What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager GP Facilities position at Adidas?
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation :
The Global Non-Trade Procurement team is creating value for adidas by delivering opportunities beyond sustainable negotiation success. As a strategic business partner, we provide market insights and trends to our global stakeholders. Stakeholder Management, Sourcing Management, Category Management and Supplier Management can be considered as our main areas of activity.
This position is located in Portland responsible for supporting the implementation of procurement best practices within respective categories, including (below mentioned focus areas which are not exhaustive) :
Execution of procurement activities for respective categories in alignment with the line manager and relevant business partners.
Support the implementation of category strategies for the responsible categories.
Deliver towards the committed annual Non-Trade Procurement ambitions (e.g., negotiation success)
Key Responsibilities :
Stakeholder Management
Act as the Single Point of Contact (e.g., escalations) for a dedicated adidas business area in context of all Non-Trade Procurement related topics
Actively partner up with appointed stakeholders to effectively build business relationships enabling them to achieve their business targets
Drive demand intake within NTP and provide regular status updates to your stakeholder
Understand and manage business needs and address solutions
Manage and challenge business expectations in line with Category strategies and policies
Build up and drive project pipelines to achieve negotiation success ambitions
Sourcing Management
Lead and / or execute medium sized sourcing projects and / or support large sized sourcing projects (e.g. (e-)RfX, Single Source, risk assessment, supplier base assessment, internal and external analysis) in alignment with the Category Strategy
Engage with respective stakeholders and suppliers in context of the sourcing event
Negotiate medium sized contracts up to final authorization
Participate in regular Category strategy upskilling sessions
Category Management
Drive and lead the development of global strategies (medium sized categories) to address business needs incl. risk and supplier base assessment)
Market Trends : Perform a comprehensive market research to understand the current and potential future market trends and new innovations related to service scope of the category
Internal Requirements : Follow-up with Business Stakeholder Managers on a global level to obtain current and future needs of their stakeholders to consider in their category strategy development
Organize, prepare and conduct category council meetings on a regular basis including upskilling of Sourcing Managers
Add, update and maintain all category relevant information (e.g., Supplier Rostering) in the Non-Trade Procurement Database
Benchmark category practices to identify initiatives for improvement and drive innovative approaches
Define P2P and buying channel strategies, identify and consider automation potential
Act as an advisor / escalation point for category (medium sized) related issues towards Sourcing colleagues and drive resolution in line with global Procurement policies
Consolidate and communicate category's achievements (financial or other)
Supplier Management
Act as Point of contact for assigned key supplier(s)
Lead supplier development activities based on supplier partner management strategy
Set-up cross-functional review meetings with key suppliers in order to improve performance and further cost reductions
Develop and nurture relationship with supplier to explore further capabilities and drive future innovation
Communicate any updates from key suppliers towards the Procurement organization
Monitor the performance of the key suppliers, including key performance optimization such as
fulfillment towards their contractual agreement
benchmarking according to industry standards
managing risks
Identify and drive potential contract improvement opportunities
Establish regular Business Review meetings together with the key supplier
Act as Advisor for Stakeholder / Category Manager related to key strategic suppliers
Key Relationships :
Internal : Non-Trade Procurement team, Global Business Services teams, Key Business Stakeholder Functions, Key Business Partners (Legal, Finance, etc.)
External : Suppliers : Executives, Key Account Managers & Legal Counsel, Peers and managers of other
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Advanced knowledge in strategic sourcing and procurement methodologies, business partnering and category management (4 steps strategic sourcing, TCO, fact-based negotiations, life cycle of products / services etc.)
Experience across indirect spend categories
Strong knowledge of procurement tools and data, content and automation (E-sourcing -ariba-, p2p - Ariba-, e-catalogues, buying channels, etc.).
Proven expertise streamlining and improving procurement processes and systems, development of procurement category strategies
Strong track record of delivering sustainable savings with bottom line impact
Strong ability to analyze data, specifications and influence demand
Experience in developing business cases to support investments
Experience in working with procurement shared service centers
Capability to independently interact throughout the adidas organization and to work with virtual teams
Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
Ability to operate at pace and respond positively to change
Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
Proficiency in MS Office and ARIBA Sourcing
Fluent in English, to a business standard, spoken and written, additional language skills are advantageous
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :
A degree from an accredited college or university (B.Sc. / M.Sc.) with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education
At least 5 years working experience in a procurement role, minimum 3 years' experience in a strategic procurement position (manager level or above) with project / strategic sourcing experience and knowledge of category management practices; strong experience across all stages of supplier selection, negotiation and contracting.
Experience in a global / matrix structure, working with shared service centers is desired
Experience of managing and developing teams of a similar size
Keep a pulse on the job market with advanced job matching technology.
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.
Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right.
Surveys & Data Sets
What is the career path for a Senior Manager GP Facilities?
Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Manager GP Facilities career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
