Director Supply Chain Management

at  Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Contribute to the delivery of a Market business plan and targets as a member of the local management team in close alignment with HQ functions
• Lead the development and implementation of Supply Chain Strategy to support Market goals and financial objectives
• Develop capabilities and initiatives to support supply chain performance over a multi-year horizon, and be responsible for supply chain processes, infrastructure and enablers

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop supply chain strategy that supports and meets country’s strategy, performance objectives and customer expectations.
• Maintain routines to ensure delivery of core supply chain metrics in terms of product availability (OTIF), 3DD, cost (supply chain cost as percentage of net sales), inventory and service
• Lead management routines to monitor core supply chain performance, including delivering against product availability, cost, service level agreements and inventory objectives
• Secure infrastructure capacity and flexibility needs, by facilitating and/or enabling required DC projects or efficiency programs. Starting with the business case creation and in close communication with local, regional and global teams.
• Accountable to secure country’s budget control and compliance.
• Build and maintains good relationships with Commercial functions, Key Accounts, line managers as well as the entire team to communicate direction and objectives.
• Create strategies and routines to ensure that demand and supply are broadly in balance, including open-to-buy (OTB) and purchasing processes.
• Manage all local operations teams (purchasing, inbound, customs, order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution and outbound) including 3rd party providers where applicable.
• Develop and drive key customer collaboration initiatives to develop and/or enhance supply chain solutions.
• Focus on channel excellence and ensure a close relationship with the customers to continually improve processes being the preferred supplier in our category
• Ensure all regulatory and compliance measures are met within global guidelines.
• Provide input on country needs to Regional and Global functions, including Global Logistics, and ensures rapid implementation of global solutions.
• Define organizational structure, set objectives, and manage workloads and results to achieve goals while adopting best practices and achieving continuous process improvement.
• Ensure high employee engagement at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of personnel in the team.
• Guarantee key certifications for the operation like OEA, Maturity assessment, aDCE and others

Key Relationships:

• Country General Manager
• Local Management Team (FLM)
• Market Senior Leadership Team
• Head of Apparel and Footwear Sourcing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be a strategic thinker with confidence and speed in execution.
• Leadership & Decisive Judgement
• Must have the ability to interact at the highest levels of the company.
• An acute sense of business management and administration.
• A strong and dedicated understanding towards the Group and customers’ needs.
• The ability to turn thought into action.
• Must develop the entire SCM team to be a strategic partner to the business

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University level degree, usually in Business or Engineering, required – with MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of supply chain management experience in progressively senior positions, operations experience an asset.
• Demonstrated ability of managing cost performance, supply/demand forecasting & distribution execution for a broad product range across multiple locations.
• Proven capability in leading a large scale organization.
• Background in FMCG or packaged goods industry.
• Certifications such as those in Six Sigma, Operations or Inventory Management a plus.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Contribute to the delivery of a Market business plan and targets as a member of the local management team in close alignment with HQ functions
• Lead the development and implementation of Supply Chain Strategy to support Market goals and financial objectives
• Develop capabilities and initiatives to support supply chain performance over a multi-year horizon, and be responsible for supply chain processes, infrastructure and enabler

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop supply chain strategy that supports and meets country’s strategy, performance objectives and customer expectations.
• Maintain routines to ensure delivery of core supply chain metrics in terms of product availability (OTIF), 3DD, cost (supply chain cost as percentage of net sales), inventory and service
• Lead management routines to monitor core supply chain performance, including delivering against product availability, cost, service level agreements and inventory objectives
• Secure infrastructure capacity and flexibility needs, by facilitating and/or enabling required DC projects or efficiency programs. Starting with the business case creation and in close communication with local, regional and global teams.
• Accountable to secure country’s budget control and compliance.
• Build and maintains good relationships with Commercial functions, Key Accounts, line managers as well as the entire team to communicate direction and objectives.
• Create strategies and routines to ensure that demand and supply are broadly in balance, including open-to-buy (OTB) and purchasing processes.
• Manage all local operations teams (purchasing, inbound, customs, order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution and outbound) including 3rd party providers where applicable.
• Develop and drive key customer collaboration initiatives to develop and/or enhance supply chain solutions.
• Focus on channel excellence and ensure a close relationship with the customers to continually improve processes being the preferred supplier in our category
• Ensure all regulatory and compliance measures are met within global guidelines.
• Provide input on country needs to Regional and Global functions, including Global Logistics, and ensures rapid implementation of global solutions.
• Define organizational structure, set objectives, and manage workloads and results to achieve goals while adopting best practices and achieving continuous process improvement.
• Ensure high employee engagement at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of personnel in the team.
• Guarantee key certifications for the operation like OEA, Maturity assessment, aDCE and other