Assistant Manager Category Merchandising-OG Footwear, Lifestyle Running 

About the Team

The adidas North America Product Merchandising team is the hub of the brand. We drive how our products show up to serve the consumer and elevate their experience. We are brand-led storytellers who create assortments that connect with and inspire our consumers—always ensuring they are brand-right, consumer-right, and strategically segmented to win in the North American marketplace.

Purpose

Support the creation of product assortments that tell compelling stories, resonate with consumers, and deliver on adidas’ brand promise.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, curating, launching, and measuring consumer-right assortments for North America.
• Ensure data integrity to support accurate product ranging, timely delivery, segmentation, and pricing.
• Gather and communicate consumer, industry, and market insights to help shape relevant product ranges.
• Support management of key item and franchise models across lifecycles to maintain brand health and growth.
• Contribute to strategic curated assortment plans for key channels/accounts, including DTC.
• Assist with process and system updates for NAM Local Creation to deliver market-relevant SMUs.
• Present GTM category strategies, range plans, and consumer insights to internal teams and strategic retailers.
• Monitor and analyze product performance and sales results to maximize profitability and inform future assortments.
• Perform other duties, projects, or tasks as assigned by the manager.

Key Relationships

• Category Merchandising & Assortment Planning
• Canada, DTC, and Commercial Teams
• Range Architecture
• Brand Operations (GTM, Samples, Merch Ops)
• Brand Communications
• Sports Marketing
• Finance, Demand Planning, and SCM Partners
• Global Business Partners
• Local Creation Teams
• Licensees

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and merchandising systems/applications.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to engage audiences of all sizes.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong research, analytical, and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across teams.
• Category-specific knowledge preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 15%).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field (preferred).
• Minimum 1 year of industry-related experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred.
• U.S. marketplace experience preferred.

• 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, Oregon.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.