Senior Manager, Sustainability Enablement (Chemical)

This role is a key player in Product Development & Sourcing (PD&S), driving the function's vision to be the most agile, most competitive, most innovative and most sustainable in the industry. It develops the strategic direction and executes strategic initiatives within the supply chain, enabling a sustainable supply chain to produce sustainable product through comprehensive sustainability management. The role operates within a dynamic work environment that demands agility and flexibility, and works closely with PD&S teams such as Costing, Sustainability & Sourcing Strategy and Sourcing/Material Operations, alongside Corporate Internal Audit, Global Legal and external stakeholders including industry associations, NGOs, professional institutions, laboratories and external monitors.

• Develop and execute strategic programmes on environmental-related subjects within the global supply chain.
• Support the development of a strategic global supply chain roadmap, including programme requirements and objectives.
• Drive sustainability programmes and projects across the global supply chain.
• Leverage team expertise to provide strategic advice on programme development and execution.
• Provide technical advice to support field ESG operations and business operations in the event of compliance breaches, driving continuous improvement.
• Define supply chain risks and opportunities through materiality assessments and align on risk-taking strategies.
• Connect and collaborate with industry stakeholders to drive sustainability initiatives.
• Monitor changes in regulatory legislation and guidelines in the EU, US and key sourcing markets, and ensure overarching policies and guidelines remain up to date and compliant with current regulations.
• Provide business partners with clear and concise global supply chain summaries of programme performance and its impacts within their area of expertise.
• Raise internal awareness and knowledge about environmental-related requirements and programmes.
• Identify and explore future value-added opportunities to enhance supply chain performance.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree or above in BSc Environmental Science, Geology, Chemistry or other related fields.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in managing environmental-related aspects.
• Within that experience, 3 years of relevant project leadership and stakeholder management experience.
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally to achieve goals and objectives, and to work independently as well as in a team setting.
• Strong project management experience, including developing and maintaining project plans, providing regular communication, coordination and problem resolution.
• Strong business acumen and strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to interact with all levels, partnering, facilitating and influencing, and utilising internal and external resources.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to convey complex information in a simple, easily understood way to diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

• Solid experience in apparel or footwear is preferred.

The company strongly 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.