Specialist Credit (Portuguese) 1

Descripción del puesto:

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, every role counts in driving our purpose forward. As a Credit Specialist at adidas, you'll help manage the day-to-day flow of customer payments. You'll review orders, check credit limits, follow up on overdue invoices, and make sure accounts stay up to date. By working closely with sales teams and customers, you'll help prevent payment issues and keep things running smoothly for every market we serve in Latin América. Your role is key to making sure adidas has the cash it needs to grow, innovate, and deliver on our mission: Through sport, we have the power to change lives.

Key Responsibilities and General Accountabilities:

* Manage medium-sized Customer Portfolio.

* Drive timely and proactive collections, solving root causes of non-payment and following up on overdue invoices with customers.

* Regularly assess customer credit risk and recommend right-sized credit limits that support business growth.

* Own the daily SAP credit-hold queue and enable timely, policy-compliant release of sales orders / delivery notes, keeping sales moving without compromising risk.

* Provide Sales and Finance with timely insights on the evolution of customer A/R.

* Manage cross-functional and external stakeholder relationships (Customers, Finance, Customer Service, Accounting, Sales).

* Identify improvement opportunities and generate ideas for their implementation.

* Maintain a healthy A/R portfolio by keeping >90-day past-due below target.

* Provide insight into the calculation of the required provision for uncollectable balances.

* Support ongoing technology implementation projects.

* Ensure control-supporting data and documentation are complete, accurate, reliable, and compliant with policy.

* Support internal and external audits year-round with timely evidence, reconciliations, and responses.

* Support the Team Lead with KPI reporting and track improvement initiatives to closure.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Good Finance Acumen.

* Experience with SAP.

* Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar.

* Ability to read, write and communicate in English, Spanish & Portuguese in a business setting.

* Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation.

* Good Problem solving and analytical skills.

* Self-motivated and self-directed individual.

* Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

* Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and eager to find solutions outside of the comfort zone.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

* University degree.

* 2 plus years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area.

* Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE'S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

* COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
* OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
* INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
* TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
* INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company's standards.
* RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

- Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You -

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title: Specialist Credit (Portuguese) 1

Brand:

Location: Bogota

TEAM: Finance

State: Dist

Country/Region: CO

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 541379

Date: Feb 25, 2026