Manager, Logistics Operations (Istanbul)

Job Description

Purpose& Overall Relevance For The Organization: Manage the global transportation day to day operational activities and processes. Maintain and improve service levels in order to deliver a high level of efficiency, responsiveness and flexibility in the logistics end to end operations. Understand the transportation requirements of the adidas Group’s stakeholders and translate those into service deliverables and system/data requirements towards our Logistics Service Providers.

Requirements

• Excellent language proficiency; multi-lingual abilities preferred
• 4-year degree in business, economics, logistics, planning, supply chain, information systems, or operations; MBA a plus
• 5 year work experience in apparel/fashion supply chain management or fast-moving logistics environment
• Experience in multi-national transportation logistics and project management
• Knowledge of Ocean, Air and Land transport markets
• Strong record of problem solving and project management skills

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage the execution of all factories to destination port logistics operations
• Proactively evaluate performance of end-to-end global transportation activities
• Ensure to achieve operational KPIs
• Establish continuous improvement process/performance reviews
• Document process requirements in Standard Operating Procedures
• Work closely with markets and Sourcing Organizations
• Manage implementation of new tenders (ocean/air/truck/train)
• Contribute to new transportation solutions
• Identify opportunities for cost reductions and service level improvements
• Support supply chain projects.