Adidas DIRECTOR TEAMWEAR BUSINESS 

United States, Colorado, Denver 

342662493

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development and Management

• Lead the holistic Teamwear business functions

• Design and implement short, mid to long term strategic channel business plan to overlook entire teamwear business from both inline and local creation to Locker Room

• Oversee and formulate the teamwear product and marketing strategy (e.g. partnership marketing, sports marketing activation and brand communications) to ensure enhanced offering

• Ensure brand equity for both Brand and Commercial channels

• Develop the number of teams/clubs/communities/schools and NS to scale the teamwear business

• Develop tool and implement Go-to-Market communication

• Build strong business collaborative relationships with the major external accounts and partners to maximize growth

• Navigate through business ambiguity and complexity to unlock the potential of Teamwear

• Engage and collaborate with x-functional counterparts to achieve shared objectives

Systems and Processes

• Develop and manage key business processes of responsible channels to ensure key targets achievement including NS, market share and customer satisfaction

• Set x-functional operating model to make sure good level of integrity and cooperation on marketing, product, channels, sourcing, and operation side

People Management

• Clearly communicate the specific targets and review with each direct report in line

• Plan include goals, key job responsibilities, competency development, measures and follow-up activities

• Makes sure all team members are able to well understand their job roles and responsibilities and provides proper guidance to secure the quality implementation in daily job

• Provide supervisions, coaching and feedback to subordinates, insisting on integrity and openness

• Manage, develop and motivate team in alignment with the departmental goals

• Work with line manager on team needs decision, buildup, tasks delegation, working load balance etc.

• Generate trust-worth and a high level of teamwork spirit across the organization

Key interfaces

• Global Locker Room team

• GCA Product

• GCA Creation Center Shanghai

• Sourcing

• Internal senior leadership team

• External partners

KPI

• Net Sales

• Market Share

• Team/Consumer Satisfaction

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic Planning and overall management skill

• Process oriented, yet flexible. Capable of implementing company firmly with staff and clients and of maintaining focus on result

• Strong leadership, persuasiveness and people management skill

• Tolerance to stress, high energy and strong job ownership

• High degree of integrity and loyalty

• Good at team work, demonstrating interest in training, coaching and motivating subordinates

• Org savvy to comfortably manoeuvre within an MNC organization

• Business acumen

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or above (MBA or other business-related qualification preferred)

• Minimum 10 years of experience in sales management or commercial related for a leading consumer goods companies

• Leadership: 3+ years of leadership of experts, x-functional projects and people

• Cross-functional experience, ideally with marketing / sales / product management

• Broad understanding of business value drivers and operations

• Global mindset and ability to work cross-culturally

• Proficient English required