Adidas SENIOR MANAGER CATEGORY MANAGEMENT KIDS 

United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg 

704467956

Senior Manager Category Management

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• DRIVE BU Kids business success within guidelines set by Global BUs

Key Responsibilities:

• To support the execution of product strategy category interface between Global BU (business opportunities, commercial input process, SMU’s, performance results, market trends/insights, category plans, etc.)

• Responsible for BU Kids product range plan+local creations, capability to work independently

• Drive market/consumer insights into product plan that considers end to end consumer journey

• Responsible for the business success of the category incl. setting forecasts, pricing corridor, size range, RID and Sell-through

• Build the category range by channels within guidelines by Global BU, incl. inline, promo, SMU, Local Creation

• Implement GCA channels allocation for global allocated products

• Perform Category analysis including sell-thru, forecasting, range adoption incl. brand collection, pricing corridor compliance, monthly flow, ARP, etc.

• Support BU Kids in consolidation and analysis of cross category data.

• Responsible for ordering samples sets, including inline pre-sale & SMS, plus ISC, etc.

• Leverage GTMT analysis to set price bands (standard margin based on average price)

• Actively participate in departmental level trainings and development initiatives and activities

• Team player, good communication skills

KPI’s:

• Category NS, Net Margin and Contribution across GCA

• Sell-out

• Forecast & data accuracy

• NPS

• Market share

• Achievement of key SBP initiatives

Key Relationships:

• GCA OMB&PS

• GCA Brand Marketing

• GCA Demand Planning/Finance

• GCA Product Planning & Ops

• 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.

• Understanding of Asian markets’ consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs

• Results Oriented Mindset

• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail

• Data analysis skills and ability to translate and articulate data results into clear business actions.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in category management/product required. Regional experience preferred.

• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing

• 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 to 15-20% of time