Manager GPS POM

Description

Summary: Lead and develop a global team to optimize purchase order management, product availability, and service excellence while driving continuous improvement. Highlights: 1. Lead and develop a global team in Purchase Order Management activities 2. Drive production and capacity optimization, mitigating supply chain risks 3. Foster continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation Lead and develop a global team responsible for coordinating Purchase Order (PO) Management activities to ensure optimal product availability, service excellence, and achievement of market SLAs. Drive production and capacity optimization by balancing global supply constraints with market priorities while ensuring compliance with global policies, processes, and governance standards. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, enabling timely decision\-making and business continuity. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation through process optimization and cross\-functional collaboration. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Facilitate effective cross\-functional collaboration and decision making to resolve supply chain constraints, capacity challenges, and service performance issues. * Lead escalations management by coordinating resolution efforts and ensuring sustainable corrective and preventive actions are implemented. * Build and maintain strong strategic relationships with Sourcing, BPOS, POM, Liaison Offices, Market SCM, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and business objectives. * Promote a customer\-centric and solution\-oriented mindset while ensuring high\-quality service delivery to internal and external stakeholders. * Process ownership; responsible for documentation, testing and enhancement of a specific business process. Support implementation of projects within area of responsibility and contribute to system \& process improvements, aligning and prioritizing cross divisionally/cross brand where possible to enhance operational efficiency * Lead, coach, train, and evaluate team members while creating development plans. * Conduct regular work allocation, talent reviews, performance evaluations, succession planning, and skills assessments to ensure organizational readiness and future capability requirements. KEY RELATIONSHIPS: * Liaison Offices (LO's) * Market SCM * Planning Services \& BPM KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: * Service\-minded and consumer/customer oriented. * Strong analytical and problem\-solving capability. * Collaboration and communication skills. * Leadership mindset and people focus. * Order management experience within SCM is mandatory. * Sourcing, service level performance and order fulfillment experience. * Advanced Excel and SAP knowledge. * Fluent English; additional languages are beneficial REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Planning, Information Systems, or related field. * Master's degree is a plus. * Proven people\-management experience or demonstrated ability to lead a medium\-sized team. AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR. COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.. OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow\-through. INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things. TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset. INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards. RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all. **AT ADIDAS, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT EMBEDDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INTO OUR CULTURE AND TALENT PROCESSES GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES A SENSE OF BELONGING AND OUR BRAND A REAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.** **– CULTURE STARTS WITH PEOPLE, IT STARTS WITH YOU –** **BY RECRUITING TALENT AND DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE TO REFLECT THE RICH DIVERSITY OF OUR CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES, WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION THAT ENGAGES OUR EMPLOYEES AND AUTHENTICALLY CONNECTS OUR BRAND WITH OUR CONSUMERS.** JOB TITLE: Manager GPS POM BRAND: LOCATION: Porto TEAM: Supply Chain \& Sourcing STATE: 13 COUNTRY/REGION: PT CONTRACT TYPE: Full time NUMBER: 547390 DATE: Jul 29, 2026