Adidas MANAGER IC & RP 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

678623563

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Position is integral to the on-going focus on Corporate Governance. It aims at:

2. Ensuring compliance with applicable external laws and internal regulations as well as the established Group Internal Control frameworks, and Group/Market/Brand best practices and policies.

3. Protect Company physical assets (e.g. stock, cash on different premises), including public and internal dishonesty, procedural failure, administrative error and wastage, as well as maximized profit ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of operations.

4. Their role requires that they collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and they are expected to make use of their functional experience to support senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

Risk Assessment & Key controls review

1. Timely coordination/execution of the local ICS testing/ Global Control Self-Assessment (GCSA) of key controls as well as including the mandatory documentation in TM+ and heading remediation of all identified control deficiencies in collaboration with local Senior Management.

2. Conduct retail store compliance audits to ensure adherence/compliance to defined controls, policies and procedures. To analyze/report findings and ensure remediating actions/action plans are followed by Retail Management

3. Follow-up the remediating action plans and update TM+ or the global store compliance audit(s) tool.

4. To proactively and continuously review, assess and identify risk within the business. Reduce and mitigate risk with the implementation of comprehensive risk reduction strategies and countermeasures.

5. Review, monitor and manage retail data (shrinkage/cycle counts/stock counts/high risk transactions) affecting the P&L of retail stores (DTC) and develop, recommend and implement comprehensive countermeasures to eliminate or minimize losses.

Policies & Procedures awareness and processes improvement

1. Raise awareness/maintain knowledge of the Global/Market/Local policies and procedures, including regular trainings at local level.

2. Design, develop, implement and regular update of local policies (based on global/market policies if existing), procedures and related internal controls, based on best practices and Group requirements.

3. Develop, support and lead initiatives/projects focused on improving the efficiency (locally and regionally), transparency and effectiveness of business processes.

1. Produce IC&RP monthly report to give local senior management visibility of the risk, findings and opportunities. (e.g. Abnormal transaction analysis, shrinkage data, incident and control deficiencies)

2. Immediate communication of major control deficiencies to LAM.

3. Conduct retail investigations and complete timely reports/findings to the relevant stakeholders utilizing the Resolver platform.

4. Timely coordination of the local bi-annual Representation Letter process.

5. Participation in the Global/Market ICS network including ICS calls, WebEx sessions, conferences, sharing of best practices.

Leadership & People management (if applicable)

1. To achieve success, managers must also increase their leadership skills by identifying opportunities to develop and be an example of Leadership Framework behaviors.

2. Develop and grow a strong network of peers within the function and other levels.

3. Managing, motivating and developing the subordinated employees in line their individual development. (People managers).

Key Relationships:

Local:General Manager, Finance Director, Heads of Departments and Process Owners.

Market:LAM IC&RP Director, IC&RP Partners in region and global.

Group:Group Policies & Internal Controls, Group Internal Audit, Group Risk & Compliance Management, Global Profit Protection, GBS and Cross functional process owners.

External auditors.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate a digital mindset and have the ability to use different resources and digital tools.
• Manage the daily details of the projects and coordinate with relevant stakeholders.
• Focus on execution and drive it; Keep a solid track record of meeting objectives and produce high quality work.
• Know how to set priorities in high pressure environments with tight deadlines and demonstrate the necessary resistance.
• Demonstrate understanding of the different cultures, ideas and needs of consumers.
• Show understanding of different cultures, ideas and needs of consumers.
• Participate in complex projects with colleagues from other functions or markets.
• Demonstrate clear communication skills and agility at work to stay connected globally.
• Work towards the improvement of processes and the standardization of methods between markets / functions
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior executives, stakeholders and cross functional business leaders.
• Strong auditing/internal control skills and process improvement experience.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience in similar function/position
• Accounting/auditing qualification preferred
• International experience and track record in similar discipline
• Knowledge on project management  Knowledge of ERP system such as SAP, MicroStrategy
• Fluency in English is a must.