Specialist S2P Global Process Analyst (M/F/D)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

 

adidas Global Business Services (GBS) is the engine to drive the transformation to ONE adidas. It is the company's operational backbone, through delivering standard global services, focusing on enhancing customer user experience, and providing consistent skills and quality.

 

We are looking to fill this role with a candidate that will create and maintain content within adidas Purchasing systems and provide support to the Non-Trade Procurement organization to ensure Content is created based on data-driven analysis of purchasing behavior by business. You are eager to learn and have a creative mindset to think of different solutions for PO automation and creating content to guide users to the right and most efficient buying channels.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Set up and maintenance of eCatalogues and eMarketplaces in adidas purchasing systems (Ariba Guided Buying)
• Monthly analysis of non-trade purchases orders to calculate automation rate and identify improvement opportunities
• Direct cooperation with Category Managers and buyers in Procurement projects and automation consulting
• Onboarding and contact with new catalog suppliers
• Direct cooperation with IT support in automated solutions in Ariba
• Collaborate with suppliers over Ariba Network to activate punch-out catalogs connect with SAP Ariba
• Collaborate within new projects and strive for continuous improvement

 

Key Relationships:

 

• Sr Manager Procurement Excellence (Procurement Excellence)
• GBS Content Management team
• GBS NTP Team
• Category & Market Teams (Global Procurement)
• S2P GPO D2O
• IT Project and Support Teams

 

Knowledge, Skills and , Abilities:

 

• Great communication skills to interact with different stakeholders
• Good understanding of Purchasing systems
• Eagerness to learn and an analytical mindset
• Action-oriented solution-minded team player
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage deadlines
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP (SAP Ariba is a plus)
• Excel expertise
• Fluent in English, spoken and written

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

 

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, or comparable professional education.
• 1 year experience in Procurement area