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. Manage relations and drive innovation centers effectiveness on projects & resources allocation. Research & develop sourcing solutions for new product concepts and commerical competitiveness. Drive definition, readiness & validation of innovation & commercial ready projects. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Drive innovative product concept development & validation towards specifications, compliance & integrity. Provide commercial tangible guidance throughout the readiness levels, ROI, timelines, and scalability. Work closely with supplier innovation centers to ensure performance, competitiveness & advantage for adidas. Encourage suppliers to continuously upgrade their expertise, technical applications, new materials innovation, and manufacturing technologies. Research sporting goods and other industries to benchmark and identify potential opportunities for application of innovative technology, processes, and materials. <span style="font-siz
