Vp Hr Transformation Program jobs at Adidas in Netherlands, Amsterdam

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform general administration within the HR Services team for all defined processes, tools and programmes and processes on a European and partially on a European and global level
• Be a contact person for the HR community and relevant stakeholders regarding the respective HR Services issues
• Handle standard inquiries & support through ticket service or via phone (if required)
• Timely execute assigned tasks and issues according to defined processes, timetables and service levels in compliance with tariff and works agreements
• Support and administer the digitalisation within HR Services
• Administrating procurement, invoicing and financial processes and reporting incl. recharging if required
• Support in the preparation of data and system audits and execute accordingly
• Provide consistent information to employees on HR Services topics according to the process and knowledge data base
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR Services procedures, processes and systems and respective documentation
• Ensure correct execution of laws and regulations with regards to specific employee master data and organizational data according to defined procedures
• Suggest modification of systems and processes in order to ensure correct execution of laws and compliance to company policies
• Providing input for creation of user manuals and process mappings
• Providing input for communication of standards, procedures and processes to employees, internal customers and Works Council
• Participate regularly in workshops and meetings held by subject matter experts within HR Services

Key Relationships:

• HR Services teams
• HR Experts
• HR Partners
• Employees
• External authorities, consultants and suppliers
• Works council

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Good level of affinity to and experience with Business computing solutions, ideally with SAP HR
• Very good analytical skills and detail oriented work style
• Team player mentality
• Strong customer focus and service minded
• International mind-set; first experience as part of a geographically & culturally diverse team
• Ability to work under pressure as well as prioritizes and completes tasks in order of importance
• Good understanding of legal and tariff regulations

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or Commercial education
• 1-3 years relevant working experience in a multi-national environment, preferably within HR
• Very good command of English and German
• Experience with Business computing solutions, ideally with SAP HR
• Good knowledge of MS-Office applications

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders and HR Director to support organizational design, workforce planning, and capability building to drive sustainable growth. Act as the primary HR advisor to the Ecom & DPC EM teams.

• Oversee end-to-end HR processes for EM HUB employees in India, including recruitment, onboarding, relocation, performance management, compensation reviews, training & development, and DEI initiatives.

• Ensure seamless execution of key HR processes in collaboration with COEs -Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Partner, DEI, etc

• Manage the Ecom & DPC workforce planning process, covering organizational structure, capability development, budgeting, and SAC, FTE/PEX planning.

• Analyze business needs and provide strategic recommendations to optimize talent deployment, cost efficiency, and future workforce readiness.

• Support the execution of talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives to ensure a strong pipeline of future leaders.

• Develop and leverage HR analytics to track key people metrics (e.g., attrition, engagement, performance trends) and proactively address workforce challenges.

• Provide data-driven insights to business leaders, enabling informed decision-making and timely interventions.

• Act as a key escalation point for EM HUB employees in India for employee relations matters, and value violations, ensuring fair resolution and adherence to company policies

• Collaborate with local and regional teams to drive compliance, mitigate risks, and continuously enhance the employee experience

Key Relationships:

• EM Ecom Teams

• EM HUB Team

• EM HR Team, India HR Team

• COEs- Talent, Rewards, TA, Workplace, D&I, PMO and GBS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Customer-oriented, Commercial mindset

• Analytical and numerical astuteness

• Approachable withs strong interpersonal skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Team player with supervisory and management skills

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent

• Minimum of 7 years progressive work experience in the field of HR with 3 years of HR partnering role; preferably in an international organization (ideally in Retail working with Field organization)

• Proven ability to act as a trusted HR Business Partner, influencing senior stakeholders and driving business-aligned HR initiatives.

• Ability to analyze workforce data, anticipate challenges, and implement proactive solutions.

• Experience managing complex HR operations and cross-functional partnerships in a matrixed environment.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• This person will be primarily responsible for driving the marketplace business with respective partners in Turkey and achieving the FY business targets .
• Responsible for managing / supporting new partner launches and piloting of new business models identified in the Partner Commerce landscape within Turkey

Responsibilities

• plan and drive the Marketplace (3P) business for respective the marketplace players in the Turkey such as Trendyol, Hepsiburada, Amazon, etc.
• Workwith partners to define strategies / action plans / development areas to achieve Ambition targets and drive necessary communication to strengthen account relationships
• Work with the partners to plan commercial calendar and implement campaigns (product markdowns, vouchers etc) during Sales / non-sales periods for each platform.
• Continuously monitor and track KPIs listed below (and more) and prepare reports for management team.
• Createdaily, monthly and yearly sales plans and forecast respective KPIs to track business performance on a regular basis
• Workjointly with DPC (Digital Partner Commerce) integration team to sustain daily operations runs smoothly in all aspects.
• SupportHub DPC teams for new partner launches , any integration related changes for contract management, integration quality, budget and marketing spend alignments, range selection etc. to ensure a flawless launch
• Workwith the platform teams and the internal marketing activation teams to plan marketing campaigns on the platforms for driving incremental sales
• Work and plan for the assortment and product quantity for all future seasons for the adidas 3P / marketplace model with Ecom merchandising team
• Improve operational KPIs , such as cancellation rates , returns , etc, for the 3P marketplace business in Turkey in coordination with partner and adidas Operations teams
• Drive best practice sharing across Emerging Markets and other accounts
• In partnership with DPC analytics, measure partner program impact towards annual growth targets (sales, margin, consumer experience etc.) based on global frameworks and prepare reporting for global functions
• Workingclosely with the Hub and Local DPC teams to ensure the Partner Program operation , expansion and execution ties in with the holistic [Market] DPC plan

KPIs:

• Contribution & profitability targets
• Partner Program Net Sales Targets (by brand, model & overall)
• Brand share on the platforms
• Return rate
• Order cancellation rate
• Stock and range availability
• Store point on platform
• Store follower number / consumer engagement

Qualifications

• University degree in the field of Business, Marketing or equivalent
• 6+ years of professional experience, 2+ years in E-Commerce
• Knowledge of the local E-Commerce and Marketplace landscape
• Sportswear industry experience is a plus
• Strong communication skills, ability to convince and motivate people on different seniority levels and communicate change
• Experience in working in cross-functional environments with a diverse stakeholder set
• Good project management skills, including the ability to lead several projects simultaneously
• Experience in Digital project management and agile execution methods is a plus
• Innovative mindset, encouraging change and taking personal ownership
• Understanding of collaborative business approaches in the online world
• Understanding of retailer's operational processes and metrics
• Understanding of retailer’s financial metrics (sales, inventory, margin, returns etc.)
• Proficient in MS Office
• Fluent English, both verbally and written

Key contacts

• Global Digital Partner Commerce (Partner Program)
• Digital Sales Solutions
• Market account teams
• Global & Market Supply Chain Management Teams
• Digital Brand Commerce Teams
• Local Merchandising & CTC teams
• Local Finance teams

JOB PURPOSE

Executive the HR services processes for Brazil: benefits administration, personnel administration, and data management according to regional and global frameworks.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

• Ensure the execution with the excellence of the HR Services/Hire to Retire processes like Leave and Absence Administration (vacations, sick/parental/maternity leaves), and correct registration with the local government, Master data Management (people and organizational data management), Manage SAP Maintenance of Data according to global and regional systems management policy to ensure system harmonization and data integrity.
• Ensure the proper enrollment and exclusions of company benefits for employees according to company policies.
• Manage employee inquiries related to HR Services processes.
• Manage HR Services and benefits vendors.
• Ensure proper and timely payment of all HR Services/H2R-related invoices while adhering to the company’s payment terms.
• Ensure the correct participation, collaboration, and preparation for government and company requirements and audits in the processes related to the area.
• Work in alignment with HR and legal teams to manage employee and labor relations activities.
• Partner with HRD and/or business for alignment and ensuring best-in-class services.
  

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global and Regional GBS HR teams
• HR Services and Payroll Vendors
• HR/Talent acquisition/Rewards/Workplace
• Finance and GBS Finance
• Legal
• Internal control
  

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experienced in the job and fully qualified/trained for the countries that will support.
• Combined broad theoretical and practical knowledge incl. company policies and practices.
• Knowledge of Brazil's local processes, practices, and labor law
• Knowledge of HR Systems (e.g.: SAP, Success Factors).
• Knowledge of local Labor System of Government (e.g.: Conectividade Social, E-Social, DCTF Web).
• Influence others
• Stakeholder management
• Experience managing / working with virtual teams.
• Attention to detail.
• Customer focus
• Office management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 to 5 years of work experience
• English proficiency
• Portugues proficiency
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, HR, or other related careers

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The HR Strategy & Excellence team is responsible for defining and enabling a consistent execution of the HR vision in alignment with the business direction by encompassing three interrelated perspectives: the company’s, the employee’s as well as the internal HR lens to drive excellence. The focus is on outcome and impact by driving x-function/market scalability and leveraging excellence across HR in close partnership with GBS and Tech.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the e2e planning, delivery and sustainable embedding of theSAP HR Success Factor(SF)suite across adidas, for Corporate, Retail as well as Distribution Center employees and people managers. Lead the execution of the SF implementation to elevate HR and establish a world-class HR function.
• Act as strategic consultant and subject matter expert to the HR Senior Leadership Team and key business stakeholders for industry best practices related to HR transformations, ensuring business value is understood and supported.
• Oversee the implementation of technology and tools to support the transformation of the HR function in collaboration with Tech and GBS. Lead the alignment of interdependencies between HR, Tech and GBS to identify opportunities to reduce manual processes, enhance standardization, automation and centralization of business processes and resources where it makes sense.
• Represent the SF implementation across HR and collaboration partners.
• Manage external vendors.
• Own and execute the business cases to support the SF implementation and associated change initiatives and projects. Ensure timely implementation of transformation, change programs and projects according to set objectives and budget.
• Drive communication cascades on the strategic intent of transformation and change programs and projects, while ensuring buy-in from (senior-) stakeholders in close collaboration with the broader HR Strategy & Excellence Team.
• Leadand supervise a cross-functional team, provide guidance, coaching & mentorship and foster a positive team culture for formal direct reports as well as for project team members with other reporting lines.
• Plan and role model the evolution from a program set-up towards establishing an effective and efficient ‘business as usual’ ways of working where updates and continuous improvements are realized across HR, GBS and Tech
• Manage performance reviews and talent development within the team, role model the new processes within the direct team and be an advocate across the HR Strategy & Excellence team.
• Act as a role model in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations as well as adidas’ Fair Play Code of Conduct and other internal policies.

Key Relationships:

• HR Senior Leadership Team
• Peers across the HR Strategy & Excellence team to contribute to joint team purpose
• HR leaders and experts across HR Talent and HR Rewards
• Cross-functional executive leadership teams
• Tech
• Global Business Services (GBS)
• Employee representation (Works Council)
• External partners, service providers and consultants
• Finance / Controlling

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in planning, implementing, and delivering HR transformation projects with global scope.
• Empathetic leadership by creating connection and followership throughout a big change initiative.
• Active listening skills, meeting others where they currently are and working on change plans together with them.
• Storytelling ability to emotionally connect people to the purpose of the program and transformation.
• Extensive experience of defining and measuring KPIs and telling stories with data to articulate both business cases and results.
• Experience of successfully managing multiple and competing project priorities through to successful implementation and delivery under time and budget constraints.
• Proven track record in working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Extensive experience of working collaboratively across teams, functions, and geographies, both inside and outside of HR and with internal and external partners.
• Proven experience in conflict resolution, risk mitigation, consensus building and cross-functional program governance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to liaise across all levels of seniority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex topics and articulate them simply and clearly to different audiences.
• A ‘culture-role model’ with the ability to set a tone and standard of HR excellence.
• Strong work ethic and ability to act with the utmost confidentiality.
• Ability to work well under pressure and hands-on mentality.
• Experience in HR across multiple organizations.
• Good understanding of and experience with HCM Cloud solutions.
• Deep understanding of transformation principles and organizational change management to craft and lead key efforts and serve as a trusted advisor for senior leaders.

Requisite Education and Experience:

• Graduate HR or business qualification
• Minimum 10-13 years of professional experience in a cross-functional and international environment with a track record of achieving significant impact
• Experience as HR Business Partner and in establishing HR Global Business Services
• Minimum of 7 years leadership experience of leading diverse & global teams in a matrix organization
• Relevant project management experience (design and implementation)
• Proven track record of delivering outstanding results
• Fluent in English and ideally German
• International, cross-functional, and intercultural work experience

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

The Manager Product Launch &

The ultimate objective is to ensure our partners showcase our products on time and in the most premium way possible, so consumer can find, see and buy their favorite products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, influence and enhance product data and content end-to-end from adidas to our partners within the Partner Program European business. Provide clear reporting and solutions to issues encountered.
• Define priorities for product launch and digital visual merchandising initiatives according to the adidas business strategy.
• Explore and participate into the evolution of the managed partner’s business strategy in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, while identifying opportunities to increase the business.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include
• Align internally to get necessary data to launch our products (images, description, translations, etc.).
• Analyze and monitor content catalogue and product status to ensure timely and premium season launches.
• Act as a product owner, understanding technical product workflow to spot onboarding issues and coordinate with stakeholders to find timely and sustainable solutions.
• Drive multiple campaign executions across different retailers.
• Support new partners integrations in the testing phase, following adidas best practices.
• Drive best-in-class Digital Visual Merchandising strategies across various accounts.
• Drive key enhancements in ways of working with internal and external stakeholders to improve operational processes and increase efficiency, while being able to scale across more platforms simultaneously.
• Drive one key pillar of optimisation, acting as project owner, to reduce dependencies and bring extra value to the business.

Key Relationships:

• Partner Program Platform Growth, Business Analytics and Platform Trading teams.
• Europe eCommerce Product Launch & Data, Digital Visual Merchandising, Consumer Experience and Operations teams.
• Global & Market Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) teams
• Market & Local Wholesale sales teams & leadership
• Marketplace team and business/technical teams of partner accounts
• Tech partner (middleware provider/ integrator) teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Highly motivated and flexible, with the ability to work in deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills to handle multiple tasks and business partners with conflicting priorities.
• Technically savvy and driven by automation.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in spreadsheet analysis.
• Excellent understanding of technical systems (PIM, Middleware Providers/ Integrator, csv, xml product feed, etc.)
• Self-motivated and passionate about deriving business insight from data, improving business processes, and solving problems.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills coupled with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with proven ability to navigate and be effective in matrix organisations.
• Pro-active approach to work & a go-getter mindset.
• Understanding of key digital KPIs (e.g. Onboarding and Size availability rate, sell through rate, Product Details Page views, Return Rate, Conversion Rate, etc.), their inter-connected nature and what levers to drive to improve performance across the whole buying journey.
• Comfortable working in an international environment

​​​​Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• BA / BS in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics or related field
• Minimum 4 years professional experience in merchandising (eCom & retail), e-Commerce, account management, digital visual merchandising or category/product management is a key requirement.
• People Management experience is preferred.
• Experience in the sporting goods industry is preferred
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; at least one other European language would be beneficial