Adidas SENIOR SPECIALIST CATEGORY MANAGEMENT 

Poland, Masovian Voivodeship, Warsaw 

759057453

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive category business success across all KPIs by executing global-local category plans.
• Deliver a complete local range plan, including range selection, pricing, go-in margin, forecasting, margin efficiency, phasing, segmentation, and campaign execution.
• Coordinates sell in process for upcoming season and make preparation for sell-in tools (Showroom preparation, sell in presentation etc)
• Manage and implement definition tools and drive conclusive competitive analysis to influence pricing considering the competition.Provide pricing inputs to the range architecture framework.
• Manages expectations of channels / accounts for the gaps in the market. Creates tactical price point products, exclusive offers in channel/account base.
• Coordinate the sell-in process for upcoming seasons and prepare all sell-in tools (e.g., showroom setup, presentations).
• Analyses the orderbook for upcoming season, defines action points and works with channels to secure the priorities of upcoming season
• Follows in season brand calendar with related teams (Supply Chain, Channel Leads, Brand Activation and Omni Channel) and takes actions for execution of the calendar
• Establish product segmentation strategy for related categories & accounts.
• Assists Manager CTC adidas in preparing and analyzing reports by providing and consolidating data and by using analytical skills and know-how.

Key Relationships:

• CTC Manager and entire adidas Turkey Brand Team
• EM Turkey Channel Teams (DTC, e-Com, Wholesale)
• EM Hub Bus and CTC
• EM Turkey, SCM
• EM Turkey, Mops
• EM Turkey Demand Planning

KPIs:

• Brand Health KPIS (Brand momentum, Net Promoter Score, Spontaneous purchase intent, etc.)
• Net Sales, GIM%, Share of Category, Gender
• Orderbook Development
• Range size and efficiency (incl. overlap)
• Local Production / SMU / Early Launch efficiencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g., relationship management, collaboration, creativity, confidence and facilitation)
• Strong cross functional experience, across merchandising, category management, brand and sales
• Structured, organized and process orientated
• Excellent presentation skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English is a must.

Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Industrial Engineering or related field, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
• > 4 years ofCategory Management/ Ranging/ Merchandising Experience ideally in sporting goods, fashion or other youth culture brands
• Strong presentation/communications and influencing skills IT skills: Outlook and Word: Basic; Excel and PowerPoint: advanced