Senior Manager Global Bonus Management (m/f/d)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

As a Senior Manager Global Bonus Management, you are part of the Brand Partnerships area, collaborating closely with Sports Marketing and Finance departments. In this role you own the overall execution of the Global Bonus Program in partnering with relevant stakeholders to ensure budget accuracy and transparency for the organization at any time.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure execution of Global Bonus Program for Sports Marketing with the Brand Partnership Finance Business partner
• Manage continuous improvements of GBP by aligning the different needs of the Business Units, Brand Management, Finance as well as external changes in the world of competitive sports
• Own and maintain GBP guide document and relevant reports
• Execute Mid-Year (MTA) and Year-End Target Adjustments (ETA)
• Manage monthly rolling forecasts including bonus likelihoods for future events
• Provide relevant bonus data to Finance stakeholders to ensure accruals and provisions are built
• Partner Global Finance team to ensure an accurate budget planning and transparency at any time
• Own GBP relevant timelines and milestones in close collaboration with Finance and Sports Marketing stakeholders
• Monitor and track all relevant partners’ bonuses globally and maintain in system for responsible sports or partners
• Manage all communication to relevant stakeholders (including Senior Management/Sports Marketing Heads) around GBP
• Ensure business support around Global Bonus Program
• Own and execute the regular (Football) SoV Player tracking initiative (leagues and major events)
• Lead and manage adidas’ partner portfolio data maintenance regarding all kind of relevant Bonus information on Partner’s contracts
• Provide team direct report with clear direction and targets that are aligned with business needs and timelines

 

 

 

 

Key Relationships:

• Global Business Units, especially Sports Marketing
• Global Finance
• Related Brand Partnerships functions (e.g. Analytics)
• Market/Local organizations
• External software consultancies and software vendors

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to coach, guide and manage team member(s)
• Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
• Business mindset: Strong numerical and analytical skills, experience in finance as a plus
• Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), proficient in MS Excel and MS Po