Senior Manager Finance - Global Specialty Sales (m/f/d)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Our aspiration as the Finance function at adidas is to be a reliable business partner driving growth and value creation. As the Senior Manager Sales Finance – GSS you will be responsible for steering the financial planning and analysis across the Global Specialty Sales channel. Acting as a business partner to the GSS leadership team, this role drives financial performance management, identifies opportunities for growth and efficiency, and ensures the business operates with financial discipline and agility in a dynamic, competitive environment.

In addition to full monitoring and steering of the P&L, OWC, and financial planning processes, this role will deliver high-quality insights through sales analysis, KPI tracking (e.g., orderbook conversion, customer profitability, account growth), and investment appraisal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all FP&A activities for GSS organization, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting of full P&L as well as specific balance sheet items (inventory, receivables, payables).
• Act as a proactive partner to GSS leadership, providing financial insights to drive strategic decisions as well as seasonal and sub-category targets.
• Own management reporting packages (P&L, Balance Sheet), business cases (e.g., retail expansion, franchise investments), and commercial performance reviews.
• Monitoring and steering of Sales Working Budgets (SWB), COS Variances (Freight & Duty) and store level P&Ls.
• Identify risks and opportunities through in-depth variance analysis, scenario modeling, and facilitate related recommendations.
• Ensure forecast accuracy, target achievement, and cash flow optimization through robust financial planning and execution.
• Supporting and working closely with Credit Management to optimize customer portfolios, managing collection activities / bad debts as well as supporting customer onboarding through financial evaluation.
• Proactively manage medium sized projects and/or actively participate in larger projects; implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements.
• Drive systems and data excellence by leveraging reporting tools such as SAC or Power BI.

• Strong understanding of commercial and finance processes
• Ability to think and act strategically, developing creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent communication & persuasion skills written, oral, and presentation
• Attitude to challenge business partners and operate cross-functionally
• Ability to be detail oriented and manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines
• Excellent analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources
• Excellent MS-Office knowledge, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Solid experience with SAP and Power BI / MSTR

• University degree in business administration or finance, MBA preferred
• 5+ years of FP&A or Commercial Finance experience, preferably in a multinational, consumer-driven organization.
• Business fluency in English (written and spoken)

Job Title: Senior Manager Finance - Global Specialty Sales (m/f/d)