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Senior Manager Materials Development Apparel, Creation Center Tokyo-Development
Location:
Tokyo
Description:
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: Provide support to the MDI team by establishing relevant business intelligence for apparel materials which allows educated decision-making. Lead and support the continuous improvement and evolvement of internal processes within MDI. Represent the MDI team on Management level in PDX. Key Responsibilities : Collaborate with cross-functional business partners (Marketing/Development/Design) to identify strategic Material Management information needs and develop tools and reports that enable Product teams to make fact based, faster material and product decisions. Establish and provide regular Material Market relevant trend data as well as macroeconomic trends and developments. Develop and execute regular in depth reporting of material management data focusing on material usage reports across our key material types (leather, synthetic and textiles) and categories. Provide material related risk management analysis by category and lead all activities on proactive risk management by taken relevant decisions on material/supplier changes . Drive the department internal process management and continuous improvement of all material development processes globally. Represent the MDI team in cross-functional initiatives and projects. Ensure the existing System Landscape supports material and product development processes. Work with the relevant IT owners and COE teams to ensure alignment between systems and process needs. Create, maintain and communicate the MDI relevant timelines. Ensure representation of MDI key milestones in Product Creation Calendars. Represent the Senior Management of MDI in the US and be the point person for Management discussions and decisions relevant for the US teams Manage the Budget for the PDX Apparel MDI team. Key Relationships: Design Marketing Sourcing BOPS CoE Brand Operations External Supply Base Partners Performance Management Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills Excellent problem solving skills Ability to work with people at all hierarchy levels in an organization Ability to lead project teams and implement change at a global level Certified Lean Specialist or Six Sigma Green Belt an advantage Ability to approach projects both operationally and analytically Experience synthesizing and packaging complex analyses and delivering easy-to-interpret results to senior leadership Experience in working with multiple stakeholders and liaising with Business and IT partners; experience building relationships & partnerships across functions Ability to cope with change, make decisions and act comfortably with risk and uncertainty. Ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) and to lead discussions in small and larger groups Requisite Education and Experience/ Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Textile Sciences, Textile Engineering/Technology, Design or related field Minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in material research and/or development
Company:
Adidas
Posted:
April 12 on adidas
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