Beschreibung
VP - IT Omnichannel Wholesale INTERIM (12 months) - adidas Group
The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany, the Group employs more than 53,000 people across the globe and generated sales of Euros 14.5 billion in 2014.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
The Vice President supports IT Omnichannel Wholesale (Wholesale Sales Solutions, ERP Roll-Out and Wholesale ERP Global Client) business with Global IT strategies and standards as well as productive state-of-the-art systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Functional:
- To develop and execute the Global IT strategic plan in alignment with the business plan and agreed priorities
- To deliver committed Global IT project scope on time and budget
- To ensure usage of latest IT security technology and process controls
- To translate business strategy, plans and future demand into a relevant IT strategic plan and roadmaps
- To provide business customers with transparency on Global IT project portfolio, services and related costs
- To identify portfolio gaps and ensure that they are addressed with the right Global IT delivery unit
Personnel:
- To staff most suitable persons in direct report positions in alignment with HR Global IT
- To set personal objectives, targets, guidelines and assess all reports
- To develop the functional skills of direct reports
- To manage all reports as an integrated team by setting team objectives, targets and guidelines
- To ensure smooth cooperation of all direct reports along all interfaces
Controlling:
- To measure progress on own KPIs
- To report to all superiors along MIS guidelines
- To monitor all reports
- To provide realistic plans and forecasts on retail performance
- To monitor and report on retail market trends and competitors and propose/initiate/take actions
To lead IT Omnichannel Wholesale (Wholesale Sales Solutions, ERP Roll-Out and Wholesale ERP Global Client) with the goal to implement Global IT Strategy and standards.
- Complete the IT strategic plan, including a 5-year roadmap, aligned with business plan and priorities
- Establish appropriate Global IT support model to ensure productive systems function (stability) in accordance with Service Level Agreements
- Deliver committed Global IT project scope on time and budget
To work with markets to execute the strategy and standards within given guidelines to optimize and drive their local business.
- Work closely with the markets
- Gather input on market operational issues, priorities and requirements
- Alignment on the what and why and when
- Leverage knowledge/experience across IT departments
- Consistent communication across the markets
- Be perceived as one IT team by business
To manage Global IT Customer Relationship within Sales organizations.
- Monitor and maintain Global IT Customer Satisfaction of the Sales Strategy and Excellence organization
- Understand business strategy, plans, ongoing initiatives and future demand. Ensure this is reflected in GIT Strategic Plan and Roadmap (including cross-functional impacts)
- Serve as the go-to person on SMT level for all IT topics where IT ownership is not clear or defined
- Provide business customer with transparency on Global IT project portfolio, services and related costs
- Identify portfolio gaps, and ensure that those are addressed with the right Global IT delivery unit
Other - Global IT Internal
- Achieve annual OPEX, CAPEX and Headcount targets
- Achieve employee engagement improvement targets
- Identifying cost drivers and take appropriate measures for reduction
- Participation in Management/Leadership Development programs
- Co-sponsor of IT process dimension - achieve committed improvement targets
Key Relationships:
Internal:
- Chief Information Officer and the IT Senior Management Team
- Chief Sales Officer and his direct reports
External:
- CEOs and Senior Vice Presidents of strategic vendors
- CIOs for external benchmarks and knowledge sharing
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Understanding of all functions
- Functional: 10 years of experience in IT
- Industry: FMCG, automotive
- Leadership: 6 years of experience
- Exposure: international business
- IT skills: Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Language skills: English
Requisite Education and Experience/Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in business, ideally with IT, Sales focus
Area: Global SCM & IT
Department: IT Applications/IT Wholesale
Number of Personnel Managed: ~90/4-5 direct reports
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: yes (approx. Euros xx million)
Location:
Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany
Interested?
Please upload your application in English version including your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectation.