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- Lead SCM workstreams within 'Responsiveness' program for Emerging Markets in alignment with strategic direction of the program.
- Identify business opportunities across Emerging Markets - clusters, further the strategic vision of implementing 'Responsiveness' in Emerging Markets.
- Key tasks include project planning, milestones execution and monitoring.
- Manage effective and timely communication on project progress and results to sponsors and senior management.
- Lead interpretation of program, project results and translate into insights to steer the project successfully.
- Effectively deploy project management toolkit across work streams to ensure high quality and consistency of deliverables.
- Manage supply chain development departmental activities (e.g. knowledge sharing)
- Drive project activities and connect with other stakeholders to share activities across work streams.
- Initiate and drive discussions with x-functional stakeholders to collect and consolidate feedback, prepare, and align solutions.
- Proactively manage stakeholders, build relationships, and manage communication.
- Stakeholders related to the project:
- GOPS functions (Advanced Analytics, DNA, Global IT, Sourcing)
- SCM – Cluster Leads, Product Supply, Global SCM S&P
- Market Functions – Brand, Cluster leads
- EM Finance
- End-to-end mindset, big picture view of business processes
- Independently manage portfolio of tasks and handle upward communication proactively
- Highly self-motivated individual
- Engaging, open and react to feedbacks and improve
- Change management skills by influencing network of stakeholders
- Proven track records on wide areas of tools (e.g. Project planning, process mapping, Excel analytics, etc.)
- Solid presentation and storytelling skills
- Functional knowledge of Product Supply and/or sourcing is an advantage.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in project management, and/or supply chain management
- Within which 1-2 years of relevant project leadership, team management experiences
- University degree, PMP and lean sigma certification preferred.
Senior Project Manager SCM Responsiveness - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - adidas
Description
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
This is a strategic project management role for an organized, passionate, and goal-oriented future leader. This role will lead x-functional and x-cluster workstreams, drive major change initiatives across functions to build in 'Responsiveness' capabilities in Emerging Markets. Manage (senior) stakeholder's relationship and secure buy-ins to project deliverables.
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