דרושים Technology Analyst ב-Adidas ב-China, Yangpu District

Key Responsibilities:

Business analysis

• Investigates operational needs and problems, and opportunities, contributing to the recommendation of improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes and organization.
• Assists in defining acceptance tests for these recommendations.
• Requirements definition and management
• Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritization activities for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives.
• Follows agreed standards, applying appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirements.
• Provides constructive challenge to stakeholders as required.
• Prioritizes requirements and documents traceability to source.
• Reviews requirements for errors and omissions.
• Provides input to the requirements baseline.
• Investigates, manages, and applies authorized requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.

Porting/software configuration

• Assists in the configuration of software and equipment and the systems testing of platform specific versions of one or more software products.
• Documents fault, implements resolutions and retests to agreed standards.
• Application support
• Identifies and resolves issues with applications, following agreed procedures.
• Uses application management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics.
• Carries out agreed applications maintenance tasks.
• Key Skills
• Process mindset
• Problem solving aptitude.
• Handle conflictual situation positively.
• Resilient to stressful situation
• Strong data driven decision making.
• Risk awareness and judgement
• Solution architecture and integration overview

Key Relationships:

• Global IT
• Respective business function (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail)
• HR Management
• Controlling

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year college or university degree with focus on Business Administration or IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficient spoken and written command of English
• At least 5-year experience in IT
• 2 years of experience in relevant area
• 1 year of experience in team management
• Understanding of different culture
• Participated in projects with people from other functions/markets

Below skill set are Mandatory to have

• SAP IBP or SAP APO Supply Planning Module Knowledge
• SAP IBP Configuration and Modelling
• IBP Excel Add-In Expertise
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI-DS)

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and optimising inventory levels to ensure smooth, efficient operations across the business. You’ll develop and enforce best practices in stock counts, audits, and reconciliation, while driving stock optimisation, clearance strategies, and volume/article projections. Partnering with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll ensure seamless execution of the Customer Order Book.

• Plan and coordinate weekly stock reconciliations between SAP and 3PL ERP systems, including interface monitoring and error resolution.

• Track current inventory levels and align booked stock at distribution centres against purchase orders.

• Monitor cycle count reports, investigate discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution.

• Manage regular stock adjustments and inventory movements to correct SAP category locations.

• Deliver stock snapshot analyses and discrepancy fixes.

• Support Finance during internal and external inventory audits.

• Monitor Reverse Logistics inventory, including returns from adidas stores, wholesale customers, and store-to-store transfers.

• 3PL providers (warehouses)

• DC Operations & Inbound

• Order Fulfilment

• Purchasing

• Ecommece Business Unit

• Customer Service

• Finance & Internal Controls

• IT & Legal

• Strong knowledge of Warehousing and Distribution operations.

• Expertise in goods flow from DC to customers/consumers and reverse logistics.

• Solid background in Inventory Management and analysis.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines.

• Analytical mindset with willingness to challenge the status quo.

• Strong communication skills, able to collaborate across functions.

• Degree in Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Post-graduate qualifications in Supply Chain Management and/or Project Management preferred.

• 5+ years’ experience in Inventory Control within Supply Chain and Retail Operations.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, ERP/SAP, and WMS.

• Skilled in communication, presentation, and problem solving.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and optimize loads, equipment pools, and shipment lanes for customer deliveries.
• Monitor carrier performance, develop and track KPIs to maintain high service levels.
• Deliver analytics, forecasts, and operational insights to reduce costs and improve capacity management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance network performance in the US and Canada.
• Troubleshoot shipment issues, support peak periods, special events, and new store openings.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal partners: Distribution Centers, Store Operations, eCommerce Operations, Customer Service, Sales, Finance
• External partners: 3PLs, parcel/LTL/TL carriers, freight brokers

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience with transportation management systems and routing or modeling tools
• Strong analytical and data management skills to transform complex data into clear insights
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and BI platforms such as MicroStrategy or Tableau
• Solid understanding of all transportation modes (IM, LTL, TL, small parcel) and capacity planning
• Collaborative communication skills to build effective partnerships with carriers and teams

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Analytics, Engineering, Logistics, or Supply Chain preferred
• 1–3 years of relevant transportation or supply chain experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

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.

At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Spartanburg, SC.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual Pacific Wholesale target-setting process with Finance and Sales Director.

• Oversee monthly RFC and IBP submissions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment to business expectations.

• Drive seasonal forecasting milestones across Wholesale to support sales and financial planning.

Reporting & Analysis

• Develop and manage Power BI dashboards to provide real-time visibility of key performance metrics.

• Deliver reporting on sales performance vs. budget targets (RFC & dashboards).

• Track GTM sell-in results and support Wholesale with actionable insights.

• Manage Business on Hand reporting, including order book conversion and contracts.

• Monitor sell-out, demand, and overstock through Power BI dashboards.

Sales Operations Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the Sales Operations Representative.

• Guide the Wholesale Sales & Planning team on financial topics and reporting best practices.

• Partner with channel leads to ensure ownership of budget and RFC targets.

• On-time and accurate delivery of budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Timely submission of monthly RFC and IBP reports.

• Full delivery of seasonal forecasting and sales milestones.

• Analytical Thinking: Skilled at interpreting complex data, identifying trends, and driving insights.

• Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

• Retail Metrics Knowledge: Strong grasp of ST, WOH, GM, and other key KPIs.

• Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage, influence, and align cross-functional teams.

• Technical Expertise: Proficient in Power BI, Excel, and reporting systems.

• Communication: Clear, concise, and able to simplify complex data for broad audiences.

• Collaboration: A team player who coaches, supports, and uplifts colleagues.

• Results Orientation: Accuracy, timeliness, and delivery against business objectives.

• Internal: Pacific Sales, Finance, IT Solutions, Master Data, Customer Service, Supply Chain.

• 3+ years’ experience in Sales Analysis.

• Strong Power BI and Excel skills required.

• Industry experience in Sporting Goods, Fashion, or FMCG preferred.

• Exposure to sports industry an advantage.

• University degree in Business, Finance, or related field preferred (not essential with relevant experience).

• Focus on Finance, Sales, or Analytics strongly valued.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The Corporate Finance & Controlling team provides overarching insights including early trends to co-pilot key business decisions and drive financial ambitions. The team enables capabilities, best practices & governance across markets, categories & channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring processes ensuring data quality and integrity across various systems and tools
• Support the supervisor to partner with the business within the assigned area of responsibility
• Facilitate the establishment of transparency in budgeting, forecasting, and cost monitoring processes, while contributing to the integrity of these activities.
• Ensure data mechanization and daily/ monthly maintenance of the information in the reporting / budget systems
• Ensure the seamless operation of daily business activities by taking ownership of related responsibilities.
• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance daily tasks to optimize controlling, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and overall financial execution, thereby facilitating improved sharing of key financial information.
• Execute standardized reporting and conduct ad-hoc analyses as required, applying modern technologies (incl. AI) to existing systems/tools.
• Oversee cost centers and provide support to cost center managers in all financial matters, including investment and recruitment requests, as well as cost recharges.
• Manage and support small-scale projects, assisting in the implementation of findings and ensuring the sustainability of achievements.

Key Relationships

• Corporate Finance & Controlling team
• GBS teams
• Tech teams
• HR
• Market Finance Teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong financial acumen
• Technical proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Office (particularly Excel), experience with PowerBI and strong interest into GenAI solutions and foundational models and new ways of working in Corporate Finance (i.e., finance process automation, while helping to derive stronger and more strategic insights, easier and faster)
• Proficient in reading, writing, and communicating in English within a business context
• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail and a strong customer orientation
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Proven track record of successful collaboration in global, multinational projects
• Cultural sensitivity and openness to working in diverse business environments
• Capable of maintaining composure and effectiveness under stress and pressure, particularly when managing high workloads and meeting deadlines.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree (Bachelor, Master, MBA) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or similar
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
• Up to 3 years of relevant work experience