Sr. Specialist Consumer Service Operations

Location:

Istanbul – Turkey

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Information Technology Jobs

Advertiser:

adidas

Job ID:

133154661

Posted On:

04 July 2026

Assistant Manager Job Description

General Purpose

In this role at adidas, you are responsible for creating a premium customer service experience for our consumers who bought through eCom and in adidas retail stores, as well as driving revenue generation via different channels of contact centre & driving an operating model which supports a membership-first outlook.

Your task is to drive Consumer Service operational excellence in the contact center across all service channels with a focus on efficiency, quality, commercial conversations & consumer experience. You support a global operating model by seeking out opportunities to share best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Scope: Accountable for creating a premium customer service experience in Emerging Markets.

Partnership/Vendor Management

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-Lead, manage, and deliver Consumer Service targets on a country level across channels and market/s within the boundaries of time, cost, and quality, executing in a fast-paced, agile development environment of digitalization and personalization with the highest executive attention in Consumer Experience and Sales
-Drive the implementation of the definition of processes with the local vendor. Ensure that these definitions will allow for leveraging or building proper solutions with internal and external cooperation partners.
-Be the operational lead, implementation partner, and manage the relationship at a local level with 3rd party vendors (contact center provider, specialist providers). Act as the 1st escalation point for the contact centre.
-Be the process counterpart for the contact centre concerning the implementation of rollouts or new functionalities in your region.
-Manage the alignment of contact center processes within your region, ensuring a consistent CS experience across all channels.
-Lead execution of the formalization and documentation of defined processes, providing transparency on the current state and a solid foundation for evolution.
-Assist in managing the Consumer Services budget for assigned country/s in Emerging markets, coordinating with Post order, Local country, Finance, and the CS vendor to keep costs within budget.
 

Continuous Improvement

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-Identify ways to enhance the consumer experience, gather stakeholder feedback, prioritize improvements, and support KPIs and better outcomes.
-Drive accountability for achieving KPI’s and metrics. Seek opportunities to continuously improve, keeping both CS vendors accountable.
-Collaborate with leadership in monthly catch-ups and performance reviews
 

Day-to-day Operations

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-Monitor, steer, and improve Open cases backlogs, service levels, quality standards, revenue levels, and premium membership experiences for our consumers in close cooperation with the contact center.
-Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews with the CS vendor and seek opportunities for efficiencies and improved consumer experiences.
 

People Management

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-Support the vendor in implementing the appropriate structure to be able to manage the respective organization effectively and drive success
-Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organizational efficiency of the vendor with the support of data and team feedback, and challenge appropriate changes to meet business needs.
-Provide team members/direct reports with clear direction and targets that are aligned with business needs and objectives.
 

Key Relationships:

-External CS Vendor
-Post-order OPS
-Platform Operations
-Campaign Operations
-Local country leadership
-Extended Global Digital Consumer Operations team
-Global Product Team
-Data & Analytics team
-Finance
 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1.       Soft Skills

·         A high level of leadership and people management skills is required

·         Strong attitude on results-driven and ability to generate and maintain a big picture view, including dependencies at the middle and large scale

·         Strong ability to identify risks and define mitigation plans

·         Ability to quickly adapt to changing business processes and business partners

·         Very good communication & negotiation skills, comfortable presenting complex topics to stakeholders at various organizational levels, both in person and remotely

·         Effective stakeholder management, defining a clear scope of work, and maintaining a collaborative and positive working environment

·         The ability to juggle complex and multiple topics at any one time is required

2.       Hard Skills

·         Comfortable working with enterprise-level platforms and technologies. A plus if you have previous experience working with Salesforce, JIRA, or Omnihub

·         High level of usage of any reporting KPIs reporting platform

·         Project management and project monitoring experience

·         Fluent English both verbally and in writing.

·         Relevant knowledge of excel & basic formulas.

·         Willingness to work 5 days a week from the Office.

·         Ability to execute without follow-up.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

·         Degree with a focus on Business Management, Communication, or other related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

·         2+ years of experience in Contact vendor management in a Retail, Digital, and/or eCommerce environment

·         Expert knowledge in the respective domain of Consumer Service

·         Experience in managing highly complex processes, involving multiple teams in different countries

·         2+ years of experience in leading a team

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