Manager Accounts Payable

adidas; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 12.000.000 - 21.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

adidas in Bogotá is seeking a S2P Manager to lead Accounts Payable operations for the region, ensuring compliance with global policies and driving efficiency.

You will manage an AP team, report KPIs through dashboards, and collaborate with global and local leads to drive growth and performance in S2P processes across markets.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of S2P topics, such as Order Management, Accounts Payable, Payments, Vendor contact, Sourcing & Procurement Compliance. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable and/or Procurement.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong influencing, analytical, and numerical capabilities.
• Proactive problem-solver with a positive attitude, high energy, and ability to drive change.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills; able to navigate complex organizations and engage diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting, and procurement processes.
• Demonstrated experience in people management and leading medium-sized teams.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive regional success and KPIs.
• Identify and anticipate risks affecting market operations and performance, support issue resolution and prioritization effectively.
• Collaborate closely with Operations Leads and Global Leads within S2P to drive business growth and performance.
• Lead Business Performance Reviews and ensure action plans are implemented in alignment with market needs and S2P procedures.
• Manage the AP team, including coaching, training, motivation, and performance appraisal guidance.
• Ensure team members are trained and equipped with the necessary tools and resources to perform effectively.
• Maintain AP KPIs at optimal levels and provide visibility to stakeholders through dashboards and regular reporting.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance team performance and foster collaboration.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder management

S2P knowledge

Team leadership

English & Spanish

Procurement & AP

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field

Descripción del empleo

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principle shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviours and mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude we strive to see in every team member.

This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact.

Within GBS, the Source to Pay (S2P) process plays a key role in ensuring a seamless vendor journey—from order creation to payment. It supports business growth through standardization, automation, and a strong vendor‑centric approach.

The S2P Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with global policies, leading strategic initiatives, and supporting the S2P Senior Manager. This role oversees Accounts Payable operations for the region—including postings, vendor reconciliations, and month‑end close—serves as an escalation point for process‑related issues and manages the AP team to ensure efficient operations and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive success and create value for the region, positively impacting market KPIs. Acting as a market ambassador by actively engaging stakeholders, listening to local/regional needs, and ensuring high compliance with market requirements.
• Identify and anticipate risks affecting market operations and performance, support issue resolution and prioritization effectively.
• Collaborate closely with Operations Leads and Functional Leads (globally located) within S2P to drive business growth and performance.
• Lead Business Performance Reviews and ensure action plans are implemented in alignment with market needs and S2P procedures.
• Manage the AP team, including coaching, training, motivation, and performance appraisal guidance.
• Ensure team members are trained and equipped with the necessary tools and resources to perform effectively.
• Maintain AP KPIs at optimal levels and provide visibility to stakeholders through dashboards and regular reporting.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance team performance and productivity while fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that encourages teamwork, collaboration, and innovation.

Key Relationships:

• Local Finance teams in the Americas .
• Accounts Payable processing team.
• Global Process Owners.

Knowledge, Skills and leadership abilities Managers:

This section outlines a manager role and should incorporate the leadership framework behaviours as described above.

EXCEL

• Live your passion for the brand: Acts as a confident brand ambassador, spreading enthusiasm for adidas, its culture, products, and consumers. shares brand updates, understand diverse consumer needs and adapts accordingly.
• Act like it ’ s your own company: Balances global strategy with local needs, aligns team goals, seeks process improvements, and drives sustainable growth and profitability.
• Think Bigger and Beyond: Anticipates change, embraces ambiguity, and encourages innovation. Supports calculated risks, challenges the status quo, and drives continuous improvement.

EMPOWER

• Build a diverse team & foster inclusion: Creates diverse, high‑performing teams in an inclusive, fair environment. Encourages open dialogue, values different perspectives, and celebrates individual and team achievements
• Engage and inspire: Connects and energizes the team with clear vision and motivating communication. Guides through challenges and promotes well‑being and resilience .
• Develop talent: I identifies and creates development opportunities, provides fair access to growth, and fosters a culture of trust and continuous feedback.

ELEVATE

• Deliver results: Sets clear, achievable goals, prioritizes value‑driven actions, ensures resources, and exemplify a hands‑on mentality to overcome challenges.
• Promote accountability: Owns decisions with transparency, communicates expectations clearly, addresses conflicts constructively, and takes confident actions, even in challenging situations.
• Continue to grow yourself: Seeks feedback, reflects to increase self‑awareness, embraces a learning mindset, and pursues growth beyond the comfort zone while promoting development within the team.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of S2P topics, such as Order Management, Accounts Payable, Payments, Vendor contact, Sourcing & Procurement Compliance. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable and/or Procurement.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong influencing, analytical, and numerical capabilities.
• Proactive problem‑solver with a positive attitude, high energy, and ability to drive change.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills; able to navigate complex organizations and engage diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting, and procurement processes.
• Demonstrated experience in people management and leading medium‑sized teams.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.

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.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.