Jobs at Adidas in South Africa, Johannesburg

Please note- this role requires availability on both weekdays and weekends to set weekly hours.

• A competitive salary • Retail bonus scheme • Generous employee discounts on adidas product • Career development with an iconic global sports brand

Responsibilities include:

• Achieving store targets and optimal consumer experience within an adidas Factory Outlet through staff productivity and fostering an active selling environment.
• Identify sales and KPI improvement opportunities and communicate suggestions to store management to address them and drive commercial success
• Role modelling our service and selling standards to provide customers with an outstanding experience while leading and inspiring store team to meet or exceed commercial goals.
• Share your customer service experience and train selected team members to fine-tune their service skills
• Execute and maintain established Visual Merchandising and In Store Communication standards
• Process merchandise deliveries quickly and effectively, and constantly replenish merchandising fixtures to ensure the store’s entire product offer is represented on the sales floor
• Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values

• Press the "Apply" button and follow the instructions
• You will be required to fill out the online applications forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all above candidate requirements
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Referrals:
• Please note that referrals are subject to the adidas Candidate Referral Policy
• Referral Bonuses are only applicable to current employees of the adidas Pacific
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Lead the development and implementation of a strategy on athlete interaction and product research and validation to drive innovation.

Provide leadership to a team that owns the definition of research-informed athlete problem statements, drives athlete engagement requirements to address these statements, and conducts research, non-standardized testing, and validation to solve against identified problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead programs and teams which deliver sports science insights to increase the understanding of the athlete and athlete-product interactions
• Identify relevant opportunities and trends, to enable team resources to be focused on evaluating and documenting relevant performance insights
• Align the team's research and development objectives with the brand and team innovation direction
• Lead and develop strategic partnerships, to constantly increase the team’s capabilities
• Lead new validation strategies, including both perception and performance testing, to efficiently evaluate and document the benefit of product and experience for athletes
• Develop and manage processes which enable the testing of prototypes and innovative product concepts, prior to commercialization, in close cooperation with other members of the Athlete Performance team
• Collaborate with the cross-functional Innovation team to bring new concepts to life, via sports science insights, which enable an increased performance
• Ensure appropriate leadership skills are present through creating a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are coached, trained, and provided with career opportunities
• Set clear objectives for team members and provide deep or broad expertise in supervised area

Key Relationships

• Innovation teams
• Brand Strategy
• Athlete Servicing and Testing & Quality
• Corporate functions (e.g. Legal & Compliance, Human Resources, Finance, IT, Logistics)
• Business Units
• Research institutions and industrial and academic partners

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Curiosity for science and technology with a passion for making insights in the field of sport
• Ability to understand scientific and complex information, and communicate this to technical and non-technical audiences
• Educate and train colleagues by sharing knowledge on an on-going basis
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and within a team atmosphere
• Fluent English (required), German (advantageous)
• Communicate and negotiate effectively
• Cooperate well, develop and maintain relationships
• Work independently as well as part of a team
• Plan working time efficiently, balancing short term tasks with long term goals
• Strong analytical skills, solution driven and result oriented
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Biomechanics, Bio based Science, or Engineering
• Minimum 10 years industry relevant experience in research, engineering, or similar position (PhD or relevant experiences will be considered)
• 5 years leadership of diverse and global teams in a matrix organization

Role Purpose

To increase Brand Desire through connecting channels to consumers via a compelling range of products at the point of sale.

Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities

• Category Management (Range, Net Sales Forecast-Value/Volume)
• Provide inputs to the development of the overall Go to Market plan according to the Indonesia market/channel needs (including insights from competitor studies) to deliver a range with an article count appropriate to the market and its channels, and with a price structure that is competitive
• Align with SEAPAC on Category direction, including range size, pricing/margins, retail launches, and allocations
• Align with Indo Channel leads and with the SEAPAC CTC and Planning teams at Key Go-To-Market Milestones to deliver an accurate forecast (Value and Volume)
• Participate in the planning of account marketing plans related to product launches(including campaign door lists)
• Deliver an accurate monthly Category Net Sales forecast (Net Sales, Standard Margin), working with Indo Channel leads and Indo Finance
• Monitor the Sell Through of Key Campaigns and Products, triggering actionable points based on the results, with the objective of achieving the Sell Through target,Best in Class Consumer Experience, Go-To-Market with a Indo Distribution Strategy, as aligned with SEAPAC
• Amplify Key Categories in priority doors (Key City, Trade Zone, Specialists) through right-sized allocations and product recommendations
• Provide Indo Channel teams with sell-in tools to deliver Key Concepts at Customer level and win shelf space
• Optimize the SPEED program with the Channels
• Monitor PLC list to ensure each category’s pricing structure is protected
• Actively Support Sell-In and Key Account Pre-Line Meetings
• Support Customer meetings by finalizing by Channel Segmentation guidelines, providing a sell-in package/recommendation, assisting in the set-up of the e-catalogue and showrooms (samples)
• Drive the E2E/Go-To-Market process
• In-Depth Understanding of Consumers and Competitors
• Understand how the Brand is positioned in the market versus the Competitor/s
• Monitor Market Trends and Competitor Activities to identify opportunities and gapsTeam & Self- Development
• Constant evaluation to develop performance
• Consistently look for challenges and opportunities to improve business
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn, develop, and apply new knowledge/skills to other related business to expand spectrum of business understanding and management

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing Management
• At least 5 years of Trade Marketing or Merchandising experience with a recognized brand
• Results-oriented with exposure to sales experience preferable; must have the ability to influence others within an organization
• Strong numerical skills
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization
• Willing and able to travel on a regular basis

Key Responsibilities

Functional

• To execute Customer Service strategy.
• To deliver performance levels as outlined in the adidas group standards.
• To deliver reliability and responsiveness to customer requests and complaints.
• To insert accurately customer pre-ord
• ers in the system.
• To call-off existing contract orders.
• To insert clearance orders in the system.
• To process and send out the order confirmations.
• To adjust order book according to delivery information and inform customers and sales team on delays.
• To collect reactively re-orders for Customers.
• To generate & compile inventory data to ensure healthy stocks level at all times; Monitor article drops, shipment tracking and ensure all Preorder have been picked up.
• Provide operational support for customer related functions on adiPortal. Coordinate and ensure the system is all setup prior to the trade show.
• To communicate cross-functional between internal interfaces

Controlling

• To measure progress on own KPIs
• To report to all superiors along MIS guidelines
• To ensure efficient monthly forecasting & reporting
• To monitor and report on order status and compliance at a customer level.

Compliances

• To observe both global and local policies and procedures in all dealings;
• Support APAC changes and directions;
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned from time to time

Professional background/ Experience

• Functional: > 3 years. Experience in Order Management, Inventory Management and Customer Service
• Industry: Preferably in apparel/ fashion/ FW or FMCG Retail.
• Exposure: Sports, Fashion
• Education: Degree or Diploma Hospitality Studies / Logistics Management
• Software/Technology: Outlook – Advanced, Word – Advanced, Excel – Advanced, Powerpoint – Advanced, Outlook – Basic, adiRace ERP – Advanced, adiPortal - Advanced
• Language Skills: English – Advanced, Local Language - Fluent

• A competitive salary • Retail bonus scheme • Generous employee discounts on adidas product • Career development with an iconic global sports brand

Responsibilities include assisting the Store Manager & Assistant Manager in:

• Supporting the day-to-day stockroom operations with logistics, inventory management and stock to floor service to provide a premium consumer experience
• Supports store management team by providing feedback on the required resources within the store to achieve all Stockroom Operational needs and to deliver and maintain a Premium Stockroom Model
• Represent the adidas brand/company values and products in an inspiring and impactful way.
• Drives and ensures compliance with Global Retail operational directives, processes, policies and standards within the store back of house, proposing ideas and solutions to build a world class concept store experience.
• Drives profitability of store by meeting or exceeding sales and profit targets.
• Supports store management team by providing consumers with outstanding experience while meeting or exceeding commercial goals.

• Retail Team Leader of men’s/women’s apparel or sports footwear • Stockroom Procedures

• Press the "Apply" button and follow the instructions

• You will be required to fill out the online applications forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all above candidate requirements

• Please note that referrals are subject to the adidas Candidate Referral Policy• Referral Bonuses are only applicable to current employees of the adidas Pacific