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Everything we do is rooted in sport. Sport plays an increasingly important role in more and more people’s lives, on and off the field of play. It is central to every culture and society and is core to our health and happiness.

Key to our success and the execution of our strategy ‘Own the Game’, are our people and our culture. They bring our identity to life, defined by our purpose, mission, and attitude.

At Adidas, we are rebellious optimists driven by action, with a desire to shape a better future together. We see the world of sport and culture with possibility whereas others only see the impossible. ‘Impossible is Nothing’ is not a tagline for us. By being optimistic and knowing the power of sport, we see endless possibilities to apply this power and push all people forward with action.

Athletes do not settle for average. And neither do we. We have a clear mission: To be the best sports brand in the world. Every day, we come to work to create and sell the best sports products in the world, and to offer the best service and consumer experience – and to do it all in a sustainable way. We are the best when we are the credible, inclusive, and sustainable leaders in our industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Director Merch in executing EM OR&FRA merchandising goals and ensure deployment by working collaboratively with clusters teams.
• Deliver financial targets including Net sales, Sell through, Standard margin.
• Lead pre-season planning including Open-To-Buy (OTB) plan, pre-season product planning, option planning, forecasting (including handover to BUs, clusters & Demand Planning) for owned full price brick & mortar channels.
• Support the deployment of ranges and assortment planning strategies for own retail & franchise stores in collaboration with the brand team.
• Review Open-To-Buy (OTB) & seasonal buy plans of regional teams and drive changes to the strategy where needed to ensure the right level of stock based on commerciality and brand vision.
• Support clusters in maintaining a healthy stock level pre-season & in-season
• Work closely with the Business Solution Team to meet world class merchandising best practice.
• Work with Director in mapping the merchandising process and define appropriate merchandising capabilities enhancement for the market.
• Work with the Director to define the methodology of option and space management. Lead clusters through deployment of the same.
• Contribute to the development of key merchandising reports and be responsible for its implementation in markets.
• Review in season stock cover and drive actions with the regional teams.
• Identify and maximize new & in season business opportunities by understanding and executing on respective channel potentials.
• Liaise with markets to ensure they implement the correct end of season management to maximize clearance and minimize cost of reduction.
• Store visits as needed and advised by the business (expected ratio office/travel is 80%/20%)
• Role model the leadership framework and ONE EM mindset.
• Lead and develop your own team
• Interface with key stakeholders including Marketing, Visual Merchandising (VM), Store Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Logistics
• Drive innovation across the function in terms of process automation and optimisation to improve availability across channels

People Management

• Evaluate the competencies of his/her direct or indirect subordinates on a regular basis and provides feedback and guidance to drive high performance culture and a winning mindset.
• Lead clusters promoting a ONE team mindset by working and collaborating.
• Take ownership for Talent Management processes to grow, develop and retain talents.

Key Relationships

• Bus (category merchandising), CTC (Concept-to-Consumer)
• Retail Operations
• Marketing activation
• Demand Planning
• Supply chain
• Retail leads
• Finance/Controlling
• Relevant Global Teams – Merchandising, CTC.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• You are an absolute team player who puts WE before I
• You can be seen as a role model for leadership and influencing capabilities
• You are a confident about your retail merchandising & product expertise and can be seen as an expert
• You understand the E2E retail merchandising stream in detail and can effectively upskill team members
• You have a strong analytic background and a good eye for product
• You can navigate the ambiguity of a matrix organization
• You are proactive and finding solutions to business needs motivates you
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and with multiple diverse regions
• Strong trading mindset, with an entrepreneurial flair to maximize business opportunities.
• Fluent in English and other language(s) is an advantage

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree, ideally in business with marketing and sales focus- MBA a plus
• Retail Merchandising expertise required
• Total of 5-8 years experience with minimum 5+ years’ leadership / directorial / head of dept experience of core buying &merchandising function preferably in a retail organization, with broad-based experience working with fashion franchises, vertical and multichannel retailers. Experience working with a Sporting Goods retailer is preferred.
• Functional awareness of store operations, Visual Merchandising, Marketing Activation, Human Resources, Finance, Supply Chain and Logistics
• Experienced in working with internal stakeholders and external agencies to establish efficient and scalable processes
• Experienced in working cross-functional within an international organization