Director, Materials Scouting

Adidas

📍 Shanghai, Shanghai, China 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted February 28, 2026

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Job Description

Purpose:

Leading material scouting & adopting initiatives across Asia. 

Driving the validation of new material concepts, managing pilot programs, and co-creating long-term development roadmaps. 

Bridging materials capability gaps cross region, while effectively balancing opportunities and risks to align with the strategic objectives of the Material Sourcing team.
Key Responsibilities: 
Lead material technology scouting initiatives to identify and validate innovative technology concepts that significantly enhance product development capabilities. 

Establish and strengthen material scouting capabilities in assigned region across the industry, enhancing the potential of multi-sourcing flexibility and resilience supply chain. 

Drive the validation of new material concepts and generate advanced material technologies through research and implementation, ensuring alignment with current market trends and evolving con...

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Job Details

Location Shanghai, Shanghai
Job Type Full time
Category Operations Specialties Managers
Posted Date February 28, 2026
Application Deadline April 09, 2026