Manufacturing & Distribution Center Tech Consultant

Adidas Indy Technology Consultant

The adidas Indy Technology Consultant identifies business opportunities and translates them into practical technology solutions through business case development, process analysis, process mapping, use-case definition, and solution planning and configuration. The role provides expert guidance on applications and systems, supports end users as needed, and helps shape solutions that meet business needs while aligning with adidas technology standards. The Technology Consultant serves as the face of adidas Technology to the business, acting as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.

The role builds trusted cross-functional relationships, aligns priorities, and translates business needs into clear technical requirements that support efficient delivery and measurable business value. This position partners closely with stakeholders across distribution, operations, and manufacturing functions within the Indianapolis manufacturing and distribution center. A strong understanding of warehouse, supply chain, and operational processes is critical to ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with day-to-day business needs.

This role operates within a rapidly evolving technology landscape that includes artificial intelligence, low-code and no-code platforms, and automation. The Technology Consultant helps business partners evaluate and adopt emerging capabilities in ways that improve speed, efficiency, and decision-making while remaining aligned with adidas standards, security requirements, and long-term strategy. With a strong understanding of the adidas technology landscape, the Technology Consultant evaluates how systems, integrations, and infrastructure affect operations across the Indianapolis manufacturing and distribution center.

The role ensures solutions reflect end-to-end process flows, system dependencies, and operational constraints while aligning local initiatives with regional and global technology strategies. The ideal candidate demonstrates a growth mindset and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This individual is a self-starter who can operate with limited direction, proactively identify opportunities, and drive work forward independently. They bring a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving, while also acting as a coach and trusted advisor to business partners and peers, helping to build capabilities and drive adoption of new solutions.

Business Analysis

• Develops, maintains, and communicates a consolidated business and technology roadmap for the Indianapolis location.
• Analyzes operational needs, business challenges, and improvement opportunities across automated and non-automated processes.
• Builds business cases and supports demand intake in alignment with adidas standards and governance practices.
• Partners with business stakeholders to assess, prioritize, and sequence enhancements and project requests based on business value, complexity, and resource capacity.
• Supports the definition of acceptance criteria and test approaches for recommended solutions.
• Drives clear prioritization of initiatives with business partners to ensure focus on the highest-value outcomes.

Requirements Definition and Management

• Leads scoping, requirements definition, and prioritization activities for small-scale changes and contributes to larger, more complex initiatives.
• Applies agreed standards and appropriate techniques to elicit, document, and validate detailed business and technical requirements.
• Provides constructive challenge to stakeholders to clarify needs, assumptions, and solution impacts.
• Prioritizes requirements and maintains traceability from source through delivery.
• Reviews requirements for completeness, quality, and alignment to business objectives.
• Contributes to requirements baselines and supports disciplined change control.
• Identifies, assesses, and proactively mitigates risks related to scope, requirements, and delivery, escalating issues when appropriate.
• Manages approved changes to baseline requirements in accordance with change management policy.

Managing / Porting Software Configuration

• Supports the configuration of software and equipment, including system testing of platform-specific versions of one or more software products.
• Documents defects, implements resolutions, and coordinates retesting in line with agreed standards.
• Acts as project manager for small-scale enhancements by defining scope, timelines, and deliverables and coordinating cross-functional resources to support successful delivery.

Application Support

• Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves application issues in accordance with agreed support procedures.
• Uses application management tools to monitor performance and collect agreed service and performance metrics.
• Performs agreed application maintenance activities to support stable and effective operations.

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