Adidas ASSISTANT MANAGER CATEGORY MANAGEMENT BRAND PARTNERS 

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City 

638601049

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Drive success ofSTATEMENT andY-3 across GCA within guidelines set by Global BUs
• Play a critical role to support Statement team to drive brand direction, market heat and business growth

Key Responsibilities:

• STATEMENT/ Y-3incl. setting forecasts, pricing, range size, Hard Launch Dates (HLDs), delivery and Sell-through (ST)
• Partner with GCA OMNI buying team to plan STATEMENT/ Y-3 OTB and buy strategy for GCA
• Analyze historical sell-through data to plan and react to deliver the best assortment for marketplace
• Define channels/store segmentation for globally allocated products and manage conversations with cross-functional stakeholders (Channels, Franchise, Sales, e-Com and Marketing related functions) to ensure products land in the most optimized and premium manner
• Support the line manager in interface between Global BU, GCA functions, and territories
• Responsible for ordering samples sets etc.
• Monitor systems and file management: Master Range File, HUBLIGHT, M-3 & RMA
• Actively participate in departmental level trainings and development initiatives and activities
• Performed as department business analyst to prepare and interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
• Support management to prioritize business and information needs
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities

KPI’s:

• Category NS, Net Margin and Contribution across GCA
• Sell-out
• Forecast & data accuracy
• NPS
• Market share
• Achievement of key SBP initiatives
• Market & Brand heat

Key Relationships:

• GCA Brand Marketing
• GCA Demand Planning/Finance
• GCA MOPS
• GCA OMB
• Creation Center Shanghai
• Global BUs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to implement strategy
• Presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Distinct track record of success and category management knowledge
• Industry knowledge, across divisions—footwear, apparel and accessories with focus on sneaker culture.
• Understanding of China market’s consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs
• Results Oriented Mindset
• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail
• Proven working experience on data analyst or business data analyst
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
• Proactive personality and entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong passion and curiosity on products

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in category management/product merchandising required, regional experience preferred

• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in marketing, merchandising and product creation
• Sporting goods industry experience preferred
• Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese is a must
• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills
• Strong Computer Skills including Outlook, Word, Excel (Pivot table, VLOOKUP), Powerpoint, etc.
• Passion for sports and belief that through sports we have the power to change lives
• Willingness to travel up to 15-20% of time