Manager, Demand Planning - Integrated Busienss Planning

Purpose and Relevancy for the organization:

Your task as a Manager, Integrated Business Planning is to manage the execution of the IBP (Integrated Business Planning) processes, guaranteeing quality of monthly submissions. Identify improvement potential to further develop & enhance the SAP SAC tool (process, data management). In partnership with Category Demand planning, FP&A and channel planning teams manage final adjustments of IBP data to ensure highest quality/accuracy of IBP monthly submission.

Key Responsibilities:

NAM IBP Process:

• Manage the IBP process in close cooperation with NAM Finance and your Senior Manager
• Support the execution of a functional and effective NAM IBP process set-up

• Ensure quality of IBP process by providing key deadlines, ensure all IBP information is available (IP Tool) for the monthly IBP meetings
• Create a NAM IBP calendar to lead all business partners through IBP key milestones

• Contribute to the achievement of the NAM IBP process/strategy
• Support coordination of IBP activities, across BUs, channels, and Finance
• Support information flow and communication (eg summary from the individual IBP meetings) to all parties
• Ensure documentation of assumptions, risks and opportunities along the IBP process
• Support preparation of monthly IBP data package for BU Review, SBR and MBR
• Support business partners across BUs & Channels during IBP bottom-up planning
• Monitor volume alignment between RDP & IBP across BUs and channels including supporting the creation of relevant tools

IP Tool & IBP Reporting

• Ensure that all aligned IBP figures are entered in the IP Tool on time, for the monthly submission, on 4 seasons and fiscal year level
• Support final adjustments of IBP data before submission
• Support the continuous development of the overarching IBP planning process

• Identify improvement potential to further develop the IP Tool
• Be a contact point for IT support teams and ensure appropriate IP tool user rights
• Support Global releases and secure the roll out plans within given timelines

• Support development and create adequate IBP communication packages and reports together with NAM DP Data & Analytics team
• Review and validate all new IBP reporting requests, if they are inline with IBP strategy before implementation

Key Contacts:

• NAM BU Marketing Finance Teams
• NAM Operational DP Team
• NAM Sales Finance
• Global IBP Team
• NAMFinance

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Very good analytical skills
• Excellent numerical skills
• Good communication skills
• Comprehensive understanding of IBP structure and process
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge
• R/Python language, Tableau, MSTR/HANA reporting skills preferred
• Fluent in English
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday

Educational Background/ Minimum requirements:

• University degree in business administration with a focus on Finance / Controlling
• 3-5 years of work experience in demand planning, finance or a similar field
• Will accept any suitable combination of education, training and experience
• Experience in the sporting goods industry preferred

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.

The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English