Senior Director, Planning - China

Purpose

• Drive Sourcing’s vision to build the most agile, competitive, digitalized, and cleanest supply base in the industry.
• Build a strong production planning function for the region through best-practice processes and planning harmonization.
• Lead capacity and fill-rate management across multiple countries of origin to maximize finished-goods availability and on-time order fulfillment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, and direct a medium- to large-sized team of manufacturing leads.
• Define planning-related process standards for operating companies in the region in line with global guidance.
• Support and implement strategic projects aligned with company strategy.
• Serve as a key contact for supply-chain initiatives including Speed Models, GPS, and TradeCard/GT Nexus systems.
• Drive process harmonization and best-practice implementation across the region and other local organizations.
• Manage supplier strategy, seasonal development and production allocation, and capacity and capability planning.
• Ensure forecasts and orders follow standard system processes and reach Tier 1 suppliers on time.
• Manage order confirmations, delivery status, delay information, purchase orders, and product transfers.
• Identify availability risks and improvement opportunities, create corrective action plans, and improve key performance metrics.
• Improve communication between Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and between Tier 1 suppliers and third-party logistics providers.
• Provide consolidated performance overviews and address regional and factory performance issues.
• Develop initiatives to level-load production and create manufacturing efficiencies.
• Manage factory start-up onboarding, documentation, and terminations.
• Provide training to operations teams and suppliers on planning, ordering, tracking, documentation, and invoicing systems.
• Develop organizational structures and future talent through coaching, training, and development.
• Ensure sourcing operations comply with adidas policies, standards, and legal requirements.

Key Relationships

Global Sourcing, headquarters laboratories, POPs Strategy & Programs, Social and Environmental Affairs, Government Affairs, and sourcing suppliers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven success in a manufacturing environment and knowledge of the sporting goods industry.
• Strong conceptual thinking, influencing, presentation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to lead multidimensional teams.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Education and Experience

• University degree in engineering, materials, or a related area.
• Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of people-management experience.

About adidas

adidas promotes an athlete’s mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of its culture and talent processes.