- Ensure that commercial and business relationships and engagements with suppliers are handled according to policies, commercials, risks and procurement area related best practices for the dedicated categories in scope
- Facilitate relevant strategies definition and deployment whilst ensuring visibility and transparency of spend
Key Relationships:
- Internal: business partners and stakeholders in relevant supporting functions
- External within supplier organization: executives, key account managers, legal counsel

- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, like TCO and life cycle of products/services, business partnering
- Knowledge of supply base per procurement area and availability of products/services, bottleneck criteria (market and pricing), cost levers, savings and procedural best practices
- Ability to drive procurement strategy and setup supplier selection and management
- Ability to support develop sourcing strategies in order to face market trends
- Knowledge of stakeholder and supplier relationship management concept, employment contracts, company agreements, claim management, liability, warranty and (inter)national procurement related legislation
- Capability to independently interact throughout the adidas Group
- Project and process management knowledge and experience
- Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Action-oriented and solution-minded team player with high degree of self-management
- Proficiency in MS Office and preferably SAP MM/SRM
- Fluent in English, spoken and written
- Travel of up to 25%
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree from a 4-year accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal
- 3-5 years' experience in similar or adequate role in procurement environment, preferably with project or supplier management elements.