Sr Analyst, Performance Management

Please note:

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• 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, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, OR but open to candidates in Spartanburg, SC as well.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

Purpose:

Support the reporting needs of North American Supply Chain Management (NAM SCM) by:

• Working with SCM and its business and operational stakeholders to create effective analytical and reporting tools that facilitate expert control of the supply chain,

• Providing data transparency in the most automated and efficient way to support decision-making within the NAM SCM operational team and its partners, and

• Developing novel approaches for analyzing and visualizing millions of records of data to communicate key actionable insights to the board, operators, and all levels in between

The role ensures NAM SCM has visibility and understanding of its supply chain via the massive amounts of data spread across multiple systems. The Senior Reporting Analyst will use advanced analytics to explain past performance, forecast future performance, and confidently recommend actions with predictable and optimal outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a departmental analytics and reporting expert, providing support and training to ensure that skills and capabilities are transferred to others

• Provide analytical support to streamline and sustain the continuity of reports being generated within the department

• Develop new analytical tools and operational reporting for SCM functions and the department as a whole

• Validate and reconcile existing and new reporting tools against actual performance

• Challenge the current reporting structure and identify areas of improvement

• Support specific projects undertaken within the department through data gathering, analysis, report development, presentations and recommendations

• Develop understanding of interdependencies between systems, datasets, and processes

• Create simulations to evaluate different strategies and scenarios in order to optimize the supply chain for product availability, inventory, and costs

• Use analytics and reporting as tools to gain expert control of the supply chain

Key Relationships:

• US adidas Purchasing, Demand Planning, Logistics, and Customer Service teams

• North American partners (Reebok, Adidas Canada, SLD)

• Western Europe SCM Reporting team

• Group Functions Finance

• NAM IT, Global IT (BI and Big Data)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Supply Chain / Operations Research / Management Science background

• Process thinking and excellent analytical skills

• Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization skills

• Ability to manage and participate in complex global and regional projects as assigned

• Ability to anticipate problems and offer solutions within the reporting team

• Ability to challenge the way in which things are done

• Strong communication skills

• Strong team player with proven ability to work cross-functionally to achieve objectives

• Effectively communicate complex data and solutions at all levels of the organization

• Affinity for visualizing complex data in a simple and actionable manner

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four year degree from college or university required with emphasis in supply chain management, operations research, or management science preferred

• Minimum 5+ years related progressive work experience and/or training

• Documented skills in data mining, machine learning, advanced analytics, and simulation

• Proficiency in SQL, R, Python or other programming languages

• Proficiency in Tableau, PowerBI, ThinkCell, D3, and other visualization tools

• Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, power queries, macros) and MS Access (database creation, query design) skills

• Advanced report usage and development in MicroStrategy

• Experience with SAP AFS and Manhattan WMS

• Knowledge of Alteryx or Arena a plus

• Fluent in English (oral and in writing)