Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

 

As a Manager Data & Analytics, you will have to effectively cross-collaborate with multiple stakeholders and you are responsible for delivering cutting-edge analytics services to stakeholders and enable them to make fact-based decisions.

 

To be successful in this role you will have to acquire a good understanding of the Internal Controls & Profit Protection business needs, processes, ways of working and how to incorporate them into the Global technology available, to deliver best in class analytics, data solutions and process design. In this role you will have the chance to further develop and apply your technical and analytical skills on top of the newest technologies.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

1. Data & Analytics

 

Contribute to continuous development of analytical, data and platform solutions which are aligned to global frameworks and with a focus on the EM IC&PP data needs, analytics platform migration and harmonization towards global standards. Manage demand for insights and analytics. Conduct collection, tracking, mining and analysis of data and the generation of fact-based insights using multiple data sources. Provide analytical and technical services to stakeholders within the Emerging Markets region. Execute assigned projects in areas such as analytics implementation, database integration, data management, data quality, data harmonization, etc. Support the implementation of strategies for data accessibility, management, quality, and the overall availability of data. Present and promote analysis results and insights to colleagues at all levels, including senior stakeholders, in a way that allows them to understand the value of your work, apply your output, and realize business potential. You see opportunities and provide solutions for data process enhancements and automation.

 

2. Consulting

Take responsibility for understanding requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution. Identify, evaluate, and recommend options, implementing if required. Collaborates and facilitates with stakeholder groups, as part of formal or informal consultancy agreements. Identify business gaps and come with solutions towards a more efficient way of working Seeks to fully address stakeholder needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of stakeholder requirements, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately utilized.

3. Reporting

Co-initiate and help implement new reporting structures or refine existing structures within your area of responsibility in alignment with Market and Global Analytics Frameworks and Data Governance. Help distill best practice guidance from other markets and other adidas stakeholders to maximize the use of analytics capabilities. Take ownership of business intelligence by providing self-service reporting solutions to other teams as well as creating awareness of the state of the business by highlighting key focus areas to senior management. Investigates operational needs and problems, and opportunities, contributing to the recommendation of improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes. Drive acceptance tests in order to assure that market requirements and sync with business needs

4. Innovation

Build a strong internal and external network and contribute to the growth and development of the Internal Controls & Profit Protection function. Deliver a state-of-the-art analytical services that will result in a data savvy and driven organization.

 

III. Key responsibilities:

Coaching and training around analytical products and solution Local vendor resource and contract management Budget submission, tracking and cost management Business application maintenance Demand management

 

 

 

 

Key Relationships:

 

Data & Analytics Organization (DNA) EM Internal Controls & Profit Protection team, Finance Directors Local and Global IT

 

Requirements

 

1. Education & Professional Experience

University degree in the field of Business, Information Technology or equivalent >5 years of experience in data management and analytics Proficient spoken and written command of English is a must Experience in working in a diverse and global team preferable

2. Soft-Skills

A passion for delivering data-based recommendations for quantifiable improvements in business results. Strong communication skills, comfortable presenting complex topics to stakeholders at various organizational levels both in person and remotely.

 

3. Hard-Skills

Experience with BI tool management (Microstrategy, PowerBI, Tableau ..) Experience with analytics tools and disciplines (SQL, Python, database management ..). Project management skills, including the ability to lead projects or work on several projects simultaneously Proficient in MS Office

 

 

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

 

University degree or other tertiary education Functional: 4-7 years professional experience at similar roles