Adidas MANAGER PLATFORM TRADING 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

846070601

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• This role is to support the development of the Partner Program (marketplace business model), a sales channel for our Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) business in Europe.

• The Platform Trading Manager will be instrumental in driving the growth of our live partner businesses within Gated Outlet accounts and other selected marketplaces.

• This role requires demonstrated expertise in account management in the sporting goods industry, knowledge of eCommerce and a solid merchandising and commercial foundation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executing the Partner Program platform proposition in Europe for respective accounts including ranging strategy, forecasting consolidation, reporting and active in-season management.

• Define the account strategy for current and future Partner Program accounts under your responsibility in close alignment with Pillar lead.

• Support the integration of new strategic account in close collaboration with the Business development team.

• Represent assigned accounts internally towards all functions, ensuring aligned and effective collaboration across the end-to-end Platform Trading process.

• Day-to-day responsibilities include

• • Execute the account strategy for respective Partner Program accounts under your responsibility in close alignment with Platform Trading Director.

• • Working closely with the Factory Outlet Buying & Assortment Planning teams to ensure volume forecast provision and range selection of most relevant products for Gated Outlet partners.

• • Collaborating with Wholesale Clearance teams to execute x-channel integrated strategy for defined Gated Outlet accounts.

• • Drive awareness and understanding of Partner Program Gated Outlet proposition amongst key stakeholders including Factory Outlet, Business Units, Excess Inventory Management teams.

• • Represent assigned accounts internally towards all functions, ensuring aligned and effective collaboration across the end-to-end Platform Trading process.

• • Drive in-season management and day to day operations of all live accounts under your responsibility including discount and pricing decisions.

• • Support business planning and financial forecasting process for live Partner Program accounts under your responsibility.

• • Identify and chase growth opportunities in Outlet and Clearance ecosystem through Partner Program.

• • Pro-actively manage all business KPIs linked to order fulfilment and inventory management, e.g. Availability rate, net sales, standard margin, Operating Profit, cancellations etc.

• • Partner closely with Platform Operations and Business Development teams to facilitate the seamless set up and launch of new account business.

Key Relationships:

• Partner Program Business Development, Business Analytics and Platform Experience teams
• Europe Factory Outlet Buying, Assortment Planning & Trading teams
• Europe Excess Inventory Management
• Europe eCom Pricing & Promotions teams
• Wholesale Clearance & MSU teams
• Europe Wholesale & eCom Finance teams
• Global & Market Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) teams
• Europe Business Units
• Marketplace team and business/technical teams of partner accounts
• Europe Supply Chain Management team, IT,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Highly motivated and flexible, with the ability to work in deadline driven environment.
• Strong organizational and planning skills to handle multiple tasks and business partners.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in spreadsheet analyses. Self-motivated and passionate about deriving business insight from data, improving business processes, and solving problems.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills coupled with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to participate and confidently provide quantitative and qualitative input in investment review.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to present and map complex business solutions and processes (interest in technical and business eCommerce projects a must).
• Comfortable working in an international environment.
• Fluency in English is required.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• BA / BS in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics or related field
• Minimum 3 years professional experience (demonstrated experience in merchandising eCom & retail) alongside account management, business development or finance is a key requirement.