Specialist GBS Sourcing Enablement

at  Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Execute sourcing enablement activities including contract management, e-sourcing support and E2E Sourcing projects backup; Enable savings and spend coverage targets; Ensure that Service Level Agreements with the business are being met; Support procurement automation by continuously seeking opportunities to increase catalogue coverage.
We are looking to fill this role with a candidate that can provide the following:

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure good relationships with business partners and the global functional Teams on a proactive basis.
• Trigger contract signatures through DocuSign and Manage all contracts stablished by Procurement.
• Support extension of existing contracts.
• Take care of all e-sourcing activities such us providing access and training to end users, register suppliers in the system, solve technical issues, support building RFP/RFI and e-auctions.
• Be responsible for sourcing enablement activities: Consolidation of quotations and comparisons matrix, ensure timely response from suppliers, payment terms negotiation, SOW reviews.
• Access all requests received for Sourcing Purposes to ensure accuracy on the information and enhance projects brief.
• Generate ideas for process improvements with respect to the processes in scope and ensure high quality and efficient work.
• Problem analyses and proposal or assessment of solutions, and respective implementation

Key Relationships:

• GBS NTP and GNTP
• GBS NTP Management
• Procurement Excellence
• Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Ariba Sourcing platform.
• Pro-active mindset in terms of identifying opportunities to drive automation and continuous improvement ideas.
• Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation.
• Solid interpersonal skills combined with a high degree of customer orientation; can navigate easily within complex organizations, connect with a variety functions, audiences, management styles, or cultures.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance.
• Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and approach subjects outside of comfort zone, look beyond the obvious.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business Administration/Finance/ Procurement or similar.
• 2+ years relevant work experience in the Procurement area

• Ensure good relationships with business partners and the global functional Teams on a proactive basis.
• Trigger contract signatures through DocuSign and Manage all contracts stablished by Procurement.
• Support extension of existing contracts.
• Take care of all e-sourcing activities such us providing access and training to end users, register suppliers in the system, solve technical issues, support building RFP/RFI and e-auctions.
• Be responsible for sourcing enablement activities: Consolidation of quotations and comparisons matrix, ensure timely response from suppliers, payment terms negotiation, SOW reviews.
• Access all requests received for Sourcing Purposes to ensure accuracy on the information and enhance projects brief.
• Generate ideas for process improvements with respect to the processes in scope and ensure high quality and efficient work.
• Problem analyses and proposal or assessment of solutions, and respective implementatio