Manager, Manufacturing - Footwear (OA1)

PURPOSE •    A 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 manufacturing efficiency targets, Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES   •    Independently manage all production, quality, production availability, and manufacturing efficiency. •    Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate the potential impacts.   •    Manage relationships with factory management in applying the right resources, processes, tools, strategies to achieve operation excellence. •    Rollout and implement adidas best practices and directions to the responsible factories. •    Influence factory production/quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives. •    Make day-to-day decisions within defined scope through exception-management by evaluating and balancing risks and seeking support on complex issues. •    Validate and confirm T1 capacity offers and follow up on availability performance when constraints exist. •    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 that strives for an inclusive workplace. KEY RELATIONSHIPS •    Global Sourcing  •    Sourcing suppliers •    Global Operations  •    Other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES •    Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI) processes/methods •    Ability to provide effective input into projects •    “Quality-first” mindset, strong analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to help others find/solve “root cause issues” •    Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills •    Fluent in English (written and spoken) •    Strong Microsoft office skills REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE •    University degree in engineering or related areas. •    Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience