Director, Sourcing Apparels - Khon Kaen, Thailand

PURPOSE

· Key player in Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.

· Lead the overall business of the Operation Centers/designated factories or factory groups and manage the relationships between adidas Group and T1s ensuring that adidas objectives are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Lead the overall sourcing operations teams of factories/operations centers, to execute the global sourcing strategies.

· Lead the Development & Commercialization and Production teams in the partner groups/OCs ensuring that they fully carry out their expected JD/R&R and that all company standards are met with support from relevant functional heads when needed (including product development, material, costing, quality, SEA & ME&I)

· Own all KPI performance and utilize SPIKE framework to drive KPI performance of the managed partners.

· Ensure only top quality product ships from factory

· Build and maintain close working relationships with the partner senior leadership and functional leads to ensure quick resolution of issues as well as engage them in the overall company strategies.

· Represent operations both internally & externally and foster a strategic partnership and relationship with our customers.

· Contribute to the allocation process through regular collaboration with stakeholders.

· Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws and adidas workplace standards and freedom of associations.

· Streamline processes through continuous improvement techniques and tools and challenge existing standards and procedures.

· Maintains a flexible organizational structure capable of adapting to changing business needs.

· 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 to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.

· Develop and coach factory partners through monitoring and active follow up.

· Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing

• Headquarter (HQ)

• Product Operations

• Other Global Function Team

• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Have a wide experience of quality management concepts in manufacturing of consumer goods.

• Possess deep apparel technical product knowledge and expertise

• Strong conceptual thinking

• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

• Strong MS Office Skills

• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead multidimensional teams

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering/materials or related areas or relevant ‘expert’ work experience

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant business experience and 3+ years of people management experience

• Previous experience in Thailand working culture preferred