Senior Manager, Manufacturing Footwear

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.

• Drive achievement of quality and production goals in supply partners’ facilities while supporting other functions to reach adidas’ goals in areas such as production availability, manufacturing efficiency (ME) targets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA).

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead a production team in one or more large-scale and/or geographically dispersed factories to manage all production-related topics including quality, production availability, Manufacturing Excellence, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA), and adidas-related standards implementation.

• Build strong relationships with senior teams in factories to reach the highest levels of performance possible.

• Give input to provide directives in production and related supply chain area(s) and setting proper focus on operational direction.

• Provide onsite technical support to enable decisions on escalations raised by Tier1 & POPs

• Ensure Tier1s achieve goals while following the standards and directives from HQ and external parties.

• Validate and confirm Tier1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist.

• Influence factory teams and drive the right quality mindset in the designated factories.

• 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 

• Headquarter (HQ) laboratory – factory laboratories.

• Product Operations 

• Other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams

• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Have proven depth and breadth of experience in production and quality areas.

• Strong Project Management capabilities as well as 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 MS Office Skills

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Requisite Education and Experience

• University degree in engineering or related areas.

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years in one other function outside Manufacturing.