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Director Warehousing Operations & Outbound Transportation

adidasFatih, Marmara Bölgesi, Türkiye

17 days ago

Job description

Director Distribution Center Ops & Transport Mgt

Department : SCM

GSMS Grade : M2

Cost Center / Budget : Yes

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization :

As Director of Distribution Center (DC) / Warehousing ops & Outbound Transportation mgt Türkiye, the role has an end-to-end functional ownership for the Türkiye market.
You will be responsible and accountable for the overall end to end management of Distribution Centers and domestic outbound operations for b2b and b2c covering all product types.
Directing and controlling all aspects of DC & Transport operations by closely working with 3PLs, Transporters, Freight forwarders.
Drive and collaborate with 3PLs on continues improvements projects, efficiency improvements, operational standardization
Ensure and drive Operations teams to deliver Türkiye Logistics costs covering all cost types (Fixed, Variable, Cost of Goods sold) within budget while meeting all service level expectations and DC KPIs as per targets.
End to end accountability for a go live of a new multichannel DC / Warehouse, to manage end to end operations under 1 roof. Coordinate with global and local stakeholders to ensure successful go live in Q1 2026.

Key Responsibilities :

Execute 3PL strategy. Lead operations processes including cost budgeting and forecasting activity. Deliver enhanced services with process and cost efficiency for all channels

Work and collate on yearly supply chain cost budget by taking into DC costs, Transportation costs, by considering of inflation, 3PL rate card, Fuel assumptions etc

Manage E2E logistics operations for Wholesale, Franchise, Concept Stores, Outlets and ECOM channels : warehousing and transportation

Ensure successful go live of new multichannel Distribution center, in Q1 2026, by collaborating closely with global and local, both internal and external stakeholders. (tech teams, project managers, engineers, 3PL, etc).

Inventory Management : improve stock accuracy. Monitor cycle counting activities, perform inventory reconciliation between physical quantities, WMS and AFS and ensure stock adjustments timely done with required approvals documented.

Inventory Management : provide visibility on overall inventory on-hand to Sales and CS, drive free and old season stocks’ clearance initiatives.

Work closely with 3PL partners on continuous improvement implementation plans

Work with country operation leads in planning DC space and throughput needs in accordance with business growth and liaise with 3PLs on the same (Both B2B and B2C)

Deliver monthly and yearly SCM costs in line with budget. Fully own all SCM cost lines for the market (Fixed, Variable, Cost of Goods Sold)

Delivery of SCM operational KPIs such as service levels to all channels, inventory integrity, Outbound Transportation KPIs, DC KPIs

Vendor Management : maintain existing warehousing and transportation contracts, negotiate new and renewals with service providers in coordination with Global Logistics, Global Procurement, Finance and NTP

Maintain, analyze and report to senior management KPIs and Dashboards

Drive sustainability initiatives s in DC / Transportation in line with hub / regional / global goals.

Liaise with local operations, global risk management teams and external fire safety auditors and ensure all DCs are compliant as per company requirements.

Work with adidas global teams and 3PLs teams to implement adidas ADCE (Performance eco system), drive and ensure all 3PLs implementation, with an objective of achieving gold certifications across DCs

Collaborate with 3PLs in streamlining and standardizing processes and systems.

Coordinate and drive 3PLs on various VAS activities in DC (Relabeling during inter company, pricing labels etc.)

Transportation management :

Ensure transportation on time delivery for all channels as per SLAs

Work with local operations and transporters in trouble shooting issues such as performance issues, customer complaints, compliance related matters and adidas internal topics

Drive continuous improvement activities with transporters

Work with transporters on implementing TMS (Own / External) and drive efficiencies using TMS analytics

Collaborate and drive last mile delivery partners (B2C channel)

Manage all contracts related to outbound transportation (B2B and B2C) and work with internal and external stake holders to bring in innovation

Data driven analyses & assessments of SCM performance, root cause process improvement initiatives.

Conduct quarterly QBR with 3PLs and transporters.

General Management :

Develop, coach and build strong local operation teams

Plan for country operations future organization, people needs and knowledge needs

Inspire and mentor various team members in the organization as per need

Key Relationships :

Turkiye SCM Sr Dir

Demand Planning Team

Brand and Commercial Teams

Global Distribution & Logistics

EM SCM heads

Externals : 3PL partners, forwarders, other suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Deep understanding of operational Supply Chain (DC / warehousing, transportation, fulfillment,) processes as well as understanding of business requirements and necessary capabilities

Data & Process driven, strong analytical skills

Inspirational leader with ability to coach and mentor individual to achieve their full potential

Strong, pro-active executer with confidence and speed, turns thought into action

Good interpersonal and communicational skills to interact effectively and efficiently on different layers of the organization

Strong and dedicated understanding towards the Group, customer’s / consumer’s needs with profitability mindset

High degree of self-motivation and self-management

Strong leadership skills in combination with Team approach and exemplary behaviours on the 3C’s (creativity, collaboration, confidence)

Advanced MS office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, SAP is nice to have

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :

University Degreewith focus on engineering / operations / logistics / business administration

Minimum 10 year’s experience inSCM, Logistics / Operations, team management

Background with retail / FMCG, Sporting Goods industry ideal, not a must

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.

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