Manager, Logistics Operations

Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization
Manage the global transportation day to day operational activities and processes. Maintain and improve service levels in order to deliver 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 towards our Logistics Service Providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and manage the smooth execution of all factories to destination port logistics operations and to ensure that the defined logistics SOPs are followed diligently
• Proactively evaluate the performance and execution of the end-to-end global transportation activities (ex-factory to Destination) across different ship modes are and provide an executive summary to Management where issues, process development or re-engineering is needed.
• Establish continuous improvement process/performance reviews with the markets, factories and the LO to drive operational efficiency related to transport logistics.
• Document the process requirements and service deliverables in Standard Operating Procedures and/or Service Level Agreements and ensure that the agreed processes and service are implemented and executed successfully in the day-to-day operations and within the scope of contractual agreements.
• Work closely with the markets as well as with the Sourcing Organizations and make sure local requirements are well understood and safeguarded in the day-to-day business
• Contribute to the implementation of new transportation solutions for the market's supply chain and commercial organizations while supporting the needs of the business.
• Standardize, align and constantly re-assess global transport requirements on vendor portfolio, operational processes and connectivity / data processes.
• Identify and contribute to deliver opportunities for cost reductions and service level improvements including opportunities to support business growth.
• Support in establishing agreed logistics processes, KPI's and cost reduction targets.
• Support supply chain projects from an operations and process point of view.

Key Relationships

• Regions, Markets, Sales Subsidiaries globally
• Global Logistics, Supply Cain Management & Sourcing
• Finance, Controlling, Performance Management, 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, drives to perform. Self-starter, ability to work and build cooperation in a multinational team / matrix organization, very strong in negotiation and finding compromise.
• Strong record of successfully applying problem solving and project management skills including good planning and organization.
• Understanding of the bigger picture and end-to-end supply chain.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and in writing, to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organization.
• Ability to work and deliver in changing environments, under very limited guidance while adhering to specified deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge of the Ocean, Air and Land transport markets.

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent language proficiency; multi-lingual abilities in another 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
• 5 year 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 an overall logistics responsibility.
• Experience in multi-national transportation logistics and project management with the drive and energy to implement change.

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