Purpose:

Responsible for total NAM inventory forecast and factory cancellations.   Bring visibility to inventory across multiple departments to ensure transparency and alignment.  Partner with leadership on decision making process to maintain a healthy business as it relates to overall inventory.  Build proper processes & strategies to review new and or challenging operational/financial opportunities for the market. Lead creation of reporting suite to support and align finance leadership.

Key Accountabilities:

• • Owner of the total NAM inventory forecast to support strategic decision on inventory levels through the organization.
  • Manage NAM at factory cancellations Budget/Forecast.  Make decision on all factory excess product and proposed destination.
  • Provide clear messaging to ensure understanding with business partners and leaders on our overall inventory position/strategy for future inventory holdings
  • Build strong partnership with SCM to better align Inventory FCST across the NAM organization
  • Work with various business partners to analyze, review and recommend actions as it relates to inventory across the NAM network.
  • Drive up/down stream improvements in reporting & analytics
  • Create cohesive reports and accurate data analysis to drive overall business decisions.
  • Align with Demand Planning on variances within Rolling Deman Plan and Inventory Forecast
  • Support business partners and leadership team with data reporting and analysis needs.
  • Collect and compile information from various departments for use in inventory forecasting.
  • Provide recommendations and strategize new reporting to support the greater team.
  • Collaborate cross functionally, leveraging a market level view to define insights and actions for demand planning partners.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• • 5-7 years experience
  • Detail-oriented and able to multi-task to complete objectives on a tight timeline
  • Ability to access data from a variety of database structures and put together comprehensive reporting for the team
  • High level understanding of the end-to-end financial inventory planning process
  • Advanced user within MS Office Suite including Data Bricks, Power Bi, SAP & SQL
  • Advanced Excel skills, and a thorough understanding of macros, pivot tables, lookup formulas, formatting, etc.
  • Excellent planning and organization skills, resulting in the ability to meet critical deadlines
  • Able to make quick decisions off limited information
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
  • 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

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

• • University degree in Finance, Economics or Business or equivalent working experience
  • Inventory management, Planning, Sales or Supply Chain experience is a plus
  • Advanced Excel skills required
  • Strong understanding of Data Bricks
  • Familiarity with relevant industry systems/analytical software a plus
  • 4-6 years Industry-specific experience preferred
    
    
    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 
    
    adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.