Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Support and enhance the planning process for the US Wholesale business by focusing on accurate target setting across the full DC network. Analyze orderbook & invoicing trends to support informed decisions on network target achievability. This role plays a major part in NAM capacity planning & requires regular collaboration with key stakeholders to align activities and achieve NAM financial goals. The Wholesale planning function can be very fast-paced, requiring high-impact decisions to be made in a short amount of time. This role is a key supporter in that decision-making process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support US Wholesale target achievement through accurate DC target-setting
• Develop comprehensive orderbook analyses to capture trends, changes & relevant call outs that support or create barriers to section/NAM target
• Engage in cross-functional alignment for accurate forecasting, reporting, and analysis
• Support the timely submission of forecasts for DC network & develop/evolve supporting analysis
• Identify opportunities and risks against the plan, providing actionable recommendations and driving solutions to enhance performance.
• Manage communications for in-month/in-quarter volumes & identify under-lying issues when not supporting the target. Identify and drive solutions to resolve gaps.
• Manage forecasts & analyze business performance at relevant levels to support business needs including order classification, conversion rates, target fluctuations & gap plans.  Share insights & provide guidance to improve sell-through in partnership with Buying & Allocation.
• Evolve/develop standardized reporting practices and tools across cross-functional teams.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with the Sales (AO), Finance, DC Leads & supporting SCM functions
• Partner with the finance team on budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc financial milestones, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and achievement of results.
• Creative thinking to drive initiatives to deliver the target & streamline and improve the planning process

This is not a people manager role. 

Key Relationships:

• Orderbook Fulfillment, Team & CAN businesses
• Distribution Center Leads
• Deployment
• Inbound Planning & Origin
• WHS Finance
• Account Operations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in supply chain or other planning functions with strong acumen in math & ability to identify trends/orderbook shifts
• Strong competence in best practices & foundations in general planning
• Must be a self-starter— ability to independently align with goal, work autonomously to identify/drive solutions & communicate progress/barriers
• Ability to leverage data to make informed recommendations that drive business results
• Strong collaboration to build relationships and work cross-functionally to develop solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills for effective interaction & ability to translate ideas into actions.
• Exceptional skills in prioritizing tasks, attention to detail, and managing multiple assignments simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Comfortable taking calculated risks & ability to present insights clearly, responding effectively to questions from leaders, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Comfortable with ambiguity & able to support high-impact decisions quickly

Why adidas?

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities. 
• 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, fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. After meeting eligibility criteria, employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked and 12 paid holidays a year.  
• We officially returned to the office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote.  The working location of this position is Portland.
• Relocation support available for consideration 
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
• 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 14 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.
• We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.