Manager, Development & Commercialization (Lahore)
adidas
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Lahore
Contract type: Full time
PURPOSE
- A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
- Drive for development, commercialization, product integrity, manufacturability, Create to Value (CTV), performance to target FOB of assigned projects / category(ies).
- Manage the development and commercialization process of assigned products in collaboration with Tier1 factory personnel and technical teams.
- Provide specific technical expertise to ensure effective transition of design into samples and production while ensuring the manufacturability, material selection, material standards, development timeline and cost to target are met.
- Manage in a continuous upgrade of technical applications and processes and implementation of new technology in development and engineering.
- Supervise the direct development process between Headquarter /Creation Center and Tier 1 factory ensuring that Create to Value approach and product integrity is at the paramount priority and focus.
- Influence HQ (Design, Marketing, Brand Operations, Quality) and external parties (factory Development /Commercialization & Production) and drive change using principle centered vs policy driven with adidas standards as the center of focus in managing/ solving conflicts.
- Make day to day decisions within defined scope. Escalate to higher level(s) when facing the complex issues or seeing the potential impacts on business / manufacturing.
- Execute defined directives.
- Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
- Global Sourcing: LO Manufacturing team, Costing, Material, Planning, Product Quality, Product Testing & Compliance, E&MI
- Global Brands: HQ Product Teams (Design, Marketing, Brand Operations)
- Global Operations
- Other Global Functions Team: Social and Environmental Affairs/ Government Affairs ect.
- External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers(Tier1 factory development/ commercialization heads & teams, sample room supervisors; Tier2 / Tier3 suppliers)
- Have knowledge and expertise in product engineering, development / commercialization processes / timelines.
- able to identify problems and provide solutions to development/ commercialization issues.
- Good knowledge of manufacturing process, product testing process / evaluation, material types.
- Ability to read shell patterns, 2D and 3D blueprints, BOM / CBD, FCT, etc….
- Good understanding of costing principles and process; ability to decipher cost breakdown related to products.
- Creative mindset
- Strong influencing, presentation and communication skills
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Strong Microsoft office skills
- University degree in engineering or related areas
- Minimum 5+ year years of relevant business experience
- Experience in pattern engineering, product creation, mold making, grading, materials processing etc.
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