Strategic Procurement Manager - 8 Months

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, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors and mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude we strive to see in every team member. This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact. Non-Trade Procurement in a GBS is responsible for managing and procuring indirect goods and services needed to support business operations, ensuring standardized processes, cost control, policy compliance, and effective supplier management across the organization. Key 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 the sourcing approach, aligning business requirements, budgets, technical validations, category strategies and stakeholder expectations, and providing commercial guidance while managing commercial, operational and supplier-related risks. Lead competitive eSourcing events, including RfX execution, supplier communication, market and commercial analysis, fact-based negotiations and award recommendations, ensuring effective supplier participation, savings identification and complete sourcing documentation. Drive stakeholder decisions, technical evaluations and approvals, acting as the escalation point and resolving alignment gaps, supplier challenges, delays, exceptions, compliance risks and competing business priorities. Lead contract finalization for assigned projects, working closely with the business and Legal to ensure the appropriate agreement or legally required document accurately reflects the scope and commercial terms agreed with the supplier and is properly approved and signed. Ensure assigned projects comply with Procurement policies, category guidance, sourcing procedures and documentation standards, and maintain accurate records in the required internal systems. Deliver committed Procurement savings and GBS SLAs and KPIs through timely, compliant and high-quality project execution and accurate savings reporting. Drive continuous improvement by identifying recurring sourcing patterns, process gaps, standardization opportunities and improvements to approved buying channels, in alignment with Category Leaders and Local NTP teams. Provide functional guidance, quality reviews, coaching and knowledge sharing to…