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Senior Specialist Data Management - EM South

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  
  • +4 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

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

  • COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
  • OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
  • INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
  • TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
  • INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
  • RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.


At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title:  Senior Specialist Data Management - EM South

Brand: 
Location:  Cape Town
TEAM:  Brand Management & Communications
State:  West
Country/Region:  ZA
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  536702
Date:  Oct 28, 2025
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