Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The role of the Technology Consultant is responsible for the planning, installing and for the configuration of software solutions and systems. It is capable to support employees with specific applications and provides expert advisory. The role analyzes information systems of adidas and individualizes specific system solutions to meet the demand of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Business analysis

• Investigates operational needs and problems, and opportunities, contributing to the recommendation of improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes and organisation.
• Assists in defining acceptance tests for these recommendations.
• Brings along solid business process understanding in the SAP (AFS) FICO related processes and brings along x-functional knowledge towards SD module within O2C (Order-to-Cash).

Requirements definition and management

• Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for small- scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives.
• Follows agreed standards, applying appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirements.
• Provides constructive challenge to stakeholders as required.
• Prioritises requirements and documents traceability to source.
• Reviews requirements for errors and omissions.
• Provides input to the requirements base-line.
• Investigates, manages and applies authorised requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.
• Translates SAP FICO specific business requirements into system solutions.
• Brings along business process understanding in the O2C (Order-to-Cash) area.

Porting/software configuration

• Assists in the configuration of software and equipment and the systems testing of platform- specific versions of one or more software products.
• Documents faults, implements resolutions and retests to agreed standards.
• Provides solid hands-on SAP FICO expertise for configuring system related changes and especially in the Order to cash area.
• Drives solution design under consideration of end-2-end system impact (including outbound & inbound interfaces) and has a focus on standardization & harmonization.

Application support

• Identifies and resolves issues with applications, following agreed procedures.
• Uses application management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics.
• Carries out agreed applications maintenance tasks.
• Considers operational requirements already during solution design.
• Supports issue resolution in the SAP FICO area if required.

If required: People Management / Resource Management:

• May be involved and gives some input on hiring Transition decisions
• Ensures appropriate leadership skills are present at every level through creating a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are coached, trained and provided with career opportunities through development
• Allocates the different work to the respective employees considering experience, complexity, workload and organizational efficiency
• Continuously monitors and evaluates team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT systems, data and analysis and team feedback and makes appropriate changes to meet business needs.
• Provides team members/direct reports with clear direction and targets that are aligned with business needs and GIT objectives

Key Relationships:

• Global IT
• Respective business function (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail)
• HR Management
• Controlling

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year college or university degree with focus on Business Administration or IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficient spoken and written command of English
• At least 5-year experience in IT
• Minimum 3 years of consultancy experience in SAP FICO module (SAP AFS knowledge is a plus).
• Cross-functional SAP knowledge towards SD module is a plus.
• Strong understanding of tech & business processes in the ?Finance and Controlling? area.
• Understanding of different culture
• Participated in projects with people from other functions/markets