Manager, Manufacturing FTW

This role is a key player in Global Sourcing, driving Sourcing's vision to be the most agile, most competitive, most digitalised and cleanest supply base in the industry. The postholder drives the 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 and Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA). The role sits within Supply Chain & Sourcing and works closely with Global Sourcing, sourcing suppliers, Global Operations and other GOPS/Sourcing functional teams.

• Independently manage all production, quality, production availability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Escalate critical issues and drive problem-solving discussions to solve or mitigate potential impacts.
• Manage relationships with factory management to apply the right resources, processes, tools and strategies to achieve operational excellence.
• Roll out and implement adidas best practices and directions in the responsible factories.
• Influence factory production and quality middle management and drive change to achieve production objectives.
• Make day-to-day decisions within a defined scope through exception management, 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, managing the relevant processes internally and externally.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

• University degree in engineering or a related area.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of production and continuous improvement (CI) processes and methods.
• Ability to provide effective input into projects.
• Quality-first mindset with strong analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills to help others find and solve root-cause issues.
• Strong influencing, people, presentation and communication skills.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Adidas believes that embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into its culture and talent processes gives employees a sense of belonging and the brand a real competitive advantage.