Job Description
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. • Drive for development, commercialization, product integrity, manufacturability, Create to Value (CTV), performance to target FOB of assigned projects / category(ies). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage the development and commercialization process of assigned products in collaboration with Tier1 factory personnel and technical teams. • Provide specific technical expertise to ensure effective transition of design into samples and production while ensuring the manufacturability, material selection, material standards, development timeline and cost to target are met. • Manage in a continuous upgrade of technical applications and processes and implementation of new technology in development and engineering. • Supervise the direct development process between Headquarter /Creation Center and Tier 1 factory ensuring that Create to Value approach and product integrity is at the paramount priority and focus. • Influence HQ (Design, Marketing, Brand Operations, Quality) and external parties (factory Development /Commercialization & Production) and drive change using principle centered vs policy driven with adidas standards as the center of focus in managing/ solving conflicts. • Make day to day decisions within defined scope. Escalate to higher level(s) when facing the complex issues or seeing the potential impacts on business / manufacturing. • Execute defined directives. • Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace. KEY RELATIONSHIPS • Global Sourcing: LO Manufacturing team, Costing, Material, Planning, Product Quality, Product Testing & Compliance, E&MI • Global Brands: HQ Product Teams (Design, Marketing, Brand Operations) • Global Operations • Other Glob
