Overview
Director, Sourcing Apparel Team Sports Jobs in Shanghai, Shanghai, China at adidas
Title: Director, Sourcing Apparel Team Sports
Company: adidas
Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
PURPOSE
- 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.
- Lead the end-to-end Team Sports Sourcing Operations activities within the designated region and across relevant Operation Centers/Team Sports factories and manage the relationships between adidas and supply partners ensuring that adidas objectives are met.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end execution of the operations (from-creation-to-shipment) across the assigned Team Sports supply base / region
- Own operational performance of assigned supply partner factories (incl. related Key Performance Indicators) and build / maintain the relationship with factory operations heads and internal functional leads to ensure quick issue resolution
- Proactively identify operations issues before they impact performance, drive mitigation efforts in close partnership with relevant stakeholders and ensure timely implementation and communication
- Supervise the direct development and commercialization process of assigned Team Sports products in collaboration with Creation Centre teams / factory personnel / technical teams to ensure effective transition of design into samples and production (incl. standards/timeline adherence, manufacturability, material selection and cost)
- Ensure adequate capacity / production planning (incl. seasonal/monthly capacity booking), timely planning system updates and effective implementation of all related policies and guidelines in close collaboration with LO Planning
- Drive material management activities within assigned supply base (e.g. adequate seasonal greige/material/trim booking, timely replenishment, inventory monitoring, material outage reporting and liability management)
- Implement Team Sports Sourcing strategy within assigned supply base (incl. new capability build up within existing supply base and onboarding of new supply partners/ facilities) and provide operations input to the strategy and allocation processes
- Represent Team Sports Sourcing operations both internally & externally and foster a strategical partnership and relationship with our customers
- Proactively identify operations process issues at regional/local level, drive best practice development, coordinate deployment activities to improve operations excellence and facilitate best practice exchange with teams in other regions / other relevant stakeholders
- Drive other company key initiatives within and beyond Team Sports Sourcing as assigned by Line Manager and/or Functional Leader, to ensure resources are balanced across Team Sports and Inline business so company priorities are met.
- 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
- Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, invest in people skills through Development / Training, provide ongoing coaching to the team members and take an active role in driving engagement
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Global Sourcing: Allocation & Planning, Sourcing Operations, Materials, Costing, Quality, Manufacturing Excellence
- Head Quarter: Global Team Services, Global Brand / Business Unit teams, Design
- Global Operations: Global Product Supply, Product Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Customs
- External: Tier 1 supplier teams (e.g. Team Sports Operations, Business Planning, General Management)
- Other Global Functional Team: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Strong understanding of sportwear industry and experience in end-to-end manufacturing processes (incl. development, materials, production, planning, quality, costing, etc.)
- Strong analytical skills and a passion for leveraging data to derive insights and drive impact
- Strong, proactive and agile problem-solving skills
- Strong people, influencing and communication skills
- Strong Microsoft office and Business Intelligence Tools skills
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Project management skills an advantage
- Able to see an overview and connect the dots for end-to-end processes
- Strong leadership skills and ability to work with multidimensional teams
Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications
- University degree in production management/engineering/product creation or related areas
- Minimum 7+ years of experience of which ideally 5 years were in production creation/ manufacturing and in managerial positions
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.
