Sales Assistant M/f/d Part 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

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• 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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• Please note that referrals are subject to the adidas Candidate Referral Policy
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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Drive an effective and efficient sports marketing portfolio for the selected focus concepts in key category in country /cluster in full alignment with the Global Sports Marketing, Local Brand Communication and Local Business Units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create the local portfolio planning based on input from Global
• Negotiate/Acquire/Evaluate partners for the category.
• Budget management for the category including operating expenses
• Manage the execution of the marketing working budget plan per the budget planning
• Input to Contract Approval Form/Asset Management System/Global Bonus Program
• Plan and activate our partners with the respective functions within local brand activation team and Membership team.
• Support for organizing events.
• Support for booth management at events (e.g., Inter-High and similar events).
• Manage right color way FTW at right timing.

KPIs:

• Share of Search (country, key city, category and franchise names)
• Share of voice in key sports events
• Secure relevant and in-time partner portfolio
• Brand Net Sales
• Compliance to sports marketing expense guidelines

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. relationship management, facilitation, etc.)
• Leading and managing a diverse team
• Deep sports marketing knowledge
• Strong influencing skills
• Basic MS Office skills
• Experience in both market and above market organization preferred
• Advanced in English / Native in Japanese

Qualifications:

• University degree in business with marketing focus and ideally some exposure to sports or equivalent professional experience
• At least 3-5 year experience in relevant working field
• Experience, Communication/Negotiation skill
• Passion for Sports
• Knowledge of sports categories preferred.
• Relationship with key person in sports marketing world preferred.

Key Relationships:

Internal

• Peers reporting into Brand Activation Lead
• Sports Marketing leads
• Market Channel leads
• BU Initiative Team
• Global Sports Marketing

External

• Partners and teams
• Management Agencies/Agents
• Club teams, Schools
• Association, Federation, Organization
• Head coach and coaches of high school, Universities, and corporate teams

Please note:

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. 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, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. 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 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

Key Responsibilities:

• RFID System Support:Support with daily operation and maintenance of RFID systems within North American Retail stores. Ensure the systems are functioning optimally and perform regular QA.
• Reporting:Gather and publish weekly shrink operational KPIs in accordance with established weekly operating routines.
• Data Analysis:Analyze weekly RFID and Shrink data to identify trends, inventory discrepancies, and improvement opportunities. Provide detailed reports and share actionable insights with key stakeholders.
• Primary Data Maintenance:Create and maintain retail store primary data in

• Process Improvement:Continuously assess and recommend improvements to existing processes and workflows within areas of support.
• Documentation & Compliance:Maintain thorough documentation of RFID processes, configurations, and troubleshooting steps. Work with Global partners to update information as needed.
• Communications:Ensure that all enhancements and critical updates are clearly communicated to stores in a timely manner (i.e. Planned Maintenance, RFID Outages, App Updates).
• All other duties as assigned.

Key Relationships:

• Retail Stores, Store Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Allocations, Omnichannel, Finance, eCom, Loss Prevention, NAM/Global IT.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook) skills.
• Familiarity with SAP, SSM, TrueVUE and other internal system tools.
• Understanding of PowerBI considered an asset.
• Basic understanding of retail math and statistical analysis.
• Strong analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Time management and multitasking abilities.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal).
• Fluency in Spanish and/or French considered an asset.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 1-year experience in Retail or a related position or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Systems experience in the Retail Industry preferred.

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• Must possess and consistently exhibit the competencies relative to the position

• Excellent Skills in operating personal computers, POS systems, and various software packages including MS office.

• Knowledge and understanding of profit and loss statement and store KPIs to make commercial decisions based on sound financial judgment.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to lead discussions in diverse groups of varying size.

• Excellent time management and problem solving skills as well as the ability to use good judgment and make strong independent decisions.

• Demonstrates an inspirational attitude that contributes to a positive team environment.

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members along with willingness to set and maintain high standards of performance.

• Well developed ability to speak, read, comprehend, and write English.

• Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance and punctuality.

• Ability and willingness to travel by car and air domestically.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and operate a Brannock device.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Ability to work for long periods of time, typically 10-12 hours per day during peak seasonal periods.

• Must be 18 years or older.

• 4-year college or university degree in business, retail management, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Minimum 18 months experience working in a sports/fashion customer & commercial focused retail environment with a minimum 12 months of Store Management experience.

Please Note:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best.  We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.

• 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, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. 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 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Employees are eligible to earn ​an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.​ Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount ​.3512​ hours per day that increases with years of service, 7​ paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

Operations Management

• Coordinate withDC planning team, factories, logistics service provider and DC IB teamon daily inbound delivery.
• Monitor delivery tracking report to ensure timely and accurate inbound shipments.
• Provideinboundforecastand business update to logistic service providers.
• Address inbound related issues (e.g. delays, damages etc.) and implement corrective actions.
• Manage inbound performance, e.g. lead times, accuracy rates, cost.
• Ensurescorrecttracking and freight informationareuploaded to system timely
• Partner with procurement team, Finance and logistic service providers on rate quotation and follow monthly billing settlement.
• Follow global lead time review process, analyze and maintain lead time table into system timely.
• Generate shipping instruction/ operation guidelines to support inbound process requirements.
• Regular review of the factory network and the inbounddelivery term, to propose the routing improvements.
• Provide solutions on special business requirementsin conjunction with allinternal & externalparties.

• Generate cost analysis reports for internal management needs or other financial requests.
• Reviewclaim process to ensureallclaims could be resolved timely and successfully.

System and Processes

• Be able to resolve problemsbyknowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Responsible for producing various reports, business slides updatein a timely manner.
• Operation inAFS/HUB Light/TCM/Ariba/Infor Nexussystems.
• Participate ininbound related projects, assistant on project follow-upandsystem