职位描述Details
Purpose:
Supervise material sourcing is in line with brand’s image and meets the related testing requirements.
Establishes, with support from Global Costing, Project Management A&G and LO Development, an A&G costing structure, which supports marketing strategy and product integrity of the main adidas brands.
Key Responsibilities:
-Manages material/costing operations and establishes a general structure for LO China.
-Is fully informed and aware of factors likely to impact material sourcing capabilities and report such back to Country Manager.
-Makes sure suppliers follow all required environmental and legal regulations.
-Provides a leadership role & services all categories for innovative new material & component developments, maintaining adidas’s emphasis in product & performance.
-Identifies and evaluates potential costing increase/decrease factors due to nation’s inflation or currency, oil price fluctuations, political instability, policy changes and Lean results.
-Works with factories to ensure all are providing accurate and cost transparent costing sheets on a timely manner.
-Actively participate in determining global Costing direction and strategy. Drive and communicate global Costing objectives throughout the LO organization.
-Drive product costing negotiations to ensure the best possible prices for priority product. Align factory standards within the LO to ensure consistency, predictability, and a strong position for adidas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-Manages & evolves supplier performance evaluation program.
-Following A&G calendar, directs new material ideas for design & development, to headquarters to insure adidas is at the forefront in materials, components & technologies.
-Drives vendor consolidation with support from Global Material.
-With Development ensures products are confirmed with acceptable costs on a timely base. Meet buy ready deadlines.
-Prepares A&G costi