Join the adidas Distribution team and shape the future of the sporting goods industry!
For over 75 years, our European heritage has been a fusion of culture and innovation, driving global sports trends. Our Distribution Centres across Europe and our offices, from Herzogenaurach to London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Athens, Milan, Manchester, and Paris, are centres of creativity and collaboration. We aim to be Europe's best sports brand, seeking pioneers and visionaries to join our bold journey.
At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're invited to make a global impact, joining a team that values creativity, courage and innovation.
Are you ready to be part of our journey?
Working as a Senior Industrial Engineer you will work alongside a team of engineers to identify and drive improvement opportunities in multiple Distribution Centre’s (DC) across the adidas network. Industry wide knowledge of manual and automated distribution centres is a requirement in this role as well as an understanding of current trends within these fields.
You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising industrial processes within the adidas DC network. You will lead the verification and validation of proposals from 3rd Party vendors throughout the tender phase for new or expanding DC’s as well as delivering support and guidance through the implementation, testing and stabilisation phases for the 3PL.
You will be responsible for optimizing existing processes, improving productivity and lowering unit cost across the adidas DC network. You will identify and evaluate bottlenecks within the material flow of the DC and develop improvement plans to improve or reduce the impact of the flow.
You’ll need …
The ability to conduct a technical evaluation of the DC with regards to understanding the facility design, material flow, process design, capacities, and constraints. Using this knowledge to develop a robust business case to improve efficiency of the DC using established or innovative systems that are available.
The candidate will have a wide understanding of WMS, WCS, WES systems and how they interact and control the material flow within the DC.
Our jobs are very competitive and we’re lucky enough to be able to invite the best candidates in the industry to interview, please read below and apply only if you bring the following:
Broad and deep knowledge of engineering and distribution operations combining theoretical and practical knowledge. Excellent communications skills to enable close collaboration with Distribution Centre heads as well as the local onsite Lean Teams. Advanced ability to analyze complex processes and drive positive change. Thorough understanding of improvement tools as SIXSIGMA, Kaizen, 5S, time and motion studies. Design experience within an automated distribution centre is essential.
Life at adidas:
To ensure everyone feels welcome we endeavour to accommodate everyone at all stages of the application and interview process. Should you need it, please let your recruitment partner know and they will be more than happy to help.
Additional Benefits:
Leading pension scheme, performance related bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Westfield cash plan. Generous employee discount.