Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

Purpose of the Role

• This is a key in-house tactical position for an organized, passionate, and growth-oriented future leader who understands how to create value for our shareholders. This strategic role will be a key influencer in driving sustainable top-line development across all product categories and customers, managing a finite amount of investment resources and ensuring that we consistently embed the consumer in our decision making and processes.

- What you will do

• Steer all Commercial and general FP&A priorities for Wholesale channel linked with turnover till gross margin development to ensure the delivery of committed business results for the Zone.
• Develop and monitor KPI’s for product categories and customers in Wholesale, short and long-term planning and bring responsibility into the business.
• Create transparency about business performance by analyzing and comparing data from different sources of information.
• Establish a valued business partnership with Sales, Marketing due to objective and holistic controlling support, copiloting towards Marketplace growth.
• Provide Finance Lead and Senior Management with correct, timely and in-depth analysis of both Financial and non-financial business KPIs or other ad-hoc reporting.
• Provide guidance and influence business partners to assist in making business decisions that support in achieving sustainable Brand strength and profitability.
• Develop and implement creative process improvements and best-known practices while simplifying current financial management processes and analytical tools.
• Specific focus will be required on processes that can act as a key enabler for adidas to become even more consumer obsessed.
• Liaise with Europe and South commercial and finance departments of all channels to shape and drive growth for Southeast Europe marketplace.
• Lead or participate in cross functional projects as required.
• Coordinate and drive improvements of internal controls.

- Skills you will need

• Demonstrated analytical and financial modeling skills, comfort with Finance and Accounting principles and strong financial statement analysis.
• High degree of customer and consumer orientation.
• Independent handling of a variety of tasks with different level of complexity by developing effective plans and organizing work efficiently.
• Acting in a goal and solution-oriented manner, be able to prioritize and complete tasks in order of importance.
• Ability to navigate in complex international environment to influence and enable key business partners
• Ability to motivate the colleagues and support shift toward growth mindset
• Advanced degree or qualification in Business, Finance, Economics or Accounting (e.g. MBA or CPA)
• Familiarity with SAP, Power BI, Fiori App and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software a major plus
• 7+ years of broad based operational and strategic finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies
• Language skills: English spoken and written as well as local language appreciated.

- Life at adidas

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus
• Private Life & health insurance
• Pension plan
• Hybrid working model
• Monthly meal vouchers
• Free access to learning platform
• Employee Assistance Program (personal counselling on variety of topics)
• Employee discount on adidas products.
• Work - life balance & encouraging towards wellbeing environment

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**ADIDAS 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.**

- job title

• Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

- brand

- location

• Zaragoza

- team

• Finance

- state

- country/region

• ES

- contract type

• Full time

- number

• 525113

- date

• Mar 7, 2025