Operations

• 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.
• Drive and manage the smooth execution of all factories to destination port logistics operations and 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 and provide an executive summary to Management where issues, process development or re-engineering is needed.
• Ensure to achieve the given operational KPIs. • 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.
• Manage the new implementation operationally by the new tender (ocean/air/truck/train) led by carrier management team.
• 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.

Logistics Operations Manager

Process Improvement Business Partner I

Banking Operations Specialist

Associate, Demand Operations