Assistant Product Manager

Area:                                                                adidas Brands

Department:                                                    BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships

Direct Reporting Line:                           Senior Product Manager / Category Director     

Indirect/secondary reporting line:                     -

Subsidiary/country:                                          US

Location:                                                          Los Angeles

GSMS Grade:                                                    P1

Number of Personnel Managed:                       -

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: -

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Gain and generate consumer and sport insights
• Assist in executing the category direction
• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
• Create ranges under supervision to achieve category goals

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the PM/SPM in preparing the range direction, in the second step start to manage range direction with the support of the superior
• Understand and execute the product creation process according to calendar timelines
• Work within cross-functional team to enable a smooth product creation process with an optimum product outcome
• Analyze range performance
• Build knowledge to be able to maintain product information systems according to process time-lines
• Experience market, consumer and retailer needs to be able to create industry leading products
• Help to prepare range presentations; in the second step present own ranges with guidelines of the superior with regards to structure and content
• Support the creation team to implement given CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction for relevant ranges in partnership with CtC counterparts
• Execute given projects within a discussed frame

Key Relationships:

• Develop relationships and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
  • business unit and across other BU´s
  • cross-functional team ( Design, Development, CtC, Sports Marketing, Materials, Costing, Planning, Comms)
  • Markets and relevant key retailers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Transport information clearly and effectively
• Cooperate well and effectively to maintain trustful relationships
• Ability to work and support others in a team environment
• Plan daily working time effectively
• Show analytical skills
• Ability to travel
• Passion for sports

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
• International mind-set, ideally study abroad
• Min. one relevant internship, ideally one year relevant practical working experience
• Fluent in English
• PC skills (MS Office programs)

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best.  We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388. hours per day that increases with years of service, 20 days. paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $89,145.00-$97,635.00. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, proficiency for the role.
• We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote.  The working location of this position is Los Angeles California. 
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.