- Location:
-
Dalian - China
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Type:
- Permanent
- Main Industry:
- Search Legal Jobs
- Advertiser:
- adidas
- Job ID:
- 132272862
- Posted On:
- 18 September 2025
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Drive the development of procurement practices across categories including:
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-Execute tactical buying process of low and mid value item across all categories and support category managers on the definition and deployment of Sourcing Strategy for the Cluster
-Realization of stakeholder management to maximize savings and procurement’s value contribution
-Supporting in contract management activities and ensuring, when required, a proper supplier relationship management
-Assure achieving of procurement compliance targets including policies, strategies, and processes
-Deliver committed annual Procurement savings and Global Business Services SLA and KPI’s
-Lead procurement content design, set up and maintenance
Key Responsibilities
:
Execution of tactical buying process
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-Analyze mid value tactical buys, facilitate high value tactical buy execution with the responsible category manager
-Ensure compliance throughout the entire process
-Search for potential suppliers, either existing or new ones
-Conduct
R
FXs
(negotiation, supplier selection) and support responding to suppliers in case of commercial or system related questions
-Facilitate alignment of technical requirements between internal stakeholders and suppliers
-For selected tactical buys, follow-up on technical evaluations with internal stakeholders to ensure timeliness of tendering process
-Execute negotiation, supplier selection and determine Purchase Order (PO) terms and conditions
Execution of content activities
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-Set up and enable procurement content, such as e-catalogues, forms and connections to content marketplaces and external tools
-Identify improvement opportunities for additional content creation, with a focus on e-catalogues and their enablement on the procurement portal after alignment with the respective Category Managers.
-Propose continuous improvement initiatives based on observations from daily operations, e.g. buying channel optimization possibilities
-Act as a key contact within procurement for all questions and queries around procurement content
Execution of e
Sourcing
activities
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-Support the sourcing & category management team with planning, executing and analyzing eSourcing events
-Lead eSourcing project design and monitor E2E e
Sourcing
process
Key Relationships:
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-Internal: Global / Regional Procurement team / category managers, Key Business Stakeholder Functions ( Marketing, IT, HR, Retail
,
Logistics, Legal, Finance, etc)
-External: Suppliers & Agencies: Executives, Key Account Managers & Legal Council
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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-Intermediate knowledge in sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, business partnering and category management (7 steps strategic sourcing, Fact based Negotiations, etc.)
-Good knowledge of How to develop a Procurement Category strategy and conveyance
-Strong knowledge of procurement tools, processes, content and automation (E-sourcing -Ariba-, P2P - Ariba-, e-catalogues, buying channels, etc.)
-Strong ability to analyze data, specifications, and influence demand
-Capability to independently interact throughout the adidas Group and to work with virtual teams
-Knowledge and experience in projects and process management
-Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
-Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
-Proficiency in MS Office and preferably SAP MM/ Ariba
-Fluent
English
in spoken and written.
-Be flexible and agile to provide short term on-site support in adidas other locations (3-6 months)
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
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-A Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement, engineering or legal, or comparable professional education
-Minimum 4 to 6 years’ professional experience in a similar functional domain or other related positions, with knowledge of category / market at hand; experience with supplier selection, negotiation and contracting
-Prefer procurement experiences with
SEA
and PAC markets
