Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Support the global transportation day-to-day operational activities and processes. Create visibility on service levels to support the team in delivering a high level of efficiency, responsiveness, and flexibility in the logistics end-to-end operations. Understand the transportation requirements of the adidas Group’s stakeholders and translate those into service deliverables and system/data requirements for our Logistics Service Providers.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Support end-to-end testing and evaluate results as per project requirements. Prepare and conduct training with internal and external key stakeholders, including logistics service providers, Logistics team, market inbound team, for project implementation. Establish and generate reports and dashboards for monitoring project implementation progress and performance. Identify potential lessons learned and risks during testing and implementation to manage mitigation. Engage in shipping instruction management.

 

Key Relationships:

Regions, Markets, Sales Subsidiaries globally Global Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Sourcing Finance, Global IT Global Logistics Service Provider & Carrier Portfolio

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to solve practical and theoretical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Team player, high degree of self-management, enthusiasm, drive to perform. Self-starter, ability to work and build cooperation in a multinational team/matrix organization, very strong in negotiation and finding compromise. Understanding of the bigger picture and end-to-end supply chain. Strong in data analysis and reporting skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and in writing, to interact effectively and efficiently at different layers of the organization. Ability to work and deliver in changing environments, under very limited guidance while adhering to specified deadlines.

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

Excellent language proficiency; multi-lingual abilities in other languages preferred. A 4-year degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, logistics, planning, supply chain, information systems, or operations; MBA a plus. 4 years work experience, ideally in an apparel/fashion supply chain management or a fast-moving logistics environment, particularly related to supplier/contract, project, and supply chain management including overall logistics responsibility. Experience in multi-national transportation logistics with the energy to implement change.