Expires soon Adidas Group

Specialist BU Finance - Originals (temporary position for 6 months) (m/f)

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  • Herzogenaurach (Middle Franconia)
  • Accounting / Management control

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Temp

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose

Provide financial planning and analysis for Originals business to support the long term strategy as well as short term business cases and tactical decisions ensuring profitable business and sustainable growth. We act as a financial consultant and business partner to the BU Originals team by creating transparency about business performance and giving recommendations to enable and drive fact-based decision-making.

Key Accountabilities

· Support the business in strategic planning and translating SBP targets in seasonal and sub-category targets
· Support to create transparency on KPIs with respect to business plans (Net Sales, volume, margin, range size)
· Manage small sized projects and support the implementation of findings and sustainability of achievements
· Support and Implement adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions
· Adapt and modify working methods for day-to-day processes and systems
· Apply state of the art analytical tools regarding range efficiency, drop rounds, workload indicators, margin calculation, market overlap etc. This includes standard reporting, ad-hoc analysis as well as maintaining the Marketing range plans with margin calculation, Sales projections and Buying Volume information
· Work to achieve objectives and deliver results with a short-term, operational focus as part of the department targets
· Execute and interpret variance analysis

Key Relationships

· BU Finance, Brand Finance
· Product Marketing Teams within Originals
· Marketing Operations, Global Operations
· Finance, Controlling, Accounting

Knowledge, Experience and Capabilities

· Business understanding of processes and structure
· Result orientation and pro-activity
· High degree of customer orientation
· Ability to accept and meet deadlines
· Ability to maneuver in consistently changing environment
· Good communication skills for adapting and exchanging information, mainly within the organization
· Fluent in English (written and spoken)
· Good analytical skills, managing large data quantities

Qualifications

· University degree in Business Administration/Finance/Controlling
· System expertise in MS office, excellent excel, SAP, cognos
· Competence with various tools and procedures
· 0-2 years working experience in Finance department

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