Senior Manager SCM Finance (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation: No Selection

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 & Overall Relevance for the Organization :

The general purpose the Group Functions Finance is to be a financial consultant to the Group Functions Senior Management by giving recommendations to enable and drive fact-based decision-making. The Finance Functions support and steer the business to achieve financial targets as well as the strategy based on the analysis of number indicators. This is supported by the creation of transparency about business performance through cost (-centre) analysis, business analysis and performance management

As part of Group Functions Finance, SCM finance is responsible for financial controlling and cost management and provides tailored key performance indicators. As a business partner we enable fact based decision making, best practice sharing and continuous process improvement by creating transparency on impact and dependencies of core cost and service drivers. We derive corresponding solution through application of state of the art analytical tools and business expertize.

Key Responsibilities:

· Manage execution of SCM strategy to improve end-to-end WE performance, cost and service levels
· Manage the financial controlling of all logistic cost related to the Supply Chain Management (SCM) functions within Western Europe (including all warehouses)
· Proactively drive transparency on cost and cost drivers of the Supply Chain through cost management of the assigned budget by manage the budget process and forecast, reporting actual costs, explaining cost deviations, and identifying savings potential as part of cost saving initiatives
· Act as a business partner, e.g. by ensuring financial but also non-financial managers are provided top notch and highly accurate information for analysis for their business decisions.
· Manage and support business case development of Supply Chain projects and investments by challenging, identifying and quantifying improvement potential
· Manage and support the development and continuous enhancement of balanced Key Performance Indicators, strive for transparency on business performance drivers and living a sustainable “performance management culture” within the Supply Chain Organization
· Act as a team player, embrace continuous learning & improvement and cross-functional collaboration
· Develop and implement methods for advanced budgeting, forecasting and performance tracking; establish a benchmarking process; and deepen knowledge and understanding of industry trends
· Support Digital Supply Chain and OMNI initiatives being horizontal (all markets) finance counterpart for SCM
· Control costs and performance of ecom facilities in Western Europe

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

· Strong analytical skills in order to synthesize complex data and develop innovative solutions
· Strong communication skills
· Strong result orientation and pro-activity with a high degree of customer orientation
· Strong financial controlling skillset and accounting skills
· Project management skills
· Good understanding of end-to-end supply chains
· Good understanding of performance management methods and improvement tools such as Balanced Scorecard, SCOR, SixSigma, Activity-Based-Costing et al.
· User skills in SAP-CO/PA, Business Intelligence (SAP BW, IBM Cognos et al.)
· Advanced MS Office skills, especially MS Excel
· Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· University degree in Business Administration / Finance / Controlling / Logistics
· 5+ years of work experience in related field; alternatively, 3+ years of relevant Performance/ Supply Chain Management experience
· Knowledge of fast moving consumer goods, fashion industry and/or retail is an advantage