Senior Specialist Sales Fashion Accounts jobs at Adidas in Netherlands, Amsterdam

Everything we do is rooted in sports and we have adopted 6 key values that we not only practice on the pitch but off the pitch too.

SO HOW WE WILL WIN

COURAGE- TAKE THE SHOT

PICK UP THE BALL

ELEVATE TO WIN

Be curious, test, and learn new and better ways of doing things.

WHILST WE’RE PLAYING FAIR, WE ENCOURAGE

WIN TOGETHER

INTEGRITY-PLAY BY THE RULES

display empathy, be inclusive, and show dignity to all

WE OFFER

• One of the highest paying brands in the area with additional rewards (bonuses, referral program, etc.).
• Uniform allowance ( pick out a few outfits throughout the year )
• 44% Discount on adidas products online and in all own stores. (Personal, family, and friends)
• Access to online learning platforms to further your skills
• Employee Assitance program
• And many more amazing benefits

EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION

• Supportive team that accompanies you all the way in the company and inspires you to win new challenges.
• Career without borders: the opportunity to grow in retail, office, and distribution center.
• Development opportunities: free training in the product, service, processes, and personal effectiveness programs.
• Modern environment with the highest retail standards and best technologies.
• Embracing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Innovations to establish a new era of sport in balance with nature.

WE APPRECIATE IN OUR EMPLOYEES

• Working experience in a sales environment preferably retail / or strong affinity with this.
• Effective customer service and sales skills.
• Being a team player, resilient, eager to learn & curious, good communication skills.

YOUR ACTIVITIES

• Be a brand ambassador by connecting, engaging, and inspiring our customers in alignment with our adidas values.
• Work collaboratively and drive sales by supporting merchandise management (deliveries and replenishment) to win together as a team to achieve store goals.
• Take ownership and be proactive in your own learning by completing all applicable training and effectively applying them on the shop floor.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in developing specific and measurable performance marketing strategies across football, running, training and Originals across MENA to meet monthly, quarterly, and yearly net sales targets.
• Work cross-functionally with franchise partner marketing teams, site operations and analytics to create synergies and explore and exploit opportunities to drive traffic and hit acquisition targets.
• Support in finding new & innovative ways to expand eCommerce business and deliver on site revenue goals.
• Support in managing relationships with media and creative agencies and franchise partners.
• Work closely with Digital Brand, Brand Comms and eCommerce team to drive testing, reporting, optimization and analysis on channel performance to identify key levers and opportunities for improvements. Share with global and other market teams to help educate and learn.
• Assist CRM Manager in managing top and bottom-line growth of CRM acquisition targets to build lasting digital connections with consumers.

KPI’S

• Managing and reporting on monthly performance media campaign KPI’s
• Traffic, revenue, and cost of sale targets
• Budget planning and phasing
• Campaign planning and execution
• Brand Health KPIS (Share of Search, Share of Voice)

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Hub: Digital team, BA team
• Regional: MENA teams
• Local Internal: Digital, eCommerce, Brand Comms, Omnichannel teams
• Local External: Agencies & Partners

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Cross-functional Marketing knowledge in sport and/or fashion/lifestyle categories (FMCG or sporting goods industry candidates preferred).
• Experience in Performance Marketing: Search Engine Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Display, Programmatic Media and Paid Social Media Buying and Planning.
• Curious and passionate about eCommerce and Digital Marketing and the interaction of the different channels. Comfortable with the rapid evolution of (marketing) technology and excited to continue to develop and enhance knowledge, skills and experience. Experience with attribution modelling is a plus.
• Ability to handle complexity and remain mature, responsible and calm under pressure.
• Logical thinker, able to synthesize knowledge, data and experience to develop and communicate solid conclusions and recommendations
• Strong (written and verbal) communication and interpersonal skills. Clear communicator that is collaborative and able to build strong relationships quickly.
• Strong time management, organizational, planning and prioritization skills.
• Diligence, attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
• Data driven, with experience in relevant web analytics platforms (e.g. Google Analytics & Adobe Analytics) with strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Advanced computer skills, proven experience in Excel.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in Marketing / Media and a proven previous experience (minimum 3 years) in either agency (Digital, eCommerce) or a client side Performance Marketing role.
• Fluency in English both spoken and written is mandatory. Arabic is a plus.

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Purpose of the Role:

Pillar of rock-solid financial accounting and reporting. Responsible for performing and organizing various accounting and reporting activities, in line with IFRS, local tax regulations, local accounting and fiscal laws, as well as group requirements (Group Finance manual, based on IFRS)

What you will do:

• Understanding of all processes in the company and how they are recorded through SAP and reflected in financial statements of adidas Bulgaria.
• Coordination and verification of all postings done in the company’s financial information program (ERP), according to the legal provisions and to the requirements of adidas Group.
• Actively ensure sustainability of the local GAAP books and General Ledger structure
• Support Group Taxes and Deloitte on tax compliance and audits – VAT, Intrastat, CIT return preparation, WHT declaration
• Secure internal processes are tax compliant and ensure that all taxes and charges are paid in full and on time
• Support Bulgaria Accounting & Tax Manager in external statutory and tax audits
• Preparation and delivery of month end/year end statutory and group activities. Posting complex business transactions in line with statutory and group legislation
• Performing internal and external reconciliations and regular internal controls
• Participation in various projects for the implementation, testing, and modifying ERP in the financial-accounting field
• Proactive collaboration with SEE Finance team

Skills you will need:

• Strong accounting knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP and tax legislation.
• Strong process understanding of accounting and finance relevant processes
• Advanced SAP Knowledge.
• Advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks.
• Minimum 3 years of Accounting experience preferably in a multinational environment
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Life at adidas:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Annual bonus
• Private insurance
• Monthly meal tickets
• Premium gym membership discount
• Free access to self-learning platform
• Employee Assistance Program (personal counselling on variety of topics)
• Hybrid working model

Skills you’ll need

Our jobs are very competitive and we’re lucky enough to be able to invite the best candidates in the industry to interview, please read below and apply only if you bring the following:

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in applying LEAN concepts in a logistics or in manufacturing operations
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Computer skills: MS Office suite, MS Project, MS Visio

Additional Benefits

Leading pension scheme, performance related bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Westfield cash plan and generous employee discount.

The Senior Specialist Retail Direct to Consumer (DTC) implements best in class brand and commercial campaign activations & marketing initiatives in the Direct-to-Consumer channel for which they are responsible for, paying special attention to the retail calendar, digital content management, instore consumer activations delivering a seamless consumer experience between Own Retail and Franchise.

·Supports the briefing of agencies and follows up on the development, production, and installation of all campaigns in line with the local end to end process
·Supports the creation and delivery of campaign go-to-market presentations, summarizing the campaign objectives (RID, allocations, products, visual merchandising, physical and digital marketing tools) to be shared proactively with all key internal and external stakeholders
·Ensures qualitative execution together with visual merchandising team and organizes an installation debrief
·Supports the delivery of a full 360 post campaign report, integrating business KPI’s and a Keep Start Stop analysis to ensure evolution
·Continuously inputs / challenges the campaigns, process, status quo to elevate consumer experience
·Develops and manage and execute instore consumer activations calendar.
·Supports the DTC Activation Manager in the activation of all store openings, refits and upgrades (Includes EM South & Africa)
·Paying special attention to localization where needed
·Support the briefing and agency execution of brand campaigns and generic digital content
·Ensures Google and mall data are up to date, with the right ID information and showcasing the latest campaigns
·Work with membership team to help grow membership acquisitions at retail.
·Ensure staff are educated/informed about campaigns / marketing initiatives landing in store
·Regularly visits the stores to take insights from what the consumers see and experience, and formalizes action plans accordingly
·Supports the management and reporting of retail Marketing Working Budget (MWB)
·Is responsible for ad hoc projects within his/her channel or acts as a representative for the whole departments (Includes EM South & Africa)

·Local Retail teams (RD, DM, FD, Store’s teams)
·Local Visual Merchandising planning and execution
·Local CTC
·Local Brand Activation Managers
·Local EIM and Sports Marketing Managers
·Local marketing agencies and vendors
·Market Omnichannel team

·Retail KPIs (Net Sales, Traffic, Conversion, ASP, UPT)
·Brand and commercial campaign activation and execution on time and in full
·Digital content creation and management for all digital touchpoints at retail
·Membership acquisitions growth at retail
·Seamless consumer experience between Own Retail & Franchise
·Marketing working budget (MWB) management in line with the plan

·A passion for Sports and adidas brand
·Project management skills
·Ability to manage priorities in a pressure timing environment
·Rigor and ability to look at all the details that makes the difference
·Marketing budget management
·Drive to constantly pursue improvement
·Strong negotiation skills, strong networking skills
·Very good communication and presentation skills
·Strong in building productive relationships
·Sense of initiative
·Fluent in English
·Advanced user of MS Office suite of products, especially PowerPoint and Excel

·University degree in marketing and sales or equivalent professional experience
·Minimum 4 years of retail and/or retail marketing experience
·In-store retail experience is a plus