Manager Business Systems

vor 2 Wochen


Herzogenaurach, Deutschland adidas Vollzeit
Manager Business Systems & Processes - Europe (m/f/d)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role is responsible for maximising the sales, profitability, and brand equity of the European Concept & Franchise Stores by providing the teams with the right business systems, process, and pricing support.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage strategic projects, systems, processes, and seasonal pricing changes in line with the Europe strategy.
  • Support the implementation of the business systems into the merchandising teams seamlessly and train all merchandisers on the new tools.
  • Manage the pricing of articles and key promotional events such as MSS and EOSS.
  • Manage the partner group setup for store promotional activations.
  • Co-ordinate and drive operations between SCM and buying teams.
  • Support in building the system process map for Europe merchandising and re-define the processes to drive work efficiency.
  • Be the key interface to manage all IT enhancements and liaise with the Business Solutions team in Global to drive the implementation.
  • Drive implementation of key strategic projects that impact planning, ranging, forecasting and pricing across DTC (e.g. TRADE, Oracle Project, Power BI)
  • Improve the Financial Plan (MFP) processes for upcoming seasons, including delivering a financial plan at store level and at category/class level, and handling all exceptions in the process.
  • Supporting the definition of new reporting processes with other category directors to drive new thinking.
  • Actively participate in all new system testing roll outs on behalf of the buyers.
  • Ensure all cross-category coordination of store related action plans and monitor development.
  • Drive master data accuracy and maintenance across all systems

Key Relationships:

  • Merchandising teams
  • Concept stores operations teams
  • Retail Directors (Concept Stores) and cluster teams
  • Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics teams
  • Finance/Controlling

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Detailed knowledge and relevant experience in Merchandising, ranging & forecasting as well as understanding of Planning and Allocation systems.
  • Knowledge of SAP Retail/AFS, IT Strategy & Project Management.
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Influencing skills.
  • Good knowledge of Retail channels/online marketing
  • Experienced in working with internal stakeholders and external agencies to establish efficient and scalable processes.
  • System knowledge in Tools like MS Access, Power BI, SQL would be a plus.
  • Fluent in English and other language(s) is an advantage.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

  • University degree, ideally in business with marketing and sales focus, or equivalent professional experience / MBA a plus
  • 5+ years working experience in Merchandising & Supply Chain in Retail Industry vertical preferable in sporting goods.
  • Retail knowledge/retail background/understanding of retail operations required.
  • Experienced in working cross functional within international organization.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.



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