Adidas FINANCE ANALYST SCM & GF OOH 

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 

758848881

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a member of Korea FP&A team to control supply chain costs including CoSV items. Tasks including budgeting, rolling forecasting, monthly reporting, business case creation, variation analysis and financial analysis
• Be a strong data analyst and through big data file and system data from SAP, MicroStrategy and BI as well as various vendors where is necessary to generate insights and recommendation for costs improvement or service improvement opportunities.
• Share the result of GAP analysis and provide the root cause/clues/ views of underperformance and provide suggestions and solutions of performance improvement.

• Be a business partner to Supply Chain Management team. Tasks include business analysis, project support, effectiveness study, productivity tracking, benchmarking analysis etc. to drive discussions and form corrective actions to improve efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain management.
• Be familiar with end-to-end supply chain operational flow and closely monitor both the fixed and variable costs related to supply chain management and clearly understand the drivers behind costs fluctuation.
• Support business case development of Supply Chain projects and investments by challenging, identifying, and quantifying improvement potential.
• Support Global Operations in carrying out projects from the conceptual set-up to the implementation, including the follow up on the realization of the targeted benefits.
• Ensure transparency on business performance drivers and building sustainable “performance management culture” within the group functions.
• Enhance and improve working methods for day-to-day processes and systems.
• Contribute or drive global and local initiatives. Create transparency by tracking the financial impact and make recommendation from ‘lessons learned’.
• Develop and implement adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions
• Support SCM contract negotiation/extension with financial analysis & rational recommendations.
• Responsible for planning, analyzing and controls the GF OOH incl. but not limited to PEX, T&E, Depreciation, etc.
• Responsible to managing the Other Operating Income and Expense lines in the P&L
• Control the budget/target shifts within and outside the Market
• Supports the HR team in the FTE planning for all functions and OWM reporting, incl. hiring phasing, new FTEs and corresponding PEX impact
• Analyses the different PEX buckets and ensures they are properly forecasted
• Understand the business and apply this knowledge to proactively manage risks and opportunities across all P&L line items
• Various project management and support

aGolf specific responsibilities:

• Support the planning and reporting of aGolf OOH: Sales and Corp where applicable
• Follows the aKorea FP&A templates and provides timely input
• Input of planning data in the systems based on Local FP&A and Global schedule
• Ensures proper reporting to the Brand Finance team, Golf AP & Global Finance
• CAPEX controlling

Key Relationships:

• Korea Supply Chain Management team including OBF, purchasing, ASC and DC operations
• Korea Finance team and Demand Planning team
• Korea Non Trade Procurement (NTP) team
• Global SCM Finance team
• Global Distribution Excellence team
• Korea HR, Finance, HR, GWP teams

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• University degree preferably in from Data Analysis, Finance, Economics or Logistics related major.
• 3-4 years of work experience in analysis related field.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and system such as Power BI, MicroStrategy and SAP is preferred.
• Preferable experience in the sport or clothing industry
• Strong on logical thinking, quick-learner and can work under pressure.
• Advanced MS Excel (VBA and Macro preferred) and PPT skills
• Knowledge of supply chain management and retail industry is an advantage.
• Understanding of the interactions and dynamics within an international organization
• Fluent written and spoken in English / Korean
• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g., relationship management, facilitation)