Product Director jobs in United States, Colorado, Denver

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:

• Drive financials targets and Kpis for WHS team to ensure profitable growth

• Create channel strategy in alignment with country GM and management team / direct stakeholders to reach expected goals

• Develop strong strategic relationship with main retailers to facilitate implementation of our strategy
• Lead the wholesale team to develop people and identify talents

• Maintain the company policies, processes and guidelines at a high level to ensure compliancy in our daily processes

• Influence internal and external stakeholders to reach the expected targets

• Develop a sell out strategy and action plans with his/her team in WHS to ensure high performance standards of our brands in store

• Lead go to market process for WHS to ensure pre sale plan execution

• Lead the strategic planning for major customers (STAPs) both internally and externally to ensure smooth strategy execution
• Influence the local plan as part of the management team to contribute to the success or our company in the country

Key Relationships:

• WHS Sales Development, WHS VP
• Sales Directors, Market Sales Development, Heads of Customer Service, Market Customer Service lead, KA/Field/Fashion, Sales Coordination
• SCM (Demand Planning, warehouses), Credit Management
• Market support functions (OPS, Finance, Marketing, IT, HR)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Enhanced functional skills with strong systems, tools and process knowledge in Sales and Customer Service
• Service mindset and excellent planning and organizational skills
• Proven track record of delivering versus measurable sales targets
• High leadership and managerial skills
• Proven track record of successfully managing a team/organization and projects in a matrix organization
• Pragmatic approach with the ability to distinguish between the level of research needed to achieve the desired results

• Highly specialized level of business acumen.
• Extensive depth of theoretical knowledge and organizational practice or expertise across several disciplines.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in business, ideally with sales and marketing focus or equivalent professional experience
• 8-10 years Sales and/or business development and/ or Finance experience
• 5 years’ management experience

Key Responsibilities

• This is a hybrid role between BB Development and Athlete Product Excellence (APEX).
• Lead the full development process for assigned footwear projects, with a focus on engineering excellence, athlete-driven performance, and innovative problem-solving.
• Partner directly with athletes, product management, and design to translate sport-specific needs and biomechanical insights into footwear solutions that enhance performance on court.
• Collaborate with suppliers and factories to develop new construction methods, materials, and manufacturing processes that push the boundaries of basketball footwear.
• Engineer products for both elite custom solutions (athlete-specific footwear) and scalable inline performance models, balancing innovation, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
• Provide technical solutions through rapid prototyping, materials analysis, and applied biomechanics, ensuring all designs meet adidas quality standards.
• Drive accuracy and timeliness across systems and samples, while achieving key KPIs (margins, sustainability, on-time delivery).
• Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of innovation, technical curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Support cross-functional innovation projects that influence the future of performance footwear.
• Support local athlete visits and/or on the road visits for product testing with athletes
• Act as liaison between the Inline Development and Athlete Product Excellence teams (APEX)
• Drive performance creation process with Inline & APEX teams at key milestones with test samples, tech files, athlete insights, key sizes, etc.
• Manage, confirm and upload CADs for key athlete projects.

Key Relationships

• Sports Marketing
• Product Management
• Design
• Advanced Creation (Testing & Quality)
• Sourcing & Factories
• Tooling & Pattern Engineering
• Digital Creation & Materials Teams

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Deep knowledge of the footwear creation process (lasts, patterns, construction, tooling, testing).
• Strong understanding of sport-specific movement, biomechanics, and athlete performance needs.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively.
• Experience working with new technologies, innovations, and rapid prototyping tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and directly with athletes.
• Business acumen and problem-solving mindset.
• Fluent in English; additional languages a plus.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 20%)

Education & Experience

• University degree in Engineering, Sport Science (Biomechanics, Physiology, etc) or related field;
• 2+ years of relevant experience in footwear product development, ideally with exposure to performance or athlete-specific footwear.
• Passion for basketball and innovation in sport performance

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• 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, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $95,000 - $118,000. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, proficiency for the role.​
• 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 Los Angeles, California.​
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts
• Execute the category direction
• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
• Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view

Key Responsibilities:

• Working independently on ACC creation related projects and follow up on project development with a strong ownership.
• Understanding of Sports industry and Chinese consumer needs in sports relevant area (2-3 years working experience in sportswear industry is a good to have).
• Show clear understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
• Actively analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
• Proactively manage range direction & propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it on
• Present ranges and business related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge & Business sense on product creation (should be a transferable skill, so open on category - sports or lifestyle; open on product type, could be /APP/FTW/ACC, but need to show a clear point of view on business)
• Strong adaptation & flexibility – be able to embrace a changing world and working environment.
• Communication - Be able to manage the conversation with different department such as DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT/FACTORY/BU. To have smooth x-functional team communication and influence the result towards to the best business relevant area.
• Team player .

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
• Minimum of 2 years Product Marketing or Merch experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
• Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is helpful
• Fluent in English .
• PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)

PURPOSE

• Drive Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Develop, implement, and manage sourcing strategies in the respective country in order to meet the company objectives relating to quality, volume, delivery, and cost of sourced products.
• Build relationships with and support implementation of key initiatives in supply partners in order to achieve desired performance outcomes.
• Oversee budget, personnel, and office operations for the country where applicable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement sourcing strategies within assigned location in order to meet the company objectives relating to quality, volume, delivery, and cost of sourced products.
• Build and maintain business relationships between adidas Sourcing, its key factories, and suppliers are maintained at the highest level of trust and integrity.
• Implement Supply Performance Framework (“SPIKE”) within the assigned location to ensure the company secures, maintains, and supports the highest quality vendors available.
• Manage risks (e.g., political, economic, strategic, etc.) likely to impact business operations in the source locations.
• Ensure implementation of company policy for all operations (Quality, Delivery, Costing, Development, Planning/Ordering/Shipping, Materials)
• Ensure lead times provided by suppliers are in line with Sourcing’s objectives for speed-to-market.
• Ensure supply partners meet company expectations/targets for social and environmental topics.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws (general and labour) and respect basic human rights, health, and safety of all employees and the environment.
• Work closely with other Sourcing teams to apply and reinforce best practices, standards, and disciplines in the location.
• Develop strong relationships with the relevant Creation Centres to ensure the sourcing strategy is fully aligned with the needs of the adidas.
• Ensure right level of collaboration and capabilities in Digital, Development, and Manufacturing in Tier1 supply partners.
• Form and maintain the appropriate organizational structures for end-to-end process performance. Identify and develop future talent, and ensure appropriate leadership skills are present at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of direct reports and teams in the location
• Maintain adidas’ public image at the highest possible level through professionalism, integrity, and contribution to the local community.
• Ensure all sourcing operations and practices fully comply with adidas’ Responsible Sourcing& Purchasing Policy, adidas standards and legal requirements, while managing the relevantprocesses internally and externally.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.
• Develop and coach team to ensure the best standards of performance, appropriate skillsets and strong succession plans are in place.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing
• Global Brands
• Product Operations
• Other Global Function team: Social and Environmental Affairs / Government Affairs
• Sourcing Supply Partners

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Breadth of management experiences across various industries (especially manufacturing)
• Strong conceptual thinking and business acumen
• Strong influencing and communication skills (written and spoken)
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead multidimensional teams.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in engineering or a technical field (e.g., materials science, chemistry, physics, etc.) or non-technical field coupled with relevant work experiences.
• Minimum 12+ years of relevant business experience and 5+ years of people management experience
• Willingness to travel frequently (including internationally)