Manager, Materials Costing

Responsibilities

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. Execute towards materials strategy process & strategic allocation to balance material portfolio against multiple factors, e.g. availability, cost, quality, sustainability, innovation etc. Actively manage a best-in-class and balanced supplier portfolio. Assist to build material pricing models for innovative material technologies. Review & track material prices.

Key Responsibilities

• Build material knowledge, including supply market developments, manufacturing & costing processes to ensure best-in-class material costing management.
• Support materials costing benchmarking analysis to identify competitive pricing strategies and adapt to market trends.
• Implement material pricing models for innovative technologies for sustainability, e.g. T2T materials, in collaboration with Advanced Manufacturing & Material Operations.
• Ensure the accurate and continuous tracking of market data on input factors for innovative technologies.
• Track, report & project sustainable material prices incl. from T2T materials.
• 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.
• Track, monitor & create relevant reporting for further analysis, e.g. volume growth, Margin opportunity, Labour & Overhead… etc.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

Key Relationships

• PD&S: Materials Operations, Materials Planning, Sourcing Operations, HQ Materials Creation
• Product Operations: Business Unit Costing, Planning
• External stakeholders: T2 suppliers, Strategic T3 suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership qualities that contribute to achieving the company’s strategic objectives and personal development goals.
• Solid people and influencing communication skills.
• Business acumen, good data-analytical and negotiation skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and project management skills.
• Ability to drive initiatives and challenges status quo.
• Possesses growth mindset and prioritize one’s betterment to enhance performance.
• Good knowledge of costing principles.
• Ability to work independently under pressure and to deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of MS office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• Fluent in English communication.

Requisite Education and Experience

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance or Procurement is preferred.
• 5+ years professional experience in manufacturing, preferably in Costing or Materials manufacturing.
• Knowledge of materials construction and manufacturing process is preferred.