QC Research Specialist

Purpose: This position will be responsible for handling projects and investigative requests from both internal and external stakeholders. Position will directly support department manager in bringing special requests to resolution. This position will be directly responsible for ensuring that the product related to projects has an accurate disposition both systemically and physically. This position must maintain accurate record keeping on all projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing support to the management team by providing clear communication from a quality perspective, this role directly impacts the daily fulfillment of orders.
• This position will communicate directly with all levels of associates and management within the quality team and to external vendors handling special projects.
• When necessary, this position may be directly responsible for supervising the staff in all quality functions including projects, to include manufacturing, distribution, and inbound product from vendors and contractors. This position will be responsible effectively communicating to all levels of staff, including senior management if necessary.
• Responsible for creation and accurate maintenance of all DIM related information.
• Will be responsible to manage the quarantine list, aged LP's and work directly with IC team to maintain its accuracy.
• This position will be responsible to communicate the needs of special projects as they arise and will ensure the prioritization of projects is clear to floor management.
• This position will use all the systems such as Nextech, MARC, SAP, VIVO, PLM, FLEX PLM, RMS2 and TRACK IT to effectively investigate quality issues.
• Responsible for Goalpost Distribution weekly reports.
• This position will interact with departments such as Art, Product Development, Order Fulfillment, Purchasing, Customer Service, MFG and Distribution.
• This position will perform all tasks assigned by management.

Key Relationships:

• All distribution departments
• All manufacturing departments
• External Vendors
• Production Art
• Colorist
• Graphic services
• Purchasing

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Must possess excellent attention to detail
• Must have outstanding attendance and be able to work overtime (Saturdays and during week during busy season)
• Must possess good working knowledge in Word, Excel, Outlook
• Good working knowledge in MARC, Nextech, SAP, Goalpost, RMS2, PLM, FLEX PLM, TrackIT, VIVO

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of a high school diploma/equivalent
• Two year degree or higher preferred
• Quality control/Inventory control experience required
• Project management experience preferred
• Required to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.