Adidas SENIOR SPECIALIST 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

387477598

GENERAL PURPOSE

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.

• Defines acceptance criteria for these recommendations.

Requirements definition and management

• Assists in the definition and management of requirements.

• Uses standard techniques to elicit, specify, and document requirements for simple subject areas with clearly-defined boundaries.

• Assists in the creation of a requirements baseline and in investigating and applying authorized requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.

Release and deployment

• Assesses and analyses release components.

• Investigates improvements of UAT process, tools and methods.

• Ensures release processes and procedures are maintained.

Portfolio, programme and project support

• Uses recommended portfolio, programme and project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking.

• Sets up project files, compiles and distributes reports.

• Provides administrative services to project boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.

• Provides guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.

• Maintains programme and project files from supplied actual and forecast data.

Relationship management

• Ensures problems and issues are dealt with

• Collects lessons learned and disseminates relevant information.

• Collects and uses feedback from customers and stakeholders.

Key Relationships:

• GBS Operations (Porto/Dalian/NAM/LAM)

• GBS Hire to Retire

• GBS Record to Report

• GBS Source to Pay

• GBS Order to Cash

• GBS Planning & Reporting

• Global IT

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Analytical thinking, solution oriented, clear, and structured way of working

• Ability to drive efforts under limited guidance.

• Excellent interpersonal skills & relations with ability to work effectively with stakeholders in complex, fast-paced organizations.

• Fluent in English both verbally and written.

• Basic understanding of JavaScript, HTML and CSS is a plus.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business/Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.

• Minimum 6 + years of relevant work experience within the field of IT and Product Ownership.

• Preferably experience in shared services or global business services.

• Technical experience with relevant platforms, technologies, and tools such as ServiceNow and Cisco.

• Experienced in process documentation.