Senior Director Global Procurement

Vor 7 Tagen

Herzogenaurach, Deutschland Adidas Vollzeit

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

- Drive and implement processes, methodology and related projects within Global Non-Trade Procurement while ensuring overall effectiveness and efficiency in line with the company strategy and enable the adidas Group to achieve procurement excellence.
- Act as a procurement expert within the adidas group by providing best practice guidance to procurement projects, methodologies and strategies.
- Drive Group Non-Trade Procurement towards a best in class procurement organization
- Key Responsibilities:

- Analyze, develop, align and drive procurement best practice methodology and processes. Implement all related governance models, e.g. supplier lifecycle, procurement performance measurement.
- Define, govern and embed relevant global strategic procurement policies across the adidas Group covering relevant markets and functions, including the follow up to implement pro-actively and re-actively (post-audit) with related parties
- Define and execute Procurement Controlling as well as Performance Monitoring through KPIs and internal/external benchmarking.
- Drive and lead cross-functional Non-Trade Procurement projects, ensuring successful completion and safeguarding Global Non-Trade Procurement interest
- Drive procurement transformation and all related change management activities when necessary, ensuring the implementation of an optimized procurement operating model, across all functions and all markets
- Define, setup, execute and deliver procurement projects and assignments as requested by the supervisor in line with the department and overall procurement development
- Supervise the implementation of procurement front & back office support by close collaboration with Global Business Services within adidas, including HQ and all relevant entities.
- Drive process efficiency improvements and end-user satisfaction related to the Global Non-Trade Procurement processes
- Identify demand of training in global procurement and set up related training program.
- Run global procurement training classes to implement consistent role profiles, career path and people development approach as defined by the supervisor in line with the department and overall procurement targets and development.
- Ensure adidas procurement remains close to best practice by monitoring industry practice, by continuously assessing opportunities and formulating improvement recommendations
- Challenge status quo as necessary by providing guidance to the procurement teams, delegated areas and business partners, at group level
- Authorities:

- i.V.
- Foster usage of global procurement policy and if required local guidelines
- Instill strategic procurement methodology within adidas Group procurement
- Key Relationships:

- Internal : Senior Executives, Department Heads, Global Business Services; Project Managers, Legal, Finance SMT and Controlling
- External: Executives, Key-Account Managers, Legal Council
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Understanding and knowledge in (indirect) procurement methodology, including category management, organizational design, overall development and performance enhancement
- Planning and organization skills, and ability to work and deliver in changing environments, under limited guidance while adhering to specified deadlines
- Understanding of the bigger picture and strategic intend of longer-term transformation and development roadmaps across multinational and complex organisations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and in writing, to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organization
- Broad & deep knowledge in area of responsibility within procurement, combining with knowledge of other relevant areas as process, project and people management,
- Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional and cross-entity teams in and outside his/her control to outstanding levels of performance.
- Proficiency in MS Office and preferably SAP Ariba Guided Buying, SAP Ariba Sourcing
- Fluent in English, spoken and written
- Travel up to 25 %
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

- A 4-year degree from an accredited college or university (Bsc./Msc.) with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education.
- At least 10+ years working experience with 6+ years of experience in similar or adequate role in procurement environment, preferable with 4+ project and people management elements

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