Project Manager GDM (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany                                              
Job Function: Information Technology

State / Province: Germany                               
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Herzogenaurach                                   
Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: Yes

At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and plastic, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas, Reebok, or Rockport. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

Purpose

General

·  The CoE Finance ensures sustainable Group profitability by driving end to end process-, data- and tool-integrity.

Function/department specific

·  Data Management governs, designs, implements, and operates master data, reference data, and transaction data which (a) create and sustain high data quality, (b) drive low total cost of data ownership, and (c) support flexibility and speed for the business.

Key Accountabilities

Business Partnering/Communication

·  Partner with the business within the assigned area of responsibility
·  Liase with business process stakeholders in the analysis or master data processes, proposing relevant improvements and facilitating the implementation. Such analysis may be related to interface enhancements or the regular course of business.
·  Enable fact based decision making by creating transparency on priorities, deliverables, sequencing, and the timelines of major business initiatives across multiple business functions.
·  Manage medium sized projects and/or actively participate in projects; implement results and ensure sustainability of achievements
·  Create and maintain project planning and milestone tracking relating to implementation and execution of the GDM strategy; lead regular status update meetings with stakeholders and ensure deliverable and project status are transparent and visible
·  Oversee and coordinate activities for assigned project workstreams and ensure they are completed in alignment with overall timelines and requirements
·  Develop and structure change management approach for initiative and ensure timely communication across the network
·  Develop and implement adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions.

Innovation

·  Significantly enhance and improve working methods for day-to-day processes and systems
·  Develop and implement state-of-the-art analytic tools
·  Resolve master and reference data implementation conflicts across multiple work streams, ensuring they are compliant with overall timelines, business requirements, and master data principles

Strategy

·  Provide input into new processes or operational plans and deliver results with direct impact on the department targets.
·  Works towards the achievement of department targets.

Analysis/Reporting

·  Identify improvement potential through variance analysis, derive solutions and facilitate related decisions.
·  Manage & execute standardized reporting and ad-hoc analysis.
·  Prepare the provision of solutions and contribute to the facilitation of decisions by structuring/analyzing data and deriving the respective recommendations.

Functional Expertise

·  Provide expertise for assigned functional areas/systems and processes towards team and business partners.
·  Possess ownership of assigned processes and systems
·  Ensure smooth operation of the day today business by taking on ownership for related actions.

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience

Business Partnering/ Communication

·  Deep business understanding of processes and structure
·  Result orientation and pro-activity
·  High degree of customer orientation
·  Ability to manoeuver in consistently changing environment
·  Ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers
·  Understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within and international company
·  Experience in Project Management
·  Very good communication skills for persuasion and convincing others

Analysis/Reporting

·  Very good analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources

Knowledge

·  System expertise in Power Designer, SPM, AFS, and Kalido
·  Strong competence with various tools, procedures, etc.
·  Business fluency in English (written and spoken)

Qualifications

·  Relevant university degree
·  3-5 years of relevant working experience

We're looking forward to receiving your application!