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Assist and support the Global Distribution Excellence Standards senior managers with planning, executing and tracking projects or enhancements within the respective function. Shape and improve frameworks, tools, and processes that enable market and local teams to continuously enhance the adidas distribution network, including DC operations, outbound transportation, SCM channel excellence, and the integration of sustainability requirements. Responsibilities include contributing to strategic improvement initiatives, driving the evolution of frameworks, and ensuring effective adoption in line with global and market strategies.
Enhance Global Frameworks: Continuously improve the excellence framework toolkit (playbooks, standards, SOPs, policies, sharing platforms, forms, BI dashboards, etc.) Enable Adoption & Training: Develop framework content training materials to increase awareness, maturity and adoption. Data & Reporting Excellence: Support reporting oversight and the processing of data from multiple sources, ensuring queries, formulas, and data models operate smoothly.
Community Engagement: Support the facilitation of community calls, including helping with scheduling, technical setup, sharing materials, taking notes, and supporting participant engagement.
Support the internalization of sustainability requirements in distribution (e.g. decarbonization in DC operations and outbound transport).
SCM global and market-based teams/GD market service teams
DC Operations, DC Lean ambassadors
Respective business partner functions (HSEE, HR, Finance, Internal Controls, etc.)
Very good communication skills, to collaborate effectively with global and market teams, especially when interacting with different levels of business.
Proficiency in MS Excel (intermediate to advanced level, including formulas, statistics, and charts).
Strong MS-Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
Fluent English (verbal and written).
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of 1-2 years of progressive work experience in supply chain, operational excellence or project management.
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