About the role
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION
- Be the consumer and sport expert for the Lifestyle and Performance Apparel categories
- Influence and execute the category direction
- Work with all necessary functions to deliver the category business objectives
- Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
- Lead and develop your team, if applicable
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Influence and implement strategic category direction, proactively set range direction
- Identify new business opportunities to drive trend, innovation and commerciality
- Show full understanding and drive the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames
- Become a role model for other team members in regards to product creation process
- Show leadership through living the brand values
- Build and maintain a strong relationship with cross-functional teams and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process; ensure product excellence
- Pro-actively analyse business, draw conclusions and act upon, drive profitability and efficiency
- Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines
- High level of product expertise to create industry leading products
- Be a competent partner for product and ranging discussions with markets and retailers
- Prepare and present ranges and business-related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
- Actively provide input for setting the market direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with Merchandising counterparts
- Identify projects to optimize category performance; work independently and steer to conclusion
- Build experience in managing direct reports, developing their functional and social skills; ensure clear and structured on boarding process for new team members
AUTHORITIES
- Personnel managed – 0-4
- Budget managed – no
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Steer a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
- Business unit and across other BU´s
- Cross-functional team (Design, Development, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Materials, Costing, Planning)
- Markets and relevant third parties
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Lateral thinking and challenge status quo
- Strong communication skill set, including effective negotiation and clear transportation of information
- Step up to conflicts, work towards a diplomatic solution
- Be open for change, support execution of change management
- Cooperate effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
- Leadership skills
- Work independently as well as part of a team
- Efficiently plan and prioritize daily work
- In-depth knowledge of respective product category, marketplace and consumer
- Advanced analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
- Ability to travel
- Passion for sports and lifestyle trends
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- College degree, preferably in marketing/business/textile/fashion
- Minimum of 5 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
- Experience in merchandising or sales is helpful
- Fluent in English
- PC skills (MS Office programs)
- adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
- 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. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
