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Sr Manager Merchandising Planning (Temporary)
SENIOR MANAGER MERCHANDISING PLANNING
Temporary Assignement from November 2026 to June 2027 approx.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
We are looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Manager Merchandising Planning to join our Latin America Merchandising team on a temporary assignment.
In this role, you will lead the planning and optimization of category ranges across multiple markets in the region, helping drive clarity, efficiency, and profitability through data-driven decision making. Working closely with Business Units, Country Trade Teams, Marketing Operations, and channel stakeholders, you will influence key assortment, pricing, and portfolio decisions across the seasonal Go-To-Market process.
This is a unique opportunity for a professional who combines strong analytical capabilities with a strategic business mindset and thrives in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and optimize seasonal range size, structure, and article allocation across assigned categories.
- Partner with Business Units and country teams to ensure alignment on assortment strategies, market priorities, consumer demand, and seasonal opportunities.
- Drive data-led recommendations using sell-out, inventory, profitability, order book, and conversion insights.
- Support pricing architecture and pricing pyramid implementation across markets.
- Assess range efficiency, article productivity, overlap, and category growth opportunities.
- Lead planning and analysis at critical Go-To-Market milestones, from pre-season preparation through final profitability reviews.
- Build and maintain dashboards, reporting tools, and data ecosystems that enable better merchandising and business decisions.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders across the region.
- Support range evolution initiatives, seasonal updates, and business opportunities throughout the product lifecycle.
- Act as a key influencer across cross-functional teams without direct ownership of commercial decisions.
Key Relationships
- Market Business Unit Leads
- Market and Country Marketing Operations team
- Country Business Unit Category Management teams & Brand Activation Director
- LAM Market Functions: Supply Chain Management, Key Accounts, Finance, Demand Planning, Buiness Development
- Channel teams: Retail, eCommerce and Wholesales
Requisite Qualifications
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in Merchandising, Assortment Planning, Category Management, Commercial Planning, Sales Planning, or related functions.
- Proven experience working with large datasets and transforming complex information into actionable business recommendations.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders within a matrix organization.
- Exposure to regional or multi-market business environments is highly valued.
Skills & Capabilities
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to connect data insights with business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence decisions through facts, insights, and strategic recommendations.
- Structured, organized, and process-oriented approach to work.
- Strong project management mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and data visualization tools.
- Experience working with data platforms and automation solutions is a plus.
- Knowledge of Databricks or advanced analytics environments is considered a plus.
- Passion for sports and understanding of the Football category is highly appreciated.
- Fluent business English and Spanish required.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, believing that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our business.
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.