Assistant Manager Procurement - Events

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas

Relocation: Yes

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose:

To ensure that commercial and business relationships and engagements with suppliers are handled according to policies, commercials, risks and procurement area related best practices for the non-trade category: Events. Facilitating procurement category strategies and ensuring visibility and transparency of spend will be a key function of this role.

Key Responsibilities:

· Build business relationships and effectively partner with the relevant Events stakeholders and the related supplier base
· Support creation and implementation of sourcing and supplier strategies and ensure compliance with procurement policies, standards and guidelines
· Development and management of the Events supplier roster in collaboration with key Events stakeholders
· Enable and ensure transparency of spend and drive for optimization of efficiency (procedures and cost)
· Support supplier selection (tender) processes in alignment with business partners and negotiate contracts up to final authorization including dispute resolution, approving and qualifying vendors, financial terms etc.
· Continuous learning and development of procurement knowledge and methodologies driving innovation and continuous improvement within the procurement function
· Act as an ambassador of procurement within the organization

Key Relationships:

· Internal: Event Marketing Teams, Legal, Marketing Finance, Group Procurement
· External: Suppliers & Agencies: Executives, Account Managers & Legal Council

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, such as TCO and life cycle of products/services, business partnering
· Knowledge of supply base within the Events landscape and availability of products/services, bottleneck criteria (market and pricing), cost levers, new technologies and procedural best practices
· Knowledge of brand strategy and application in marketing
· Ability to support procurement category strategies
· Capability to independently interact throughout the organization
· Project management knowledge and experience
· Good analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
· Action-oriented and solution-minded team player with high degree of self-management
· Proficiency in MS Office, SAP/SRM a plus
· Fluent in English, spoken and written
· International, diverse mindset

Qualifications:

· A Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal. MBA is a plus.
· Minimum 3 years working experience with 2+ years in a procurement environment, preferably with project or supplier management exposure