Adidas MANAGER 

Pakistan, Punjab, Lahore 

143598393

*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

TECHNICAL TOOLS

• Build detailed and legally approved tech materials on a seasonal base (tech sheets & tech guides for the full footwear & apparel running range / exploded 3D tech videos / long term graphics etc.)
• Build a strong network with key stakeholders; product marketing, design, development etc. to work with correct and approved technical data
• Look for further developed ways to level up the running tech materials & training materials on the market needs together with agencies
• Work on physical tech tools to show and explain our running technologies at point of sale
• Manage the market needs process for component orders from the factories
• Manage the market needs process by ordering seasonal samples for seeding, test & try and showrooms
• Organize seasonal tech summits to provide our internal sales staff / tech reps with up-to-date knowledge around our technologies
• Support our internal sales academy with correct & aligned running tech data to provide digital and physical learning tools for their needs
• Support the internal customer event series with technical tools and relevant FTW & APP samples

GTM MERCH / SEGMENTATION

• Execute short/long-term strategies for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) in line with market and account opportunities
• Build category range architecture for seasonal specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) incl. franchise management, price architecture, flow and segmentation that aligns with the category targets
• Build and execute the necessary differentiation to be consumer focused and capture business opportunities amongst channels and accounts

GTM PLANNING

• Execution of a BU GTM strategy that creates demand and drives market share growth
• Build and hand over holistic BU GTM plans (Story x Product x Availability) for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP)
• Build useful tools to excite and educate markets, channels, and customers, to successfully land seasonal concepts
• Delivery of content, incl. translation into systems & decks

GTM MARKET INTERACTION

• Manage and support all business conversations for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) with markets and accounts
• Manage and support the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) meetings for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP) from a global side, orchestrate the communication and drive follow-ups
• Manage and support market / account facing milestone meetings for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP)
• Manage and track the implementation of seasonal GTM plans towards markets and channels

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Category Creation & Marketing
• Development
• Finance
• Market Category team
• Market Finance
• Global Sales
• Global Sales Academy
• Market Account Sales
• External agencies
• Legal Department

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other computer software (Internet, POS Systems, etc.)
• Advanced project management skills
• Fluent in English, an additional European language is an advantage
• Advanced analytical skills and attention to detail
• Can identify process areas to simplify for efficiency
• Can work on timelines / deadlines
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Balanced, resilience and collaborative

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree or equivalent education required
• 5 yearsofrelevant experience in/transferable to the sports industry linked to GTM functions, e.g., retail, merchandising, buying, e-com
• Previous global, wholesale, retail, digital/ecom, vertical experience in merchandising/buying
• Experience in Product Creation, Supply Chain, Visual Merchandising, Planning & Allocation, Project Management, Content Creation is a plus