In-direct Procurement Manager

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: - "The Global Non-Trade Procurement team is creating value for adidas by delivering opportunities beyond sustainable negotiation success. As a strategic business partner, we provide market insights and trends to our global/local stakeholders. Stakeholder Management, Sourcing Management, Category Management and Supplier Management can be considered as our main areas of activity.- This position is located in Melbourne responsible for supporting the implementation of procurement best practices within respective categories, including (below mentioned focus areas which are not exhaustive): - Execution of procurement activities for respective categories in alignment with the line manager and relevant business partners. - Support the implementation of category strategies for the responsible categories. - Deliver towards the committed annual Non-Trade Procurement ambitions (e.g. negotiation success) - Key Responsibilities: - Stakeholder Management (if applicable) - Act as the Single Point of Contact (e.g. escalations) for a dedicated adidas business area in context of all Non-Trade Procurement related topics - Actively partner up with appointed stakeholders to effectively build business relationships enabling them to achieve their business targets - Manage demand intake within NTP and provide regular status updates to your stakeholder - Understand business needs and address solutions - Manage business expectations in line with Category strategies and policies - Build up project pipelines to achieve negotiation success ambitions - Sourcing Management - Lead and/or execute small to medium sized sourcing projects and/or support large sized sourcing projects (e.g. (e-)RfX, Single Source, risk assessment, supplier base assessment, internal and external analysis) in alignment with the Category Strategy - Engage with respective stakeholders and suppliers in context of the sourcing event - Perform contract administration activities (local/global) and manage contract compliance - Negotiate small to medium sized contracts up to final authorization - Participate in regular Category strategy upskilling sessions - Category Management (if applicable) - Drive and lead the development of local strategies (small to medium sized categories) to address business needs incl. risk and supplier base assessment) - Good knowledge for Logistic and marketing categories - Market Trends: Perform a comprehensive market research to understand the current and potential future market trends and new innovations related to service scope of the category - Internal Requirements: Follow-up with Business Stakeholder Managers on a global level to obtain current and future needs of their stakeholders to consider in their category strategy development - Organize, prepare and conduct category council meetings on a regular basis including upskilling of Sourcing Managers - Add, update and maintain all category relevant information (e.g. Supplier Rostering) in the Non-Trade Procurement Database - Benchmark category practices to identify initiatives for improvement and drive innovative approaches - Define P2P and buying channel strategies, identify and consider automation potential - Act as an advisor/escalation point for category ((small to medium sized) related issues towards Sourcing colleagues and drive resolution in line with global Procurement policies - Consolidate and communicate category’s achievements (financial or other) - Supplier Management (if applicable) - Support the set-up of cross-functional review meetings with key suppliers in order to improve performance and further cost / demand reductions - Support with the communication of any updates from key suppliers towards the Procurement organization - Support supplier performance measurement activities - Provide support in setting up and managing regular supplier business review meetings - Key Relationships: - Internal: Non-Trade Procurement team, Global Business Services teams, Key Business Stakeholder Functions, Key Business Partners (Legal, Finance, etc.) - External: Suppliers: Executives, Key Account Managers & Legal CounselPeers and managers of other - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Advanced knowledge in strategic sourcing and procurement methodologies, business partnering and category management - Strong understanding of financial planning, budget management, savings methodologies and impact - Strong ability to analyze data, specifications and influence demand - Strong communication experience - Developed analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills - Ability to operate at pace and respond positively to change - Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management - Proficiency in MS Office and ARIBA Sourcing - Fluent in English, to a business standard, spoken and written, additional language skills are advantageous - Expertise in Category Management - Requisite Education a