Sr Manager GBS Non Trade Procurement

purpose & overall relevance for the organization

this is a key gbs porto leadership management position for adidas. Along with his/her team, main responsibilities comprise driving across-category tactical procurement activity for emerging markets. Our adidas leader will be mainly responsible for the development of purchasing competences as well as for management of key stake holders and supplier relationships. He/she will systematically drive continuous improvement initiatives for tools, people and processes.

Among other, this strategic player will be responsible for delivering top customer satisfaction by dependably providing savings, compliance, client support and insightful analyses of reports across procurement categories (e.g. Marketing, it, professional services, facilities). Scope comprises partnering with multinational stakeholders in different time zones as well as guiding a +5 team of experienced, diverse /multinational buyers.

• consistently provide hands‑on coaching, training, motivation and guidance to his/her team
• proactively drive productive relationships with global business partners, users and stakeholders
• support the e2e process improvement and manage day‑to‑day tactical buying operations
• ensure accurate and timely regular reporting (monthly, quarterly and annual)
• supervise operations and delivering of sla’s and kpi’s
• guarantee full process and policies compliance and improvement across the business
• actively propose and implement initiatives to achieve world class performance and productivity
• full driving of e‑commerce, e‑auctions and automation initiatives
• when managing special projects and day‑to‑day performance, he/she will guarantee: process documentation and work instructions are in place; ensure proactive cooperation with local teams; operational excellence.

leadership, initiative and results orientation; five years on strategical and/or tactical purchases, preferably in gbs environments; experience on team management; interpersonal skills and english oral/written communication; enthusiastic and self‑motivated team player; international/global mind‑set; strong customer orientation; deep knowledge of process, internal controls and continuous improvement methodologies; experience with erps, ideally with sap / ariba and ticketing solutions; microsoft office or equivalent tools;

six sigma qualifications are a plus; other languages are a plus.

university degree in business administration, engineering or similar; 3+ years of team management experience.

• courage
  : speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.
• ownership
  : pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• innovation
  : elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• teamplay
  : win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• integrity
  : play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• respect
  : value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

at adidas we have a winning culture. But to win, physical power is not enough. Just like athletes our employees need mental strength in their game. We foster the athlete’s mindset through a set of behaviors that we want to enable and develop in our people and that are at the core of our unique company culture: this is how we win while playing fair.

at adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (dei) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage. – culture starts with people, it starts with you – by recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.