Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Deliver category range plans within guidelines set by APAC BU and aligned to the global brand direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Originals, Skateboarding, and the Basketball category range plan within the aligned country RA

• Work with CP Manager to understand and deliver on category strategy

• Assist in all category ranging and assortment planning

• Develop market and consumer insights

• Perform category analysis including sell-thru, forecasting, pricing corridor & segmentation compliance, etc.

• Work within E2E calendar timelines & deliverables

• Support local pricing, ensuring pricing harmonization

• Support with volume forecast and define product mix to achieve Margin and net Sales targets and forecast accuracy

• Support with sample ordering (pre-sell / SMS)

• Ensure global systems are up to date with country/cluster information, i.e. RMA / M3

• Local system management i.e. Hublight / MDM / MDC

• Gathering market insights and competition intelligence (category level) - feedback to EM CTC

• Work with the Brand Activation team on the seasonal category brand calendar

• Collaborate with all departments to support the E2E deliverables, system set up, and campaign deliverables.

• Support the broader CTC team with the GTM process

Key Relationships: Follow manager relationships as a guide

· Brand Team – AP, RA, MOPS, Comms & SPOMA

· Sales teams

· EM Business Units

· Finance/ Demand Planning, Business Development

· DTC Channels – Retail, Franchise and eCommerce

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office – Excel and PowerPoint key

· Strong numerical/analytical skills

· Structured, organized, and process orientated

· Ability to make fact-based decisions

· Collaborative with strong communication skills

· Exposure to other marketing disciplines preferable, e.g. merchandising, brand communication, or sales experience

· Ability to work effectively within a team environment under pressure

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· University degree in Business or Marketing preferred

· Category Management/ Ranging/ Merchandising Experience or account marketing/sales

 

What’s on offer?

A competitive base salary, bonus scheme, and adidas employee benefits are also on offer to the successful candidate, these may include:

• Remote Work Options 
• Employee Assistant Programs 
• Parental Benefits 
• Employee Discount on adidas Merchandise

How do I apply?

• Press the "Apply" button and follow the instructions
• You will be required to fill out the online application forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all the above candidate requirements
• Applications that do not attach a cover letter that addresses the job requirements specific to adidas will not be considered.
• Applications will only be accepted through the steps above
• Please note that due to the high volume of applications adidas receives, we will be unable to respond to all individual inquiries.

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