s) and senior management team members on key topics including but not limited to operator skills evaluation, operator skill training/development, and production equipment investment.
• Ensure best practices, cohesive messages, projects are shared and/or implemented consistently across factories on key focus areas (e.g., quality, production, Engineering & Manufacturing Innovation, etc.)
• Use expertise in manufacturing concepts and topics to help coach, train, and upskill adidas personnel.
• 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.
• Develop and coach team members to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skill sets, and strong succession plans are in place.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing
• Sourcing Suppliers (especially, General Manager, Functional Team Leads such as quality, engineering, etc.)
• Third party / external auditing firms (Quality, Lab, SEA, Sustainability, Security, etc.)
• Other GOPS functions (Brand Operations, Quality, Costing, Planning, SEA, Materials, etc.)
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Deep understanding of manufacturing and continuous improvement processes
• Able to lead projects and has experience applying project management skill
• Well-developed and regularly used analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong influencing, people, presentation, and written/spoken communication skills
• Proven ability to lead teams across various business units and/or functions
• Strong Microsoft office skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or related areas.
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience including 4+ years combined experience in at least 2 functions/areas
• 3+ years of people management experience