Senior Manager Value Stores Em jobs at Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Key Responsibilities:

Clusters Talent Initiatives

• Partner with HR Directors and HRBPs across clusters to translate the EM Talent Strategy into local actions, pilots, and programs aligned with cluster business priorities.
• Design and deliver cluster-specific initiativesthat build leadership capability, accelerate development, and strengthen succession pipelines.
• Track progress, impact, and adoptionof market initiatives across clusters, consolidating insights and reporting for leadership.
• Act as a strategic consultant on talent processes (performance, succession, development, learning culture), ensuring consistent adoption with cluster relevance.
• Identify and scale best practicesfrom clusters, fostering knowledge sharing and cross-market collaboration.
• Leverage data and insights to diagnose talent gaps, anticipate future skill needs, and recommend targeted interventions.
• Embed DEIin every initiative to ensure representation, belonging, and equitable opportunities.
• Co-facilitate talent workshops and learning sessions with HRBPs and business leaders to reinforce a growth and feedback culture.
• Provide regular feedback to the EM HUB on what works in clusters to influence and improve EM-wide talent tools and frameworks.

2. EM HUB Project Management

• Drivead-hoc regional projectsthat strengthen talent culture and connection across Emerging Markets — such as EMCareer Week…

• Ensure seamless planning, alignment, and storytelling tomaximize impact and visibilityacross all markets.

• , ensuring continuous improvement and recognition of success stories.

Key Relationships:

• EM Talent Team
• EM HR Team
• Clusters HRDs, HR teams & SLT
• Global Talent Team

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to think strategically to partner with HR and business management.
• Strong expertise in Talent areas (Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning, Performance Management, Succession Planning).
• Understanding of the integrated Talent Management Processes.
• Commercial awareness, customer focus, understanding of HR and business strategy
• Facilitation skills and internal consulting skills; ability to analyze the situation and provide effective solutions, program design skills, consulting mindset with good executional skills and follow-through.
• A good team player, self-starter, driven to get strong results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present and sell concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to build trustful relationships with key stakeholders and HR partners and manage conflicts.
• Proven project management skills ensuring clear accountability of tasks, producing great quality outputs as per the milestones.
• Being able to lead and drive change independently.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent preferably with a focus in Talent Management, HRM, Psychology orPersonnel Management.
• Minimum 8-9 years progressive work experience in the field of HR (preferably in an international organization/ consulting/ ideally with both HRBP and Talent experience).
• Experience in the implementation of HR Tools.
• Growth and international mindset.
• Fluent in English.

*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

Technical Project Manager - Sports Engineering - Communication Systems in Sport (ZECOM)

Key Responsibilities:

• As a creative contributor, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Data Science, Engineering, Materials, Product Concept, and Product Development—to shape and develop innovative product experiences. Actively participate in exploration activities, convert ideas into actions, and help solve technical challenges to deliver the best possible outcomes for adidas consumers.
• Drive the development of the next generation sports innovations in cooperation with internal teams and external research partners. Be a consultant on topics intersecting sports science and engineering. Support the implementation of a proof-of-concept, demonstrator or prototype.
• Be part of the engineering process from concept to implementation and test phases and collaborate in agile, distributed and multi-disciplinary teams. Work in close relationship with project management, for alignment on key deliveries.
• Organize, coordinate and conduct testing activities: material, mechanical and functional testing. Build test stands, create test plans, run tests, track issues and document results according to the organizational standards. Support the interpretation of results with statistical methods and analytical skills. Manage project workstream tasks including test and error management.
• Provide scientific insights on relevant athlete and technology topics and be a consultant for development engineers. Gain a deep understanding in selected sport science applications and show responsibility to own and distribute knowledge
• Organize, coordinate and conduct the development and production of a proof-of-concept, demonstrator or prototype. Support the development of innovative methods to stock-fit and produce. Align production between development teams and external partners.
• Support and coordinate the development with partners like business units, external suppliers and universities. Support research projects to extend our sports knowledge. Ensure project artifacts are complete, comprehensive, adhering to standards and guidelines for project management and delivery. Prepare results for reporting and communication.

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
• Innovation / entrepreneur / maker mindset
• Test engineer for materials, mechanical and functional testing of sports devices
• Consultant for sport science topics with solid scientific knowledge in running and football
• Experience in materials, mechanical and functional testing
• Experience in statistical methods for data analysis
• Advanced influencing, communication, presentation and networking skills
• Fluency in English, Basic German required due to Public Funding reporting needs

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in sport science or sport technology, medical technology, natural science, UX/HCI, or relevant field
• Experience in applying sensors and wearables in a human behavioral setting and the data analysis around it
• Experience in different radio frequency Protocols like Wifi, Blue Tooth and UWB
• First experience in Python
• 3 - 5 years of working experience (PhD/MSc or relevant experiences will be considered)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• At least Bachelor degree in sports engineering, sports technology, sports science, test engineering or related fields (Master degree considered as advantage)
• Experience in material, mechanical and functional testing

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the creation of a yearly NAM strategy for each area under their remit. This should take into account consumer trend and behavior, Global and Market business needs, what has and has not worked previously
• Ensure execution of strategy across each area of the business (taking direction from paper to consumer)
• Direct all channel teams that support Brand, SPW/TR and Purpose (set direction, oversee briefs, ensure they know how they can support, what success looks like, clear obstacles, keep accountabilities etc)
• Support VP Brand Communication in MaEx process: building, managing, analysis, forecasting and reporting
• Be able to look across the categories to coordinate, money and resources strategically to accomplish our business goals
• Ensure the execution of the Global/NAM calendar (including any locally planned and globally approved Market-specific initiatives)
• Lead local Brand Campaign creation within Global guidelines while servicing NAM sport needs
• Partnership with Media team for Brand Media and category media planning, decisions and execution
• Set reactive strategy and coordinate with BUs to ensure a consistent approach and application of best practies
• Responsible for key KPIs for each area of responsibility and corrective actions / learnings against them § Oversight of agency roster and selection to ensure strong relationships, good direction, diversity of skill sets and perspectives and appropriate pricing (in partnership with procurement)
• Oversee sell-in tools for key milestones
• Consistent planning and communication with BU teams to ensure marketing and product plans are complimentary
• Lead by example in driving a high employee engagement and high performance culture
• Identify and develop high-potential talents, to fuel the team's succession plan
• Oversee full team, give feedback, counsel, help to ensuring strongest team possible

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Progressive experience in brand and/or product marketing
• Leading and managing a diverse team
• Proven ability to take projects from high level strategy all the way to consumer touch points
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation, planning, and analytical skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.), with an emphasis in Marketing/Business/Sales preferred, and
• At least 10 years sports or other product marketing or related experience, 6 years at the managerial level in the Sporting Goods Industry.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.

Key Responsibilities:

· Take ownership for the entire project management process for assigned products, with an emphasis on quality product development and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the applicable operating calendar.

· Drive the inception of new and innovative footwear designs, components, processes and materials into manufacturability and a marketable finished product.

· Collaborate in this context with Design to ensure design input into the critical phases of the development process meets agreed upon requirements for correctness and completeness of information and allows an optimized use of design information for tech. package creation at HQ and/or at source/Tier 1 partners.

· Engineer workable prototypes which address desired function, aesthetics, market appeal and manufacturability and meet adidas quality standards.

· Collaborate and interact directly with dedicated development teams at our Tier 1 partners to ensure that all critical deliverables for key development milestones are met, specifically OTIF provision of high quality development prototypes.

· Collaborate with Tier 1 partners to resolve routine business issues in an efficient and result oriented manner.

· Identify critical issues and fundamental road blocks during the direct development process with Tier 1 partners, provide necessary action plans and timely follow-up and escalate critical issues if necessary to direct supervisor.

· Monitor and guide the creation of Bill of Material information at Tier 1 suppliers according to established guidelines and calendar milestones, and assume full accountability for the accuracy of the BOM content at key milestones.

· Rationalize the selection of materials to support an optimized use of the material tool box and to allow economies of scale.

· Ensure that all materials, processes and development samples are fully tested to ensure adherence to adidas’ quality standards.

· Drive margin maximization and cost target achievement at model level in alignment with Marketing, Design and HQ Costing and assume responsibility for addressing critical costing issues and conducting recaps to liaison offices and/or T1 partners to achieve price targets.

· Promote awareness of main product cost drivers to Marketing, Design and independently coordinate/conduct predictive costing and/or pre-costing activities as well as costing reviews at critical milestones.

· Responsible for communicating all necessary information and coordinate all tasks that support on time Color Way Activation for all assigned projects.

· Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with key parties as listed below, managing designated projects to ensure an on time color way activation performance.

· Support and guide Assistant Project Managers in the team to further their growth in all aspects of Project Management.

Key Relationships:

• Marketing

• Design

• a.i.t.

• Tier 1 supply partners

• Material Development

• Product Creation Technology

• Sourcing

• Fit and Wear Test Department

• Quality Assurance

• Costing

• Supply Chain management

• Customs

Knowledge skills and abilities:

· Strong project management skills

· Basic understanding of costing principles

· Ability to understand 2D images in 3D

· Ability to create, plan and deliver presentations

· MS office skills

· Fluent English

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· Four-year college or university degree

· Technical training in footwear engineering and product development, knowledge of sourcing.

· At least 3 years of relevant work experience in the athletic footwear industry, specializing in product development, design and / or marketing.

· Proven record of accomplishment in the field of footwear development.

· Exposure to the latest in materials, components, processes, and concepts

• 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 andAD&Dinsurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employeesare able toenroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including12 weeksof 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, 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, Oregon.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maximize sales & qualitative market share with respective accounts
• Set objectives, strategies and tactics and drive long-term business planning with assigned accounts by determining sales, gross-profit plans, implementing business, digital and marketing strategies.
• Develop the assigned account portfolio by analysing account specifics and market trends, identifying new opportunities for growth and providing recommendations
• Analyse consumer demand, category trends and competitor assortment on the account’s platform and identify gaps in current assortment with the aim to drive sell-through across all customer touchpoints in online and offline channels
• Proactively search, address, evaluate and service the commercial needs of the accounts and drive key digital acceleration initiatives
• Optimize individual accounts’ profitability
• Drive the monthly sales forecast process (IBP) for respective accounts on category level
• Monitor competitors’ activities within our customers environment and propose win-win action plans to increase market shares
• Continuously improve and develop key sales, digital and customer service processes to provide excellence in service and efficiency in the organization
• Set business targets and provide clear directions for direct reports, mentor and develop individual team members
• Develop and grow strong peer network within own function and key stakeholders across the organization

Authorities:

• as per the adidas authorization matrix

Key Relationships:

• Retail partners
• Other Zone East sales channels
• DPC and Digital teams
• Account Operations
• Sales Development
• Omnichannel & Brand Activation
• GTM managers
• Finance
• European counterparts

KPIs:

• Net sales target achievement
• Sales deductions target achievement
• Standard margin target achievement
• Contribution target achievement
• DSO targets
• DPC targets

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Sales manager with a proven track record in sales and key account management in mid-to-large sales organization (Key Account Manager, Senior Key Account Manager)
• Strong analytical skills and digital business acumen
• High degree of commercial and business acumen (e.g. sales, retail, trade marketing, customer service, finance and controlling
• Be able to work in virtual teams and ability to lead cross-functional projects
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communication and negotiating abilities as well as relationship management
• Flexibility, initiative and determination
• Ability to coach, manage, motivate and develop direct reports
• Fluent in written and spoken in English. Skills in other languages are an added plus

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree preferably in Business or Economy
• Functional: > 4 years’ experience in sales, marketing and / or consulting area
• Industry: consumer driven, ideally apparel/fashion/shoes or FMCG
• Leadership: ideally people management experience
• Exposure: Sports / Fashion

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role is focused on the successful retail operations of all inventory and data management systems. This person will serve as the liaison between IT and Retail stores, driving operational efficiencies and enhancements to our tech solutions to make the day to day easier for our store fleet. They will be the primary business owner of RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) in North America including topics such as inbound, outbound, shrink and best practice execution. This role will assist with ensuring timelines, budgets, milestones and communication are completed appropriately, including pre & post implementation preparation/hindsight. They will be expected to drive continuous process and system improvements through interaction with business and IT partners. The individual will work with senior leaders and multiple business partners across the world to support and implement programs. This person will own and manage the ongoing operations of RFID including reporting and managing the end-to-end improvements and enhancement backlog, which includes rollout of all new solutions and integrations with other systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of implementation & communication plans related to inventory management initiatives and ensure execution in coordination with senior leaders
• Serve as the business owner of RFID which includes the ongoing operations of the system and hardware solution.
• Manages the (NAM) RFID backlog of enhancements to ensure that the solution evolves to meet the day-to-day business requirements.
• Assisting/influencing/creating actionable deliverables, including implementation plans & workback schedules, impact assessments, business readiness plans, and benefits realization/ adoption measurements/success KPIs.
• Create effective and long-lasting relationships with Local, Global, vendors, customers and stakeholders
• Manage, direct, and lead the Business Solutions management teams; responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Lead a team that is accountable for output of all retail data integrity through creating and maintaining retail store primary data.
• Be an active member of the global change community; sharing learning, expertise and coaching to develop others, especially with global teams
• Participate in global networks as it relates to the implementation programs assigned to this role.

Key Relationships:

• Store Operations
• IT
• Finance
• Store Development
• Inventory Control
• Loss prevention
• Merchandising, Buying, Planning

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with retail operations including best practices, systems, and inventory management
• Experience leading multiple large-scale initiatives including change leadership strategy and implementation experience (e.g. business transformations, organizational change, systems implementations)
• Strong decision making, negotiation, and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize the most complex data and develop and implement innovative solutions. Ability to communicate with Retail Business Users and translate business needs to IT for technical requirements.
• Excellent relationship-building skills at all levels of the organization (including C level executives), and sensitivity to the effects of change
• Excellent problem-solving skills; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; breaks work into process steps; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks, and knows what to measure and how to measure it; can simplify complex processes.
• Ability to collect information and data, define problems, evaluate processes, and establish logical, efficient processes to streamline business processes
• Capable of working independently under little guidance on several projects simultaneously
• Sound business acumen, including familiarity with financial reporting and measurements
• Able to lead a high performing team, demonstrate managerial courage and interface with all levels of leadership including Retail Fleet.
• Familiarity with SAP, GK POS, inventory systems and analysis tools
• Advance proficiency in Excel

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university preferred, preferably in Business or a related field of study
• 5+ years retail experience, preferably in fashion or sporting goods industry
• 3-5 years’ experience managing projects and operations, preferably related to new process/ program implementation
• Experience working in a Retail store environment is a must
• Ability to work and travel as business demands, overnight, weekends, and holidays, up to 25% travel frequency including international travel.
• Ability to alternate between sitting and standing for extended periods of time
• 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

Manager Category Management, BU Golf

Area:

Department:

Director Reporting Line: DirectorCategory Management

Indirect/Secondary Reporting Line: -

Location: Shanghai

GSMS Grade: M4

Number of Personnel Managed:

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: -

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Golf

Key Responsibilities:

• To support director in the execution of product strategy Category interface between Global BU(business opportunities, commercial input process, SMU’s, performance results, market trends/insights, category plans, etc.)
• Responsible for Golf product range plan+local creations, capability to work independently
• Drive market/consumer insights into product plan that considers end to end consumer journey
• Responsible for the business success of the category incl. setting forecasts, pricing corridor, size range, RID and Sell-through
• Build the category range by channels within guidelines by Global BU, incl. inline, promo, SMU, Local Creation
• Implement GCA channels allocation for global allocated products
• Perform Category analysis including sell-thru, forecasting, range adoption incl. brand collection, pricing corridor compliance, monthly flow, ARP, etc.
• Support BUGolfin consolidation and analysis of cross category data.
• Responsible for ordering samples sets, including inline pre-sale & SMS, plus ISC, etc.
• Leverage GTMT analysis to set price bands (standard margin based on average price)
• Actively participate in departmental level trainings and development initiatives and activities
• Team player, good communication skills

KPI’s:

• Category NS, Net Margin and Contribution across GCA
• Sell-out
• Forecast & data accuracy
• NPS
• Market share
• Achievement of key SBP initiatives

Key Relationships:

• lobal Golf BU
• GCA Brand Marketing
• GCA Demand Planning/Finance
• GCAProduct Planning & Ops
• GCA Offline Channels incl. Buying and Sales
• Creation Center Shanghai

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to implement strategy
• Presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Distinct track record of success and category management knowledge
• Industry knowledge, across divisions—footwear, apparel and accessories.
• Understanding of Asian markets’ consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs
• Results Oriented Mindset
• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail
• Data analysis skills and ability to translate and articulate data results into clear business actions.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• years of experience in category management/product required. Regional experience preferred.

• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing
• Sporting goods industry experience required
• Fluent in English
• Strong Computer Skills including Outlook, Word, Excel (Pivot), Powerpoint, etc
• Passion for sports and belief that through sports we have the power to change lives
• Willingness to travel up to 15-20% of time