Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principle shapes how we operate as a company, collaborate with partners, create products and connect with consumers.
Global Business Services (GBS) delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas by driving process excellence and operational efficiency. Non-Trade Procurement within GBS manages and procures indirect goods and services needed to support business operations, ensuring standardized processes, cost control, policy compliance and effective supplier management.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the assigned procurement sourcing projects portfolio, managing priorities, risks, timelines, SLAs, savings and documentation quality.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing projects from request intake through supplier award and project closure.
- Lead complex sourcing initiatives by defining sourcing approaches, aligning business requirements, budgets, technical validations, category strategies and stakeholder expectations, and providing commercial guidance.
- Lead competitive eSourcing events, including RfX execution, supplier communication, market and commercial analysis, fact-based negotiations and award recommendations.
- Drive stakeholder decisions, technical evaluations and approvals, resolving alignment gaps, supplier challenges, delays, exceptions, compliance risks and competing priorities.
- Lead contract finalization with the business and Legal to ensure agreements accurately reflect agreed scope and commercial terms and are properly approved and signed.
- Ensure projects comply with Procurement policies, category guidance, sourcing procedures and documentation standards.
- Deliver committed Procurement savings and GBS SLAs and KPIs through timely, compliant and high-quality execution and accurate savings reporting.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying sourcing patterns, process gaps, standardization opportunities and improvements to approved buying channels.
- Provide functional guidance, quality reviews, coaching and knowledge sharing to Senior Specialists and other team members.
- Where direct reports are formally assigned, manage their performance, development and workload.
Key Relationships
Global Business Requestors, Global and Local Procurement Teams, GBS Procurement Teams, GBS Accounts Payable, Finance Teams and Legal Teams.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, supply chain or a comparable field; a master’s degree is preferred.
- At least five years of relevant experience in Procurement, strategic sourcing or a comparable commercial role within a mid-sized or large organization.
- Advanced knowledge of sourcing approaches and methodologies, contract management and procure-to-pay processes.
- Experience in indirect procurement categories such as IT, Professional Services, Marketing or Facility Management is preferred.
- Strong analytical judgment, supplier management and project management experience.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and procurement or eSourcing systems; Ariba experience is preferred.
- Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish.
Culture
adidas fosters an athlete’s mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity and respect. The company is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and to creating a culture of belonging.