דרושים Director Product Marketing Outdoor Apparel ב-Adidas ב-United States, Spartanburg

Sr. Manager Product & Category Management Special Channel APP

Director Reporting Line:Senior Director BU Special Channel

Indirect/Secondary Reporting Line:

GSMS Grade: M3

Number of Personnel Managed:

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: -

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• DRIVE a sustainableAPPbusiness growth through a product strategy that reflects understanding of value-driven consumer, online & offline behavior, and distribution (eCom platforms & physical retail)

Key Responsibilities:

• Deepen consumer connection: Obtain and deliver consumer insights to make the appropriate choice on product and marketplace management.
• Merchandising strategy & planning: Deliver seasonal merchandising plan & strategy, including range architecture, segmentation, lifecycle, pricing, product rangeand store layoutfrom both global and local creation and direction for assortment.
• Product Creation Planning: plan, brief, and manage to operate the product creation process with creation team to deliver the price value competitive products to drive special channel growth without compromising regular channels.
• Business Planning Management: responsible for seasonal sell in with product range plan and sell-in margin to achieve sell out target and other critical product financialtarget.
• Routine:including business track/review through DNA & MicroStrategy and system/file management includingMaster Range File, HUB, DMT & RMA.
• x-BU Collaboration: Close Collaboration with BU to provide input into Category strategies and seasonal ranging, identify opportunities to maximize through segmentation and exclusivity, ensure clear differentiation of offering where critical to gain market share and drive business growth.
• Drive Cross-Functional Communication & Alignment: this role will need a smooth and effective cross functional communication including sales and channels to align seasonal strategy and assortment with both GCA and Global organization.

KPI’s:

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

Key Relationships:

• GCA BU team
• GCA PP&O team
• Creation Center Shanghai
• OMB team
• Future City Sales
• Product Sales
• Factory Outlet Operation
• Ecom Operation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert understanding of China market and consumersand commercial needs(especially Footwear perspective)and ability to interpret insights against strategy.
• Strong presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to translate and articulate data results into clear business actions.
• Distinct track record of success and high-level Category Management & Merchandising knowledge from Sports Industry inFootwear.
• Strong cross-functional and stakeholder management experience across commercial functions (e.g. marketing, sales,buying,etc.) and support functions (finance preferred).
• Positive and organized work ethic, ability to organize teams and processes cross functionally
• SolutionOriented Mindset.
• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

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

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• 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 to20-30% of time.

The purpose of the Strategy and Digital Solutions department is to enable operational excellence and future readiness in processes and systems across our supply chain, covering global functions, as well as market SCM teams. The key objectives of the department are:

• Translating strategic direction & demand into a domain strategy and product portfolio which is well-balanced between solving operational problems (12-month horizon) and enabling future readiness (3+ years horizon)
• Executing product ownership for all digital products in the domain.
• Executing business process ownership on an operational level.
• Provisioning of change management & support for these processes & the related systems.

As a Product Owner at

Partnering with internal Tech and business stakeholders to define a robust product backlog, managing capability expansion increments and leading the team towards definition of new functionalities & best practices and ensuring thorough testing, are a few examples of the activities that will be expected from this role. Additionally, you will be cooperating with various internal stakeholders (including global SCM functions, Market SCM teams as well as adjacent Global teams such as Finance & Sourcing) to drive user engagement and satisfaction, as well as upskilling to ensure future readiness.

1. Key Responsibilities

Scope: Accountable for a digital (sub) product of medium complexity

1. Product Strategy & Delivery

• Be accountable for the product success considering the value for the consumer and the company (ROI).
• Specify the product vision and roadmap as well as user stories considering the value for the user community and the company.
• Be accountable for product delivery in line with the roadmap and committed delivery dates.
• Identify and solve dependencies with other product owners to ensure efficient delivery. Coordinate interfaces between different product teams.

1. Stakeholder Management

• Represent the business for the product, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that their views and requirements are captured in the product backlog.

1. Backlog Management

• Prioritize the items in your product backlog. Specify the definition-of-done in cooperation with the product team(s).
• Own the refinement of your product backlog to ensure that the product team(s) is/are delivering the right enhancements to drive consumer and business value.
• Provide acceptance for delivered backlog items by the team, in line with the definition-of-done.

1. Monitoring

• Be accountable for monitoring, optimization and enhancement of the configuration, features and functionalities related to the product.
• Ensure that objective data sources and feedback are used for the optimization of the product.

Key Relationships:

• Product Team(s)
• Global SCM functions, Market SCM teams & adjacent teams (Finance)
• Global IT teams
• S&P and Market SCM Development teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills
• Expert level domain knowledge
• Strong communication skills and facilitation skills especially when interacting with different levels of business
• Basic leadership skills are a plus
• Basic experience with enterprise-level platforms and technologies
• Basic understanding of IT products and capabilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
• Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required
• Fluent English (verbal and written)
• Excellent presentation skills

Requisite Education and Qualifications:

• University degree in business administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experienceworking in Supply Chain / IT
• Experience as a Product Owner in at least one product area or domain
• Market experience preferred
• Experience in working with stakeholders and experts at various organizational levels

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:

• Accurate order and more efficient assortment planning and merchandising were built to achieve the target and to increase profit rate for Franchise stores
• To properly land order with customers and make sure buying structures are being followed and executed
• To review and quickly react based on products’ performance to drive better STR and sold out resluts
• Right product, right time, right place
• New category/ new product implementation strategy
• Product information sharing strategy

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage assortment planning & merchandising for corresponding categories and customers.
• Participant in GTM process to represent the customer’s voice and provide feedback on products, range, etc.
• Product buying for to each stores cluster at the just in time which has been already selected product from product team.
• Be the key interface internally between BU, Products sales, Accounts Sales, and externally with customers
• Merchandizing Operations:
  • Order products to meet customer demand and forecasted sales volume. Follow up on orders.
  • Manage to create a purchase plan which is in-line with the company target.
  • Improve buying efficiency and stock turn of the FRS stores.
  • Work closely with sales team to ensure buy plan and product land to FRS stores.
  • Manage to plan and select the range for stores to meet the open-to-buy budget.
  • Manage to provide product sell-through report with recommended action plan to improve the range offering in the stores.
• Data Analysis and Management:
  • Track performance of highlight and normal product to identify sell-thru efficiency.
  • Preparing sales forecast. Identify business trends and translate them into sales opportunities in the FRS store.
  • Open-to-buy execution / Sales data analysis
• Team Management:
  • Identify developmental needs and contribute to developing training plans and programs

Key Relationships:

• GCA local management team
• BU
• Customers’ key buyers
• Product Sales
• Account Sales

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Manage business (Process and Projects)
• Manage and develop people
• Provide a framework for performance
• Result orientation
• Influencing others
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Decision Making
• Organization/ People management.
• Coaching skill.
• Financial acumen

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of work experience in supervisory role in Retail Merchandising or buying or sales related field.
• Possess good fashion sense and consumer trend
• University degree or above
• Excellent written and spoken in both English & Mandarin
• MS office skill advanced

KPI

• Overall business performance
• FRS relevant KPIs
• Sell Through
• Range compliance ratio

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Recognize sport and consumer insights
Heavily influence category direction and drive its implementation
Execute strategies to tactical plans
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage a team and develop their functional and social skills using available resources to create a top performing team
• Set and manage strategic category direction; ensure cross-functional alignment
• Identify new business opportunities to drive innovation and / or commerciality
• Develop an "all for one attitude" within the team to ensure smooth cooperation with interlinked departments
• Have full understanding of the product creation process to drive it forward
• Be a role model for all team members in regards to strategic direction and the product creation process
• Show leadership through living the brand values while fostering a performance culture
• Manage and develop optimum relationship with cross-functional teams and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process
• Challenge the cross-functional team to ensure creation of industry leading products
• Analyze and report category business performance to ensure achievement of category KPIs
• Positively represent the Creation team for Outdoor apparel both internally and externally
• Work with the GCA BU (Business unit), Brand Marketing and Sports Marketing teams throughout the season to define strategic product direction
• Build an understanding of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines

Key Relationships:
• Steer a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
• Your category across all functions, other categories and creation centers (if appl.)
• Cross-functional team (GCA Business units, CCS Design, CCS Development and souring, Materials, Costing, Planning)
• Markets and relevant key retailers Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Project management, problem solving, working through ambiguity
• Manage a team to create industry leading products
• Inspire, coach and lead; set framework for performance and growth
• In-depth knowledge of respective product category especially outdoor apparel
• Analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented, strong business orientation
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Lateral thinking and challenge status quo
• Profound consumer, market and retail knowledge especially in regards to different needs of different regions within GCA
• Step up to conflicts and work towards a diplomatic solution
• Execute change management
• Cooperate effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
• Ability to travel
• Passion for sports/outdoor
• College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
• A minimum of 8 or more years of experience as a senior-level Creation of Apparel. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience directing outdoor brands, with a proven track record of successful projects
• A minimum of 3-5 years of management and leadership experience, demonstrating the ability to drive teams toward achieving strategic goals
• Excellent knowledge and solid hard skill over outdoor/technical wear in terms of material and construction, testing requirement (e.g. Goretex, Pertex, Polartec, seam-sealing, insulation, etc.)
• Experienced in collaboration projects (crossover fashion & functional outdoor) with external partner is preferable
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience in trade or sales is helpful
• Fluent in English
• PC skills (MS Office programs)

Director Project Office

Area: GCA

Department: Transformation Office

Direct Reporting Line: VP Project Office

Indirect/secondary reporting line:

Subsidiary/country: China

GSMS Grade: M2

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

· Develop, support and manage key strategic initiatives, from planning to execution, across the organization to achieve adidas China’s top priorities

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and execute a systematic approach to support senior management to identify the right strategic priorities to take action on

· Coordinate and manage initiative development, planning and prioritization processes across functions

· Drive and guide initiative owners to set initiative objectives, develop detailed plans and define KPIs

· Get alignment with the management team to ensure the PMO is focused on the strategic topics and top priorities

· Engage with initiative owners and senior management to determine role and contribution for each initiative

· Coordinate and drive initiative owners to generate regular progress updates while ensuring consistent planning and execution from function to function, and from head office to regions

Systems and Processes

· Closely track throughout the project life-cycle and organize regular updates with senior management on module/initiative progress

· During planning and execution, provide value-added analytical support to enable the management team to make fact-based decisions

· Coordinate with Human Resources on initiative KPI and performance evaluation

People Management

· Develop and lead the PMO team to fulfill its mission and targets

· Provide senior management with objective perspective on progress, priorities and directions while managing their expectations

· Provide advice and feedback to initiative owners and team to ensure high quality, timely execution

· Actively manage a network across the organization to ensure the PMO and the project portfolio are highly relevant to the business and its priorities

· Drive and guide initiative owners to further develop project management skills and discipline

The responsibilities are not limited to the above; the job holder will also follow other work assigned by his/her immediate supervisor.

· Feedback from cross-functional team

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· 8-12 years of general business experience

· Experience with leading consumer brand

· Extensive experience in and strong skills of process and project management

· Experience in working closely with middle and senior managers across functions

· Experience in leading management consulting firm is a plus

· University degree or above

· MBA or other business- related qualification High proficiency or expertise with database, statistical and business intelligence systems (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, SAP)

· Solid skills in Word, Excel, Power Point etc.

· Basic statistics and modelling knowledge

· Strong communication skills – written

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• To ensure profitable market share and net sales growth within regional accounts

• To passionately lead the regional accounts organization in identifying, developing and implementing strategies for the profitable growth

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for regional accounts all business related KPI, includes but not limited to Sell in (net sales), ST, retail KPIs (comp growth and etc), inventory level, POS numbers;

• OTB Planning ,negotiation and SBP (Strategic Biz Plan) preparation

• Work with cross functional teams to provide the strong supports to key account aligned with business growth targets;

• Co-work with Product Sales team to provide range feedback based on regional accounts business reality;

• Work with territory management team to ensure POS allocation are properly managed;

• To ensure the best possible Net Sales result by setting clear targets and action points;
  

• To support negotiation and enforcement of adidas Group trade terms

• To provide realistic plans and forecasts on customers performances

• Manage and maintain a healthy A/R balance

• Control core inventory ratio and structure

• To lead team and foster performance culture within team

• To develop, train and retain key talents

Key Relationships:

• Head of Account Sales, RE, MM, BP, SO, PS, CRM, etc.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of sales experience within large sales organizations, ideally in apparel/fashion/shoes or FMCG

• At least 5 years’ experience of people and operational management

• A passion for and an understanding of SPORTS

• Strong communication and influence skill

• Good analysis and Solid skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.

• University degree

• Willing to travel

KPI

• SI

• OTB

• Assortment Plan Execution (Package… etc.)

• Category SOB

• Account Target

• POS: Net # of POS Opening

• ST

• Trade Inventory

• Scale Growth

• Comp. Store Growth

• Customer Management

• Customer Satisfaction

• Product

• Mandatory Range Realization

• Key City

• Key City net sales

• Key City POS Opening

• Budget: Sales Budget Management

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Support the overall Product Creation process for the Indonesia Sportwear FTW Creation Hub by executing against the designated areas of responsibility for the Business model. Manage the development process in all aspects related to product creation, from finalized design, all the way through to product ex-factory.

Key Responsibilities :

• Help drive the Product Creation process to deliver against the brief, materials and design intent, meeting gross margin/profitability objectives.
• Convert design intent from HQ into a clear plan of action, offering alternative/innovative solutions, and acting as a technical resource on site.
• Create product overviews and action plans during developmentprocessesand communicate next steps to all involved partners to ensure all milestones are adhered to
• Support Design team by revising Tech Drawings for assigned styles/models, ensuring key must-haves are achieved, while keeping in mind costing and manufacturing constraints.
• Support on systems and data management tools to help drive efficiency in communication between various partners
• Work cross functionally with key partners in sourcing/development/manufacturing to realize the vision of the products and category
• Track and facilitate prototyping of multiple projects, identify and address key issues and challenges in construction/manufacturing/costing, and plan accordingly to deliver world class product.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad footwear process and development understanding
• Unique blend of project management and design experience
• Prior knowledge of taking product from conception through implementation preferred
• Communication and collaboration skills to fulfill product requirements such as overall aesthetic, cost-engineering, calendar milestones, and overall efficiency.
• Ability to work with, communicate and influence various levels of the organization
• Thrive in a fast-paced product creation environment
• Exposure to design tools like illustrator and capacity to evaluate proportions and aesthetics
• Skill in MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Ability to travelinternationally for consumer trend research and internal meetings and presentations

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four year college or university degree, preferably in Marketing/Business
• Minimum five (5) years related experience
• Equivalent education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
• Experience in Footwear Marketing, Design and\or development