Executive Assistant 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:
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.

As part of the Membership team within the DTC Marketing organization, you will help drive consumer loyalty, acquisition, and retention across the U.S. and Canada. This role supports the execution of the North America Membership strategy, aligned with global direction and broader DTC Marketing goals through content, communications, and stakeholder collaboration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support membership lifecycle content and activation plans across digital and retail touchpoints.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to drive engagement, retention, and campaign effectiveness.• Request and use data and insights to help inform content strategy and enhance member experiences.
• Write consumer and channel-driven creative briefs; adapt global campaigns for local relevance.
• Partner with creative teams, global counterparts, and internal stakeholders to uphold brand and Membership best practices.
• Provide feedback during content and campaign development; manage stakeholder approvals and go-live testing.
• Align with and gather inputs and approvals from key stakeholders when necessary.
• Support CRM content scheduling and delivery, ensuring timely and complete execution.
• Monitor and optimize processes to support Membership goals and deliver against KPIs.
• Share feedback and insights with the global Membership and Consumer Engagement teams to ensure consistency and efficiency of activations within North America.
• Support with membership activation planning for adidas.com and the adidas flagship app in coordination with key teams.
• Deliver finished files and handovers to Partnerships, Performance Media, CRM, and Membership Operations teams on time and in full.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• North America eCommerce
• North America & Global Marketing Comms
• North America Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Marketing
• North American Consumer Engagement
• Global Membership & Digital
• External Agencies & Partners

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Understanding of eCommerce ways of working and activation best practices.
• Experience in content creation, requirements, and best practices across multiple touchpoints.
• Knowledge of technical and creative aspects of a digital ecosystem.
• Comfortable working with enterprise-level platforms and technologies including Microsoft Office Suite and Smartsheet.
• Understanding of digital IT products and capabilities.
• Fluent in English both verbally and written.
• Strong communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting to stakeholders at various levels of large-scale organization both in person and virtually.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and business needs.
• Ability to prioritize a high number of tasks with varying priorities and time commitments.
• Ability to understand content delivery needs, solutions and processes.
• Ability to understand consumer behavior across the entire digital landscape.
• Ability to identify opportunities to increase business impact.
• Broad understanding and passion for the sports and/or fashion industry.
• Strong problem solver, solution-oriented attitude and ability to efficiently manage a variety of projects and priorities.

SOFT SKILLS

• Commitment to executing marketing and activation plans with high attention to detail.
• Strategic, highly organized, process and solution-oriented.
• Innovative thinker.
• Challenges the status quo while understanding the value in the fundamentals.
• Works well under a mix of remote and in-person management.
• Collaborative by nature; able to partner with diverse internal and external teams and is flexible to variable team dynamics and cultures.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-year college or university degree, or equivalent experience, preferably in a Marketing discipline.
• 2-4 years broad marketing/digital/ecommerce experience with exposure to global clients.
• Experience with loyalty programs is a plus.
• Experience working with stakeholders at various seniority levels as well as subject matter experts across various functions (developers, business stakeholders, product and marketing teams, etc.

We’ve been doing this for more than 85 years. With an unmatched history and tradition of creating iconic products, consumer connections and experiences, we’ve been defining sport culture since the beginning. And we’re never done. Come be a part of shaping the future together with us.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• This role is to support the development of the Partner Program (marketplace business model), a sales channel for our Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) business in Europe.
• The Assistant Manager Platform Trading will be instrumental in driving the growth of our live partner businesses, a portfolio of online Multi-channel accounts, eCom pure players and marketplaces.

• This role requires expertise in account management in the sporting goods industry, knowledge of eCommerce and a solid merchandising and commercial foundation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support & manage the digital development of the defined Partner Program account’s web shops acrossEurope, seeking to optimize our brand representation, consumer experience & ultimately growingnet sales & market share.

• Executing the Partner Program platform proposition in Europe for respective accounts including ranging strategy, forecasting consolidation, reporting and active in-season trading.

• Represent assigned accounts internally towards all functions, ensuring aligned and effective collaboration across the end-to-end Platform Trading process.

• Stay informed on the consumer, category, channel, and competitor landscape across European retail and eCom.

• Support wider channel on performance management & reporting.

• Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• • Drive in-season management and day to day operations of all live accounts under your responsibility including ranging, discount and pricing decisions.

• • Collaborate with Wholesale teams to execute x-channel integrated strategy for defined accounts.

• • Drive awareness and understanding of Partner Program proposition amongst key internal business stakeholders.

• • Support business planning and financial forecasting process for live Partner Program accounts under your responsibility.

• • Identify and chase growth opportunities with partners.

• • Initiate, manage & plan marketing campaigns with partners for optimal brand & product visibility.

• • Pro-actively manage all business KPIs linked to Digital partner performance, range & inventory management, e.g. Availability rate, Demand, Net sales, Operating Profit, Traffic & Conversion.

• • Partner closely with Platform Operations, Product Launch & optimization and Business Development teams to facilitate seamless end-to-end execution of assortment activation and marketplace readiness.

Key Relationships:

• Partner Program Business Development, Business Analytics and Platform Experience teams
• Europe Buying, Assortment Planning & Trading teams
• Europe Excess Inventory Management
• Europe eCom Pricing & Promotions teams
• Europe Wholesale & eCom Finance teams
• Global & Market Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) teams
• Marketplace team and business/technical teams of partner accounts
• Europe Supply Chain Management team, IT,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to manage accounts effectively and prioritize tasks under pressure.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to identify business opportunities and translate them into actionable plans that drive measurable results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to present and map complex business solutions and processes.

• Self-motivated and passionate about deriving business insight from data, improving business processes, and solving problems.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in spreadsheet analyses.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills coupled with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to participate and confidently provide quantitative and qualitative input in business reviews.

• Highly motivated and flexible, with the ability to work in deadline driven environment.
• Comfortable working in an international environment.
• Fluency in English is required.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• BA / BS in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics or related field
• Minimum 2 years professional experience (demonstrated experience in eCom or Digital commerce) alongside account management, business development or finance is a key requirement.
• Experience with performance management / KPI tracking is a must.

 Assist with driving your store’s profitability by:

• Meeting or exceeding store sales and profit targets
• Managing resources within the store to provide customers with a leading shopping experience
• Driving the proper execution of established policies, procedures, initiatives, and directives

Key Accountabilities:

 Utilizes all available store and market data to make commercial decisions based on sound analysis and financial judgment.

 Creates and drives a service culture by ensuring all activities are centered on the consumer.

 Positively communicates and actively demonstrates the Brand Values and NAM Retail Mission.

 Implements strategic plans to deliver seasonal Brand and product training to own store and ensures knowledge is transferred into selling skills.

 Partners with General Manager to lead store HR planning, recruitment, on boarding, training, and development initiatives in own store while actively assisting in succession planning process and ensuring all HR policies and procedures are adhered to.

 Leads service by example and ensures highly visible and effective consumer service management at all times.

 Communicates a desire to learn and seizes all available opportunities to drive own development and increase performance.

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience:

 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.

 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, or crawl. 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.

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

 Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a retail environment with a minimum 18 months of Store Management experience.

 Experience in managing high level retail image and delivering consumer in-store experience

 Geographical mobility is preferred.

 Or equivalent combination of education and 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.

• The pay scale for this role is$60k – $122k.This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

• 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.