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Assistant Manager Brand Operations

 

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Manage processes anchored in a consumer-first, data-driven approach, to ensure successful execution of seasonal GTM milestones and business needs. Proactively analyze and monitor operational processes rooted in a continuous improvement mindset.

 

 

 Key Responsibilities

 

  • Support the seasonal processes and/or system reviews with an eye towards continuous improvement, to key Category Merchandising and X-functional teams (including reporting and forecast analysis, demand, and purchasing workflows as they relate to Category Merchandising).
  • Curate and organize content and recipients of bi-weekly communications packages, with particular focus, but not limited to the audience of Product Merchandising and Brand Marketing and the milestones, interactions and deliverables critical to the business).
  • Compile, edit and distribute communications for the business as required per milestone, deliverable or as scheduled delivery of key information.
  • Consolidate, organize and maintain comprehensive milestone playbook, reviewing and updating on seasonal basis.
  • Organize interactions and collaborate with business partners to facilitate hind sighting exercises (per milestone and/or season). Integrate learnings and process changes into milestone playbook.
  • Organize, document and support BU-specific process models.
  • Manage quarterly Statement Excess Inventory process (data prep, stakeholder organization and process oversight).

 

 

Key Relationships

 

  • Category Merchandising
  • Assortment Planning
  • Range Architecture
  • Merchandising Systems
  • Brand Marketing
  • Demand Planning
  • Product Supply
  • Marketing Finance

 

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 

  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of managing data (i.e. Excel, database interface)
  • Ability to create reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Detail and process oriented
  • Ability to convey complex information to a wide group of experts and non-experts alike.
  • Ability to quickly adapt to changing business processes and business partner while embracing a continuous improvement and feedback culture.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally, multi-task, connect ideas and data from various sources to draw meaningful conclusions and develop innovative solutions.
  • Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to find and action upon consensus within a x-functional team environment.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
  • Two to five years of experience in process management, reporting, and analysis.
  • Understanding of data visualization (storytelling through and with data)
  • Sports Apparel / Footwear industry specific experience preferred.
  • Intermediate / Advanced MS Excel skills required.

 

 

 

  • adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • 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, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
  • At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland,OR.
  • Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
 

 

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

  • COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
  • OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
  • INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
  • TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
  • INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
  • RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.


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.

Job Title:  Assistant Manager Brand Operations

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Location:  Portland
TEAM:  Merchandising & Planning
State:  OR
Country/Region:  US
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  538077
Date:  Jan 15, 2026
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