Manager, Manufacturing

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency.
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Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.
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Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence.
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Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories.
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Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
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Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues.
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Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist.
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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.
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Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.