Senior Manager Performance Management - Brand (m/f/d)

Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organisation

As Senior Manager PM Brand - Margin, you will be responsible for providing top-tier financial support to the SVP Finance Europe & Commercial, the Commercial & Cluster FP&A Europe, the European BUs, and Range Architecture Europe. Your role is to help these teams achieve their objectives and contribute to adidas's overall goals. You will ensure business transparency and offer recommendations to facilitate fact-based decision making. Additionally, you will be involved in both short- and long-term planning and tracking of key KPIs such as Go-In Margin, Standard Margin, and Cost of Sales.

Key Responsibilities

1. Facilitate annual fiscal margin target setting for Europe, aligning with global expectations, and perform analysis and scenario planning.
2. Regularly analyze Europe’s Go-In and Standard Margin development, highlighting risks and opportunities, and maintain transparency within the FP&A community.
3. Manage and execute standardized reporting and ad-hoc analyses related to seasonal and fiscal margin developments.
4. Oversee seasonal range planning, including detailed analysis of pricing and margin to optimize brand and financial impact.
5. Analyze and simulate pricing strategies to maximize profitability and product mix efficiency.
6. Ensure compliance with the EU Pricing Policy and optimize related processes, providing necessary documentation for controls testing.
7. Collaborate with the IBP team to enhance margin planning through key assumptions on product mix, GSP, and LCP.
8. Develop and implement advanced analytical tools to support margin and pricing planning processes.
9. Lead medium to large projects, ensuring implementation and sustainability of outcomes.
10. Innovate and improve working methods to contribute to departmental success.
11. Advance horizontal margin management topics, including planning processes and financial forecasting.
12. Create and present communication packages with findings, recommendations, and solutions to FP&A Europe and the European SLT.

Personnel

1. Recruit, coach, motivate, and develop team members, fostering a focus on business growth and customer focus.
2. Provide guidance, mentorship, and priority setting for direct reports.
3. Promote an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset within the team, emphasizing agility and action-oriented approaches.
4. Set objectives and evaluate performance accordingly.
5. Delegate responsibilities effectively to maximize team potential.
6. Foster an environment conducive to professional growth and high performance.

Key Relationships

Global: Corporate Performance Management, Global Sales & Market Finance

Market: Europe FP&A Team, Commercial Performance Management, Brand Performance Management, Range Architecture, Demand Planning

Clusters: FP&A teams

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strategic thinking with innovative problem-solving skills within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across functions and levels.
• Persuasive and challenging mindset to engage with business partners.
• Proven leadership in managing and developing teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience managing large datasets from multiple sources.
• Interest in analytics, technology, and innovative working methods.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Solid experience with SAP, Power BI, and MicroStrategy; knowledge of Excel Power Query is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in business administration or finance; MBA preferred.
• 5-8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in a marketing or brand-driven environment is preferred.

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