Specialist GBS Procurement Operations

adidas; Bogotá; On-site; COP 30,000,000 - 50,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas Bogotá is seeking a procurement analyst to support ARIBA Guided Buying, Fieldglass, and SAP-related functions within Global Business Services. You will perform quality checks, assist in tool rollouts, and help with training and onboarding for new joiners.

The role emphasizes procurement excellence, process standardization, and collaboration with global and local teams, while ensuring policy compliance and KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree with emphasis on business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education.
• 2+ years business experience, preferably in Procurement & Customer Service or related admin work.
• Excellent understanding of Ariba purchasing systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Procurement and/or Operations.
• Eagerness to learn and an analytical mindset.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders.
• Proactive, process-oriented team player with MS Office proficiency.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Perform Quality Checks on all Purchase requests on an ad hoc basis.
• Support Roll-out of ARIBA Guided Buying & Fieldglass.
• Assist testing and rollout of SAP functionalities and related tools.
• Provide onboarding support and training to new joiners.
• Identify risks and drive corrective actions within D2PO processes.
• Support reporting and data analysis for teams and leadership.

Skills

Ariba

Fieldglass

SAP

MS Office

English

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/procurement

Job description

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 behaviors 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Quality Checks on all Purchase requests on a adhoc basis
• Support Roll-out of ARIBA Guided Buying & Fieldglass
• Support and/or drive testing activities of new functionalities in SAP systems, participate in the implementation of new tools and processes (e.g. Ariba, Fieldglass)
• Support Business and team on Process and technical-related questions.
• Solve escalations and work on problem-solving for the future
• Support Team Leads in reporting and data analysis.
• Ensure policy compliance and KPIs throughout the entire operations.
• Identify, drive and manage implementation improvements along the operational D2PO processes
• Work on process, standardization, automation and simplification activities
• Responsible to ensure up-to-date process GBS.NTP documentation.
• Provide onboarding support and training to new joiners.
• Align with NTP Category Managers on category-specific policy and documentation updates.
• Provide Helpdesk support in ARIBA for Americas markets, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and operational support across different stakeholders and business units.
• Support compliance monitoring activities by identifying risks, gaps and process deviations, while proposing corrective and preventive actions.

Key Relationships:

• Global Business Requestors
• Global/Local Procurement Teams
• GBS Buyers
• GBS Procurement Teams
• GBS Accounts Payable

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education.
• 2+ years business experience, preferably in Procurement area & Customer Service, Administrative functions experience.
• Excellent understanding of Ariba purchasing systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Procurement and/or Operations.
• Eagerness to learn and an analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and the capability to independently interact with different stakeholders.
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with a process-oriented mindset.
• Advanced literacy in MS Office tools.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.

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. – Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You – By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.