Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Contribute and help drive range efficiency by defining range architecture, phasing, and pricing guidance needed to achieve brand and financial targets across Market North America in line with global guidelines

Key Responsibilities

• With guidance and support, work closely with the Range Architecture team to analyse and recommend the ideal seasonal market Range Architecture for the US and Canada for assigned Business Units.

• Help gather relevant information to coordinate and deliver quantitative and qualitative range analysis for assigned Business Units, including collecting information from all relevant sell in, sell out, and efficiency metrics.
• Contribute to the preparation of the preliminary version of the assigned BU range architecture within the context range architecture (Range size, efficiency, phasing, pricing, share of business).
• Support on preparing the final seasonal Market Range Architecture and ensure its alignment with the Global Brand Horizontal Framework including local adjustments according to local BU and other Brand-wide strategic choices.
• Support the Market Price Architecture by reflecting the Market pricing strategy within the Market Range Architecture.
• Help to identify risks both preseason and in season where the market could potentially miss financial targets and/or market ambitions due to product opportunities or gaps.
• Provide relevant information and support as needed to Market Business Units to guarantee adherence to market range architecture.
• Contribute to the preparation of range guidance deliveries to BU Market Teams, Demand Planning, SCM, and WHS/DTC partners and assist in the collection of their input to be reflected in the market Range architecture.

Key Relationships

• Market Head of Range Architecture
• Assigned Market Business Unit teams
• Market Demand Planning team
• Market Channel Planning teams
• Market SCM teams
• Market Price / Margin resources

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Business acumen, ability to assume a broader perspective (cross-markets/ global)
• Collaborative with strong communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Influencing skills and ability to make fact-based decisions
• Structured, organized and process orientated
• Previous experience in Category Management or Merchandising/ Ranging/Sales/Planning
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Powerpoint

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
• Fluent in English
• 3 to 5 years of typical relevant work experience

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 

• 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.