Adidas SNR SPECIALIST CATEGORY MGT RUNNING EM 

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 

326715550

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Supports Sr. Manager BU Running EM, in executing EM short and medium-term objectives for the category by delivering across all KPIs.

Execute Global Concepts-to-Consumer strategies in a locally relevant way for EM by working closely with the Category Manager, BU Running in each Cluster within Emerging Markets, considering different consumer needs and distribution channels.

Support in building a product range for the dedicated Category that fulfils the needs of the EM Hub and Clusters, which is competitive in terms of structure, price and margin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tracking and data analytics for ONE EM RANGE KPIs like Business on Hand and YTD performance
• Act as system champ for the BU (RMA, RMT, GTM milestones, sell-in tools, etc.)
• Responsible for regular sell thru tracking of key campaigns and franchises.
• Take charge of all BU ranging activities in RMA and adhere to seasonal timelines as per guidance set by the MOPS Team
• Responsible for Commercial Input into Global by conducting regular competition analysis of Running
• Understands the EM consumer retail environment including distribution points, share of buy, competitor ranges and pricing strategies

Key Relationships:

• Category Manager, BU Running in each Cluster
• EM Hub CtC and MOPS team
• Global Running BU
• EM Business Intelligence teams ; Strategy Teams & Demand Planning teams
• EM DTC, WHS and E-com excellence teams

KPI’s

• EM Net Sales, Category growth, Key Franchise growth/share of NS and Go-in Margin
• EM BU campaign sell thru targets
• EM Category Range Efficiency, SKU targets
• Compliance and adherence to EM Ranging Milestones (RMA)
• Adherence to global deadlines providing meaningful Category Commercial Input

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Advance excel and powerpoint knowledge. Excellent communication and presentation skills

In addition, the individual must demonstrate:

• Passionate for sports, preferably product ranging specific with knowledge of sport
• Exposure to merchandising approach including assortment planning, FPST, Open to Buy, launch and exit calendars, rate of sales, and also to VM planning & execution
• Ability to guide optimal range building as per segmentation strategy and option plan (product type, gender, price points) for different channels
• Pro-active (engaging & impact-oriented) mind-set, ability to think end-to-end
• Ability to work in agile environment with different culture and nationalities
• Commercial acumen: Very good numerical and analytical skills
• Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required

Requisite education and Experience/ qualifications

• University degree in business, ideally with Marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience;
• 3+ years Merchandising experience including Sales and Retail exposure, ideally in sporting goods, fashion/lifestyle brands
• Fluent English (verbal and written)
• Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), proficient in MS Office