Senior Cost Management Director (Hybrid)

adidas AG; Portland (OR); Híbrido; USD 180.000 - 250.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical benefits including HSA/FSA

Dental and vision coverage

401k with employer match

Parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

Adidas in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Director of Controlling to lead a 15–20 person team, owning cost governance across PEX, MAEX, Tech, and COSV. You’ll partner with Functional Leaders, drive budgeting, forecasting, and cost productivity, and present actionable insights to NAM and Global finance leaders.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled analytics, disciplined planning, and executive storytelling to inform strategic investment decisions while maintaining robust controls and stakeholder alignment.

Formación

• Proven experience leading cost controlling or FP&A with significant budget accountability.
• Advanced degree or qualification in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Minimum 10-12 years of broad-based Finance and cross-functional experience with progressive responsibility.

Responsabilidades

• Lead NAM cost controlling across PEX, MAEX, Supply Chain, Workplaces, T&E, Tech, and COSV; own the consolidated spending view and ensure accurate, timely, and transparent reporting with clear accountability for budget owners.
• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range cost planning, aligning spending with workforce and FTE plans, marketing commitments, technology investments, and business priorities.
• Establish cost targets, spending guardrails, and regular performance reviews with functional leaders; constructively challenge spending proposals and agree corrective actions while protecting strategic priorities.
• Present concise, decision-ready financial narratives to senior leadership, translating analysis into clear spending drivers, risks, opportunities, investment trade-offs, and recommended actions supported by dashboards and presentations.
• Partner with Budget Owners and Other Finance Leaders to ensure consistent cost governance, including investment business cases, approval discipline, commitment tracking, and post-investment reviews.
• Build trusted relationships across NAM and Global functions; influence decisions without direct authority, lead cross-functional cost productivity and reinvestment programs with measurable financial outcomes.
• Lead process and reporting transformation across Finance, Non-Trade Purchasing, and business functions, standardizing data, simplifying workflows, and strengthening controls and spending visibility.
• Set and execute an AI and automation roadmap for cost controlling, prioritizing use cases such as variance analysis, forecasting support, spend anomaly detection, and management commentary.

Conocimientos

FP&A leadership

Cost controlling

Budgeting & forecasting

Executive stakeholder management

AI-enabled analytics

Team leadership

Financial storytelling

Educación

MBA or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Adidas in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Director of Controlling to lead a 15–20 person team, owning cost governance across PEX, MAEX, Tech, and COSV. You’ll partner with Functional Leaders, drive budgeting, forecasting, and cost productivity, and present actionable insights to NAM and Global finance leaders.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled analytics, disciplined planning, and executive storytelling to inform strategic investment decisions while maintaining robust controls and stakeholder alignment.