Social & Environtment Assurance - Field Operations Manager (6-Month contract)

[PURPOSE]
Develop and implement sustainable social compliance activities that follow adidas’ Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA) Standards in the respective region. This includes the execution of SEA policies, projects and work programs for the suppliers, auditing, engagements with internal and external stakeholders, and effective target setting and reporting on all these activities.
[KEY RESPONSIBILITIES]
- Identify the areas of risk to the workers in the supply chain and to adidas in respect of working conditions and provide recommendations to mitigate those risks, based on legal obligations and adidas’ Workplace Standards.
- Engage adidas sourcing organization and factory management in the designated countries to integrate social compliance requirements into the larger business practices of adidas. Ensure all relevant sourcing counterparts are fully briefed in adidas’ - Workplace Standards and methods of implementation.
- Execute data management, analysis, and reporting to provide accurate, consistent, and timely information on the SEA program; track key performance indicators (KPIs) and recommend necessary adjustments or improvements to the SEA program to ensure its success based on the data collected and reviewed improve integrity, accuracy, completion, and the timeliness of compliance data; assess forced labor risks in the designated systems and improve reporting.
- Develop and deliver relevant trainings to adidas sourcing team and to the suppliers. Collaborate with SEA Program Operations team related to the indirect supply chain factories.
-When required, support the Regional Worker Empowerment (WE) Program Lead in managing the implementation of WE Projects in the respective country by briefing suppliers, managing relevant data, tracking of execution and supplier progress on the individual programs.
- Execute the Social & Environmental Affairs (SEA) Standards, projects and work programs. Audit and develop action plans for suppliers to ensure SEA compliance. Similarly, supervise the independent monitoring process in the factories.
- When required, support the Fair Compensation and Gender WGs based on the expectations of the SEA's Leadership team.
Manage factory remediation by advising on the improvement plans, negotiating timeframes, sharing experiences and best practices, and helping the factory management to take the right actions to comply with the legal requirements and adidas’ standards.
- Be up-to-date on all human rights due diligence, labor, and health, safety, and environment (HSE) legislations within the designated countries and report any updates to the leadership team.
- Convey SEA relevant problems and issues to all concerned parties timely. Provide monthly reports to the leadership team.
- Provide regular updates to the SEA leadership team and the Sourcing team on the status of the suppliers, and SEA Team activities.
- Establish contacts and actively engage with local NGOs, Government bodies and professional institutions and other brands to execute the goals of the SEA program.
- Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
- Carry out special projects, as designated by SEA’s leadership team.
- Manage the resolution of the third-party complaints within designated countries and report progress in the social compliance database.
- When applicable, support the budgeting process for the region.
[KEY RELATIONSHIPS]
- adidas Global Operations, Global Sourcing, Global Legal, Government Affairs, and SEA functions.
- adidas subsidiaries and Marketing representatives in the designated countries.
Suppliers.
- Stakeholders such as special interest groups, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and relevant government departments.
- Professional Associations

Attractive annual health check package and private insurance
,#18 annual leaver and additional 5 office holiday days off per year
,#A dynamic working environment that focuses on individual growth as much as team growth

Labor Law Compliance, Labor Management, Labor Safety, Health Environment, Safety Compliance