Senior Manager, Product Creation

Purpose

A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing's vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry. Drive development, commercialization, product integrity, manufacturability, Create to Value (CTV), performance to target FOB for all products in the designated representative of the categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a development / commercialization for one or more categories being assigned ensuring that products consistently exceed customer expectations in respect to fit, comfort, design integrity, performance, perceived value, manufacturability and quality.
• Oversee the direct development process between Headquarter / Creation Center and Tier 1 factory. Manages the development of cohesive and customer focused cross Sourcing Functions teams to ensure that product integrity and Create to Value is the paramount priority and focus.
• Manage relationship with the factory development team leaders to continually upgrade sports category competence, development innovation capability, and technical expertise.
• Exhibits "product eyes" and sports competence to influence and drive the overall product direction of the specific category(s) he / she manages.
• Make decisions within the defined development and commercialization scope for the categories being assigned.
• Give input to issuing directives in development, commercialization and related area.
• Influence HQ (Design, Marketing, Brand Ops, Quality) and external parties and drive change using principle centered vs policy driven with adidas Standards as the center of focus in managing / solving conflicts.
• Ensure all sourcing operations and practices fully comply with adidas' Responsible Sourcing & Purchasing Policy, adidas standards and legal requirements, while managing the relevant processes internally and externally.
• Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skill set, and strong succession plans are in place.
• Role model leadership to foster Diversity Equity & Inclusion culture that strives for an inclusive workplace.

Key Relationships

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Requisite Education and Experience

A Winning Culture

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.

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.

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

Senior Manager, Product Creation

Location

Jakarta

TEAM

Product Development & Operations

State

JK

Country / Region

ID

Contract Type

Full time

Number

Date

Oct 16, 2025

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