Senior Specialist Data Management - EM South

Adidas; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports company in Cape Town is seeking a Marketing Operations Specialist to manage systems and data tasks, support Go-to-Market strategies, and ensure accurate product data. The ideal candidate has a degree in a related field, strong analytical skills, and experience with marketing systems. Proficiency in Excel and SAP is essential. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Cross-functional experience in an operational environment required.
• Strong system skills and coding knowledge desired.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute marketing-related systems and data tasks.
• Support Go-to-Market tasks and ensure data readiness.
• Manage product data and support sell-in systems.

Skills

Understanding of Marketing & Sales

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Experience with BI visualization tools

Education

University Degree in related field

Fluent in English

Tools

Advanced Excel

SAP

ERP systems (M-3)

Job description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization :

Plan and execute all marketing operations related systems and data tasks.

Support Go-to-Market (GTM) tasks to secure an effective and efficient GTM process and milestone execution; with special focus on data readiness for sell-in’s and order capturing.

Key Responsibilities :

Go-to-market

• Align & plan GTM timelines for all related system and data task
• (incl. Product systems, Sell-in tools, CS milestones, PUR milestones).
• Co‑ordinate delivery against milestones to ensure timely & quality execution
• Maintain & Record “product data season checklists”
• Prepare Product system (M-3 / SAP) & support sell-in systems (DST / Click) as required
• Manage Post seasonal data review & improvement plan

Product data

• Cluster RMA (or Similar) administrator & system expert
• SAP product master data administrator & maintenance of specified fields (e.g., Segmentation)
• Support Sell-in tool (DST / Click) set-up (incl. boards / image build & ensure visibility)
• Ensure product data flow & troubleshoot
• Prepare & maintain data related templates where required
• Execute regular reports to ensure data accuracy (matrix vs M-3 vs SAP) & guide correction
• Order capturing support– develop / maintain grid log template

Marketing system expert

• Support master data related projects (incl. Click & digital showroom tool)
• Sample system administrator & system expert
• SPOC for all marketing systems (M-3) & internal platforms (e.g., teams / SharePoint)

Key Relationships :

• EM MOPS System and Tools Manager
• Cluster CTC team
• Cluster Channels, CS, Purchasing teams
• Cluster and Global IT Support Teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Understanding of Marketing & Sales environment
• Ability to work across multiple technical platforms and to troubleshoot to find solutions
• Structured and organized way of working
• Analytical skills and high-level attention to detail
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Independent, logic & proactive thinker
• BI visualization tools (e.g., Microstrategy, Tableau, PowerBI) experience is a plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :

• University Degree in related field and equivalent professional experience
• years of cross functional experience in operational driven environment required
• Advance Excel
• ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning / Ranging Tool (M-3 / similar)
• Coding Knowledge & experience
• SAP product master data knowledge
• Strong systems skills
• Fluent in English