Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization
Global Business Services (GBS) designs, builds, and operates consistent end-to-end business solutions for adidas, delivering services in the areas of finance, non-trade procurement, and human resources.
This drives operating efficiency, better customer experience, company agility, and decision-making, and ensures a compliance and control environment.
This is enabled through :
- Consistent end-to-end processes
- Strong, globally consistent governance of solutions and services
- State-of-the-art technology and tools
- Creativity and continuous improvement
The role will be to understand business requirements and help transform them into technical architecture. You will provide service advice and liaise with partners to help the stakeholders move rapidly from idea to prototype, to production solution.
In addition, will build and participate in mechanisms for tracking impact for stakeholders and for GBS and relevant experience to help improve operations.
It's an adidas 2025 strategy position. The role holder must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial enterprise technology environment, and working with cross-functional teams as many parts of the program will have interdependencies with other teams within adidas.
Key Responsibilities
Work with adidas (GBS) leaders across business, markets & functions to identify and qualify suitable opportunities for the innovation programFacilitate solution workshops to understand business requirements and map to solution architecturesLead and coordinate the delivery of those solutions, working with relevant technology experts, services teams, and partners where appropriateAbility to think strategically, synthesize complex situations and develop innovative solutions within a changing environmentBuild value propositions and technology business casesEffectively track and articulate the value of engagements underway and major wins for GBSEarn trust with senior technology stakeholders within adidas and partner organizationsShare knowledge effectively across the different GBS operational teamsHelp develop and improve the innovation culture across adidas GBSWork with the operational teams to identify and enable them to adopt digital innovationAbility to multitask and manage a portfolio of projects : work prioritization, planning, collaboration, and managementKey Relationships
GBS Leadership teamGlobal Process OwnersOperations teams in centersGlobal Delivery Excellence teamIT Platform Engineering teamGBS Transition TeamKnowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Excellent collaboration skills, ability to influence without authority, and work effectively in a matrix organizationFamiliarity with innovation principles and notable industry approaches / best practicesDeep Knowledge in Copilot / Gen AI to build conversational chatbotsKnowledge in Python, SharePoint, DatabricksPractical knowledge in IDP (Abbyy or other OCR tools)Design principle of PowerPlatform (PowerApps / PowerAutomate)Passion for innovation and how technology can help large enterprisesGood English language proficiencyRequisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications
8+ years of experience in multiple technologies, GBS organization working model and demonstrating progressive responsibility in roles focused on driving service excellence through the application of analyticsPreferably experience working in Agile / Product lead organizationUniversity degree or equivalent experienceadidas 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.
Skills Required
Powerapps, Sharepoint, Databricks, Python, Ocr