Assistant Director jobs in Germany

Key Interfaces:BU Categories, Commercial, Brand Comms & Planning, Newsroom/PR, DTC, WHS, SPOMA, Culture Marketing, Brand Operations, Corporate Communications, external agencies and vendors.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role is to

• Lead the C4C concept creation and implementation of retail design concepts and solutions for GCA through Flagship Stores and the Pilots architectural design- ensuring locally relevant design solutions that are also on-brand - bringing global retail creative direction to life for GCA
• Develop retail design concepts and solutions that create brand desire for Chinese consumers and set worldclass standards for the image of the adidas brand in GCA, and enable GCA to successfully implement the global vision
• Inspire a winning culture and drive operational excellence through leadership of the Retail design architecture team, and collaboration with the HQ & other markets
• Interact the Global development & landing of Global new concepts and the optimization of all consumer touchpoints to elevate consumer impact in GCA.

• Lead a team of channel marketing professional driving premium experiences in retail architectural environment, own retail and franchise
• 360 digree management of execution budget across all channels
• Drive the cascade of Global Retail concept guidelines to GCA related team on the architecture elements, but not limited to the other concept rollout tools including long term ISC and digital experience or servieses
• Orchestrate and gather input on current and future retail concepts and formats, digital and physical experience topics based on local customer/consumer and channel distribution needs
• Lead the capture and consolidation of input across all channels of GCA to inform and influence Global HQ-CE to ensure concepts and stories land with impact
• Become the Market communication counterpart for the Global HQ Consumer Experience team
• Validate global deliverables on current and future key store concepts, digital and physical experience, and other Consumer Experience topics are in line with China input.

• Drive strong partnership with local execution team ensuring brand look and feel lands correctly in key stores across China. Monitor design execution across channels and formats according to concept guidelines
• Drive the design review & approval process cross key stakeholders for flagship stores/ new concept pilots, as well as manage the approval process with Senior Leadership Team if required.
• Continue to optimize & develop a stronger design architecture vendor pool and lighting design vendor pool with NTP, ensuring high quality of delivery to the China market
• Additional projects as agreed

• Be responsible on design execution cost review and managing cost efficiency for Flagship/ pilot stores of GCA

Team Management

• Coach and mentor team members on an ongoing basis, driving a focus on personal development
• Foster a highly empowered and motivational working environment that encourages diversity of thought
• Instill a team culture in which all important issues are discussed openly and constructively
• Promote a high-performance culture by setting clear objectives, expectations and individual goals
• Evaluate the hard and soft competencies of your team on a regular basis and provide timely feedback and guidance to drive continuous learning

Key Relationships in adidas:

• HQ Consumer Experience
• HQ Brand Units
• China Brand Activation
• China Business Units
• China Store Design & Construction
• China Finance
• China Procurement
• China Ominichannel
• China Retail Expansion
• HK & TW counterpart

Key Relationships outside adidas:

Government AuthoritiesLandloardsAgencies, Architects
Vendors, Supplies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong presentation, communication, negotiation and influencing skills, especially with senior stakeholders within a global matrix organization.
• Strong cross-functional and stakeholder management experience across commercial functions (e.g. marketing, sales, etc.) and support functions
• Fluent spoken and written Mandarin and English.
• Regional languages an advantage, but not required
• Willingness to travel upwards of 20% of time

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 8-12 years architectural design/ interior design industry working experience
• Progressive channel marketing and consumer experience expertise
• Regional expertise desired
• Sporting Industry experience desired
• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Leads and manages a team of product developers to complete the footwear product creation process for the assigned business unit (BU). Actively monitors development calendars to ensure deadlines, costing KPI and quality standards are met. Acts as an advocate for footwear product integrity by working closely with Business Units, Design, Tier 1 suppliers, Liaison Office’s (LO) to uphold quality standards and achieve BU and GOPs strategy and targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Sourcing & Development organization to implement and develop the strategic BU direction and ensure cross-functional alignment within the Creation teams
• Ensure achievement of OKR (Objectives & Key Results) set by the BU through partnership with Marketing and Design
• Identify new business opportunities and drive key product and/or process innovations. Provide input to short-, mid- and long-term planning and budgeting
• Work with adidas Innovation and Materials Development, and support research into new technologies and materials and communicate to Design and Marketing on potential new development options
• Manage the material development and costing related aspects in cooperation with the functional teams to ensure the Sourcing & Product Operations objectives are met and that strategies (i.e. material tool box strategy, costing framework) set forth by the Functional Heads of Material Development and Costing are supported
• Supervise the Costing process in alignment with Costing Framework and assume responsibility in alignment and cooperation with BU and Design to meet category margin targets for your area of responsibility.
• Ensure continuous product and process improvement with emphasis on leading and Right First Time development of products in accordance with the operation calendar
• Be responsible for Buy Ready performance through strong interfaces with T1, Quality Assurance, Sourcing and Product Marketing
• Manage your team Budget to yearly targets as set by BOPS
• Manage workload and organizational efficiency with the support of the process and capacity management organizaiton
• Allocate/delegate the different products/projects to the respective development teams considering experience, product complexity and workload
• Work with Development organization to support and develop the T1, Sourcing / Allocation and QA strategies
• Provide team with clear direction, projects and targets that are aligned with business needs and GOPS objectives
• Create a motivational, supportive work environment in which employees are challenged, coached, trained while being provided with performance feedback and career development opportunities
• Take ownership for the entire development process for assigned products and/or projects with an emphasis on quality product development and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the applicable product creation calendar

Key Relationships:

• Marketing
• Design
• adidas innovation
• Tier 1 supply partners
• Tier 2 supply partners
• Material Development
• Costing Department
• Fit and Wear Test Department
• Quality Assurance
• Supply Chain Management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication (both written and verbal) and facilitation of meetings with (small and large groups) skills
• Ability to deliver effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to diverse audiences
• Ability to think strategically, anticipate and define problems, synthesize complex data and develop innovative solutions
• Ability to think end-to-end with a global mindset
• Ability to manage through change, make decisions and act comfortably with risk and uncertainty
• Ability to provide a clear framework for performance to direct reports
• Ability to coach, guide, manage and develop a team
• Good understanding of sourcing allocation impact on product from a quality and cost perspective
• Fluent in English (written and spoken
  )
• Strong IT skills (MS office, PDM, CAD )
• Travel, domestic and international as required by business needs

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year college or university degree with emphasis on footwear technology and/or manufacturing
• Minimum 7 years of progressive work experience in the athletic footwear industry, specializing in product development, design and / or marketing.
• 1-2 years of experience in Merchandising, Production or Development
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing a team
• Exposure to the latest in materials, components, processes, and concepts

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
In alignment with North American Merchandising

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the planning, curating, landing, and measuring consumer right assortments for Canada within the framework of North America range guidance.
• Ensure data integrity to support product ranging, timely delivery, correct segmentation, and pricing in all ranging tools.
• Support and capture consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet Canada market needs, this includes visiting the market the local market as required by the Senior Manager.
• Assist in the management our key item and Franchise models across lifecycles to ensure brand health and growth
• Contribute to the creation strategic curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including Direct to Consumer (DTC), Wholesale and Ecom.
• Support the process and system updates for Canada Local Creation to drive market relevant special make up articles (SMU)
• Present and deliver the Go to Market category, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers
• Continually monitor and communicate the analysis of the product range and sales results to maximize profitability, productivity and growth of future assortments
• Coordination of all aspects of sample coordination; including ordering, sample maintenance and sample readiness for each seasonal sell in season.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager or Director.

Key Relationships

• Category and Marketplace Merchandising
• NAM Merchandising teams
• NAM Marketplace Management teams
• NAM BOPS
• US, DTC, and relevant commercial teams
• Merchandising Planning and Systems
• Brand Operations (GTM, Sample, & Merch Ops)
• Brand Communications
• Sports Marketing
• Finance
• Demand Planning and relevant Supply Chain partners
• Global Business Partners
• Local Creation teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and working with systems/applications
• Ability to present in front of large and small groups
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally as needed
• Ability to research and present business research
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with and collaborate across the organization
• Category specific understanding preferred
• Strong analytical and planning skills

Minimum Qualifications

• Four-year college or university degree, preferably in Business/Merchandising or related field preferred
• One (1) year related industry experience
• Combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
• Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred
• Canada marketplace experience preferred

• 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 a robust and progressive range of benefits, including: health and dental benefits, including prescription drug coverage, out of country coverage, short and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ Retirement Savings Plan with employer match. Qualifying employees are eligible for our education assistance program and fitness reimbursement program

• Employees are eligible to earn ​an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.​ We recognize the commitment of our employees by increasing vacation time with length of service. We also offer Service Awards & Service Time Off during milestone years, paid bereavement leave, and parental leave top-up to eligible employees.

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

• adidas is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with Disabilities, and will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If selected to participate in an interview, accommodations will be made available on request. Please inform the Recruiter of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Purpose/Key Responsibilities:(Mission/General area of responsibility)

• Assists Senior Office Manager to manage the daily operations of aTSV
• Back up Senior Office Manager on his/her absence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Office Administration

• Assists Senior Office Manager to manage departments and their staffs in accordance with direction and policies of adidas policies and local Country Management.

• Maintain high level of Office services to the company.
• Supports Senior Office Manager in issuing Official letter and Administration documents.
• Be aware of external environments, Vietnam regulatory changes which impacting company operations (e.g work permit, visa, tax…etc), alerts senior management of potential business impacts and proposes required solutions.
• Oversee office facility are maintained and functioned at all times, ensure office space and environment are at good look and in neat and tidy.
• Manage and execute office events, projects and its related activities at high standard and in creative mindset.
• Ensure quarterly office refreshment communication is geared up and sent out in an adequate and timely manner.

Procurement Function:

• Manage non- trade procurement (NTP), including contract terms review and contract implementation following adidas Group NTP policy and SOP.

• Identifies and negotiates terms for office supplies and service providers (hotels, travel, furniture, etc.).Conduct benchmarks and analysis to identify opportunities, propose options to ensure service providers stay competitive and great service level by applying Procurement guidelines and principles.
• Strengthen and ensures all contracts are executed compliantly together with annual refreshment to all purchase owners as and when required.
• Self-update adidas group NTP policy and reflects these changes properly in procurement SOP and operation management.

Fleet Function:

• Manage day to day fleet services operations, ensure services delivered with reliable, safe and quality to all employees following company transportation policy.
• Periodically benchmarking of fleet service and service providers to identify opportunities to bring service level to higher level for the company while optimizing cost.
• Ensures fleet payments are proceeded within contract payment terms.
• Ensures fleet reports and master car lists are always updated and recorded properly.

Travelling function:

• Oversee travel and business visa application and process management.
• Manage service provider performance and contracts for travel services: air ticket supply vendor, immigration services.
• Liaise and work with Global Travel Team of any travel policy changes to ensure services performs following Global T&E policies
• Liaise and update adidas group NTP policy and reflects these changes properly in Traveling SOP and daily operation management.

Budget plan:

• Ensure annually and monthly budget/fund are planned and finalized in a timely manner.
• Ensure operating funds are utilized in an efficient manner.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Effective negotiation skill.
• Strong planning & organizing skills.
• Professional and creative event planning and execution skill.
• Pro-active approach.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Vietnamese.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Hardworking, independent, and able to work under pressure.

Requisite Education/Experience:

• Diploma or bachelor degree, majoring in business administration or any related fields.
• From 5-7 years of experience with exposure to office administration/ finance/accounting/human resources with an international company.
• Sufficiently developed presentation skills.

People Management:
• Evaluate the competencies of his/her subordinates on a regular basis and provides prompt and feedback and guidance to drive high performance
• Takes ownership for Talent Management processes to grow, develop and retain talents.
• Promote a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations and individual goals.
• Translate the company goals into team specific actions and business plans. Control and monitor performance and results.

Key Relationships:

• Global Retail
• Market Retail team including:
o Retail Back Office (RBO) team (within both Lead and Multifunctional Markets)
o Multi-Store Managers
o Store Managers and their Store teams
• Logistics
• Finance
• Global Operations
• Go To Market (GTM) teams
• Supply Chain

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Leadership and influencing skills
• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in Market HQ language
• Additional third language is an advantage
• Advanced knowledge of Retail Management Systems
• Strong analytical skills
• Structured, organised and process orientated
• Attention to detail as error in analysis will have crucial impact to business
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure
• Geographically mobile

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
• Merchandising Experience: 10-12 years
• Management Experience: 5 years