Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload.

Accounts Payable is part of the S2P stream and split into Vendor Master Data maintenance, Invoice Processing, Payments and Expense Management. This role is responsible to lead several teams of the AP GBS department, drive tactical topics and provide ongoing support to the AP director. The AP manager functions as escalation point and supports ongoing projects. 

PURPOSE

Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.

• General functional expert with responsibility for processes and the delivery of services with his/her team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure team’s management including coaching, training, motivation and performance appraisal guidance, dispute resolution;
• Supervise the daily operations by adhering to the agreed SLAs towards the business partners;
• Ensure good relationships with business partners and the global functional Team on a proactive basis;
• Develop and report relevant KPI’s for area of responsibility;
• Ensure that KPI’s are maintained, achieved and reported in a correct and timely manner;
• Generate ideas for process improvements with respect to the processes in scope and ensure high quality and efficient work;
• Problem analyses and proposal or assessment of solutions, and respective implementation.
• Build & sustain strong business relationships with the relevant internal & external stakeholders
• Lead a team of S2P professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to ensure the team's success in achieving departmental and organizational objectives. Foster a collaborative and high-performance work culture.
• Optimizing procurement processes, enhancing business relationships, and ensuring compliance across a global organization, ultimately contributing to operational efficiency and cost savings.
• Develop new processes, standards or operational plans and deliver results with direct impact on the department and overall targets.

Key Relationships:

• GBS senior leadership team
• S2P GPO team
• GBS HUB’s
• Finance teams in the markets

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with SAP
• Experience in a Shared Service environment
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting;
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation;
• Problem solving and analytical skills;
• Self-motivated and self-directed individual;
• Good communication skills / good team player;
• Team/People management skills
• Multi-tasking

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 12+ years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area;
• Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Economics or related areas;
• Proven work experience in people management / demonstrated ability to manage a medium-sized team.