Senior HR Specialist / Operations, Analytics and Budgeting
At a glance
Senior HR Business Partner & Generalist role at adidas. Istanbul.
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What you'll do
- Work with Global Rewards to put compensation strategies and initiatives into practice
- Calculate sales and back-office bonuses accurately, then deliver them on time
- Build compensation forecasts and monthly financial reports, serving as Finance’s contact
- Coordinate union agreements and related cost calculations, while partnering with Global Business Services on payroll
- Lead the Flexible Benefits project and manage its annual renewal
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
- At least five years of HR operations experience is preferred
- Advanced MS Office skills, including Excel, plus experience using SAP
- Strong English and Turkish communication skills, with the ability to take initiative
Who this fits
This role suits a detail-focused HR operations professional comfortable with compensation, budgeting, payroll and union-related work. You’ll collaborate across HR, Finance, Global Rewards and shared services, and need to work fluently in English and Turkish.
From the employer
Senior Specialist HR
At adidas, we believe sports has the power to change lives.
We are searching for a Senior Specialist HR to join our cohesive & passionate HR team in adidas Türkiye.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive professional to join our team for critical “Senior Specialist HR” role. This position aims to sustain best in class rewards & benefits policy and practices with collaboration of global teams, ensure effective budgeting, operate accurate bonus calculations, and ensure smooth payroll management, while also managing union-related processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate & execute with the Global Rewards team to align compensation strategies and initiatives.
- Calculate sales bonuses and back-office bonuses with accuracy and timeliness.
- Ensure forecast accuracy and prepare monthly financial reports related to compensation and serve as the Finance point of contact.
- Coordinate union collective work agreement processes and perform unionization-related calculations.
- Collaborate & partner with Global Business Services to ensure seamless payroll operations and administrative processes.
- Design & lead Flexible Benefits project, overseeing execution and ensuring a smooth renewal process annually.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits practices, including sales incentives, bonus structures, and union-related compensation policies.
- Solid understanding of financial forecasting and budgeting processes, with the ability to prepare and interpret compensation-related financial reports.
- Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in data analysis tools; ability to perform complex calculations with accuracy and efficiency.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally with Finance, HR, Global Rewards, and Shared Services teams.
- Knowledge of payroll systems and processes, ideally within a multinational environment.
- Experience in managing collective labor agreements and union negotiations, including related cost analysis.
- Project management capabilities, with a proven track record of leading and delivering HR or benefit-related projects (e.g., Flexible Benefits execution).
- Detail-oriented and highly organized, with strong time management skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Analytical mindset, capable of interpreting compensation data and translating insights into actionable strategies.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Has a Bachelor's Degree from related departments
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in HR Operations is preferred
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills both in English and Turkish with proven ability to take initiative
- Advanced level of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) programs
- Experience with SAP
- Has good organization & planning skills
- Continuous learning and development
- Has team spirit and eager to be a part of a global retail company