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Product Manager Kids Footwear (m/f/d)
Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.
*We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
- Bring consumer and streetwear insights into your concepts
- Execute the category direction
- Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
- Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
Key Responsibilities:
- Proactively manage range direction
- Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it on
- Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
- Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome
- Actively analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
- Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines
- Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products
- Be considered as a range expert by markets and retailers
- Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
- Actively provide input for setting the CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with CtC counterparts
- Work independently on projects and follow up on project development
Authorities:
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Key Relationships:
- Maintain a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
- business unit and across other BU´s
- cross-functional team (Design, Development, CtC, Materials, Costing, Planning)
- markets and relevant key retailers
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Transport information clear and effectively – negotiate skillfully
- Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
- Work independently as well as part of a team
- Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of respective product category
- Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
- Ability to travel
- Actively interested in lifestyle and/or fashion
- Passion for sport
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- College degree, preferably in marketing/business/textile/fashion
- Minimum of 2-3 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
- Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is helpful
- Fluent in English
- PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.