adidas
Assistant Manager Global Merchandise - US Sports
adidas, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
GTM MERCHANDISING PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION
As the Assistant Global Merchandise Manager of the US Sports BU (Football, Baseball, Softball) you will play a pivotal role growing the US Sports presence and performance in all Global Markets. Your primary objective will be to support strategic business imperatives and help drive growth for adidas as a leading sports brand. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of strategy for seasonal sell-ins. You will help ensure that the product range is aligned with market needs. This individual is tasked with supporting a category Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy and assisting in the execution. This role requires a strong consumer focus on all sport consumers Youth to Pro. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Support category initiatives to meet key commercial goals for US Sports Support market / account facing milestone meetings for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) Assist the category through key Global milestone deliverables focused on THO and GTMSO Support creation of Global Merch sell-in documents Support all business conversations for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) with markets and accounts Support the implementation of seasonal GTM plans towards markets and channels Help manage category range architecture for seasonal specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) incl. system input and accuracy Identify opportunities to streamline merchandising workflows, improve data accuracy, and strengthen communication across global channels Contribute to quantitative and qualitative data analysis, ensuring alignment with consumer demand, seasonal trends and financial targets Help conduct category insights and analytics incl. market/consumer/competitor insights and sales analysis and leverage for planning Assist in go to market planning and execution of global merchandising strategies Manage sample process, incl. coordination, budget definition, ordering, delivery follow up and follow up documents – for all internal and customer facing milestones Manage sell-in photo shoots (product and on model comms articles) KEY RELATIONSHIPS
GTM teams CategoryCreation & Marketing GlobalFinance MarketCategoryteam Market Finance KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Proficiencywith MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other computer software (Internet, POS Systems, etc.) Fluent in English. An additional European language is an advantage. Highly Organized and self-starter Ability to translate insights to actions Analytical skills, be solution driven and results orientated Storytelling capability, presentation, and communication skills REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
University degree or equivalent education required 2+ years of relevant experience in/transferable to the sports industry linked to GTM functions, e.g., retail, merchandising, buying, e-com Previous global, wholesale, retail, digital/ecom, vertical experience in merchandising, buying Experience in Product Creation, Supply Chain, Visual Merchandising, Planning & Allocation is plus At adidas we offer a hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. Fluent in English. An additional European language is an advantage.
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As the Assistant Global Merchandise Manager of the US Sports BU (Football, Baseball, Softball) you will play a pivotal role growing the US Sports presence and performance in all Global Markets. Your primary objective will be to support strategic business imperatives and help drive growth for adidas as a leading sports brand. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of strategy for seasonal sell-ins. You will help ensure that the product range is aligned with market needs. This individual is tasked with supporting a category Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy and assisting in the execution. This role requires a strong consumer focus on all sport consumers Youth to Pro. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Support category initiatives to meet key commercial goals for US Sports Support market / account facing milestone meetings for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) Assist the category through key Global milestone deliverables focused on THO and GTMSO Support creation of Global Merch sell-in documents Support all business conversations for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) with markets and accounts Support the implementation of seasonal GTM plans towards markets and channels Help manage category range architecture for seasonal specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) incl. system input and accuracy Identify opportunities to streamline merchandising workflows, improve data accuracy, and strengthen communication across global channels Contribute to quantitative and qualitative data analysis, ensuring alignment with consumer demand, seasonal trends and financial targets Help conduct category insights and analytics incl. market/consumer/competitor insights and sales analysis and leverage for planning Assist in go to market planning and execution of global merchandising strategies Manage sample process, incl. coordination, budget definition, ordering, delivery follow up and follow up documents – for all internal and customer facing milestones Manage sell-in photo shoots (product and on model comms articles) KEY RELATIONSHIPS
GTM teams CategoryCreation & Marketing GlobalFinance MarketCategoryteam Market Finance KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Proficiencywith MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other computer software (Internet, POS Systems, etc.) Fluent in English. An additional European language is an advantage. Highly Organized and self-starter Ability to translate insights to actions Analytical skills, be solution driven and results orientated Storytelling capability, presentation, and communication skills REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
University degree or equivalent education required 2+ years of relevant experience in/transferable to the sports industry linked to GTM functions, e.g., retail, merchandising, buying, e-com Previous global, wholesale, retail, digital/ecom, vertical experience in merchandising, buying Experience in Product Creation, Supply Chain, Visual Merchandising, Planning & Allocation is plus At adidas we offer a hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. Fluent in English. An additional European language is an advantage.
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