Manager Global Procurement

Description

About the job

Key Responsibilities Compliance & Process

• Always keep high integrity level and be leading by role model
• Ensure purchasing policies and processes strictly followed in each purchasing activity

Category Management

• Lead and fulfil China for China strategy implementation of procurement category related strategies in alignment with relevant business partners, sourcing category scope include: tranportation etc. est. 40-50mil euro.
• Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and supplier strategies and ensure compliance with procurement policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Lead and shape supplier selection processes in alignment with business partners at different levels, negotiate service scope, cost and contract term of routine category sourcing projects.
• Support tactical buying with knowledge transferring and project monitoring for GCA scope
• Implement category supplier relationship management, supplier performance review supplier database maintenance.
• Always catch up the supply market trend on innovation, should-cost study, collaboration model etc.
• Identify sustainability opportunity and drive for results

Financial

• Carry out systematic review on cost effectiveness and quality of non-trade purchasing
• Ensure transparency and openness in vendor bidding process, selection and evaluation
• Assess financial stability and risk of potential vendors
• Support precise budgeting for relevant expenses

People Management

• Open and collaboration to support KPI delivery

Training

• Serve as topic specialists for internal training needs on price negotiation
• Continuous learning about latest market practice and trend

Key Relationships

• Global Procurement
• Global SCM, GCA SCM
• Market Finance
• Other key business functions like Legal, Internal control. Compliance control and GBS
• External suppliers

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Minimum 5-8 years experiences in indirect purchasing management positions, ideally in consumer goods or apparel industry with management experience, ideally in transporation and SCM related category
• Impeccable integrity

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above
• Category knowledge
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Business acumen
• Proactive and independent
• Able to work under pressure
• Innovative and result driven
• Fluent English and Mandarin required

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.