CATEGORY MANAGER - OUTDOOR

PURPOSE

Shape the future of adidas Outdoor by supporting the development and execution of strategies that elevate the Apparel and Accessories business in the U.S. market. As Category Manager Outdoor, you will provide key insights that guide seasonal plans, influence product direction, and strengthen alignment between global teams, U.S. marketing, and sales partners. Your work will support financial goals across net sales, margin, inventory, and SKU productivity while ensuring that our category reflects the global brand vision and resonates with consumers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

SUPPORT CATEGORY STRATEGY AND RANGE DEVELOPMENT
Assist in building seasonal marketing strategies and assortment plans that provide clear direction to operational teams and align to category priorities.

CREATE MERCHANDISING AND ASSORTMENT PLANS
Build channel‑specific assortments and merchandising plans for key moments, partnering closely with Sports Marketing and Brand Communications to bring authentic stories to life.

BRIDGE MARKET AND GLOBAL TEAMS
Provide timely market feedback to global product and merchandising teams, sharing insights that influence product needs, lifecycle strategies, and long‑term direction.

LEAD CROSS FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION
Work across sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure alignment on category goals, GTM milestones, and actions required to support commercial success.

ANALYZE AND OPTIMIZE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Identify high‑potential products, evaluate opportunities, manage forecasts, and deliver reporting that supports clarity and decision‑making across the category.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Sales
Management
Marketing
Global Product and Merchandising Teams
Retail Partners

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong business acumen across distribution channels, sales, margin, and inventory
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels
• Skilled in presentation and communication with internal and external partners
• Strong merchandising skills across channels and accounts
• Proficiency with MS Office and digital tools

QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Four‑year degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum three years of industry experience
• Merchandising experience in sporting goods preferred
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25 percent

JOIN THE THREE STRIPES BRAND

Take the next step in your career by shaping the Outdoor category for one of the world’s most iconic brands. If you are ready to bring your strategic thinking, category expertise, and collaborative mindset to a role that directly influences future product and market success, we invite you to apply.

THROUGH SPORT WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES

Please note:

• 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 company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service,  eleven 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.