Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation The Process Excellence teams in GBS are responsible for driving the functional design of services and standard solutions, and supporting their implementation. They will validate the existing processes and procedures and identify areas for improvement. The team will support the ongoing transition projects acting as process managers/subject matter experts. They will also upskill, train and develop the continuous improvement capability of GBS overall, as well as in market and functional teams. They will be concerned with ensuring quality, compliance and productivity of the services and processes provided by GBS, managing continuous improvement initiatives and shaping the digital solution agenda. The Specialist Global Process will be aligned to one of the GBS Global Process teams and will provide business and operational support for the whole team, as it sets and delivers the solution strategy and roadmap for an end-to-end business solution globally. He or she will be supporting the projects and operational execution of global tasks ensuring compliance with the global process design and other continuous improvement initiatives driven by the team. Key Responsibilities <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support with operational execution of globally owned R2R processes (e.g. MEC process and centrally performed global task, Smartclose tool)</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Track, analyse and support implementation of continuous improvement iniatives with globally owned R2R processes</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensure documentation of supported global proceses are available and properly updated</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support the transition of activities and ensure knowledge retention</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide coordination and business support for the Global Process Owner and their team</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support the preparation of project status and tracking templates, reports and communication material</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinate content on collaboration platforms and maintain tools</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinate meetings and workshops</li> </ul> Key Relationships <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">All colleagues within assigned Process Excellence team</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Global and Local Accounting & Controlling teams</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GBS Operations</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GBS Cross Functional Standards team</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills and Abilities <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to work in a fast paced environment with different international cultures</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good numerical and analytical skills</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good communication skills especially when interacting with different levels of business</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fluent English (verbal and written), </li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SAP FI/CO knowledge of advantage</li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">University degree with focus on Business Administration, Finance or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 years of relevant work experience in Finance or related areas.</li> </ul>

Specialist Global Process R2R (Temporary Position) (Porto, 13, PT) @ adidas

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