Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principle shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers.
Within Global Business Services (GBS), the Source to Pay (S2P) process supports a seamless vendor journey from order creation to payment through standardization, automation, and a vendor-centric approach. The S2P Manager oversees Accounts Payable operations for the region, including postings, vendor reconciliations, and month-end close. The role serves as an escalation point for process-related issues and manages the AP team to ensure efficient operations and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive success and create value for the region.
- Act as a market ambassador by engaging stakeholders, listening to local and regional needs, and ensuring compliance with market requirements.
- Identify and anticipate risks affecting market operations and performance, and support issue resolution and prioritization.
- Collaborate with Operations Leads and globally located Functional Leads within S2P to drive business growth and performance.
- Lead Business Performance Reviews and ensure action plans are implemented in alignment with market needs and S2P procedures.
- Manage the AP team, including coaching, training, motivation, and performance appraisal guidance.
- Maintain AP KPIs at optimal levels and provide visibility through dashboards and regular reporting.
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance team performance and productivity while fostering an inclusive work environment.
Key Relationships
- Vendors across the Americas region
- Local Finance teams in the Americas
- Employees across the Americas region
- Accounts Payable processing team
- Global Process Owners
Knowledge, Skills and Leadership Abilities
- Act as a confident adidas brand ambassador and understand diverse consumer needs.
- Balance global strategy with local needs, align team goals, seek process improvements, and drive sustainable growth.
- Anticipate change, embrace ambiguity, encourage innovation, and drive continuous improvement.
- Build diverse, high-performing teams in an inclusive environment.
- Engage and inspire the team through clear vision and motivating communication.
- Develop talent through growth opportunities, fair access, and continuous feedback.
- Set clear goals, prioritize value-driven actions, ensure resources, and deliver results.
- Promote accountability and communicate expectations clearly.
- Seek feedback, reflect, and pursue continuous personal and team development.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field.
- Solid knowledge of S2P topics, including Order Management, Accounts Payable, Payments, Vendor Contact, and Sourcing & Procurement Compliance.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable and/or Procurement.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong influencing, analytical, and numerical capabilities.
- Proactive problem-solving abilities, a positive attitude, high energy, and the ability to drive change.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Strong understanding of finance, accounting, and procurement processes.
- Demonstrated experience in people management and leading medium-sized teams.
- Fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.
Culture and Inclusion
At adidas, employees are encouraged to demonstrate courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. adidas is committed to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into its culture and talent processes.