Manager, Manufacturing APP

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 • 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