Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The Manager, Strategy Planning role will help drive the development of the holistic NAM market strategy. The role translates market and business analysis into actionable insights to enable executive decision-making through best-in-class data analysis & synthesis, planning discipline, insights delivery, and strategic narrative building.

Key Responsibilities:

NAM Market Strategic Planning process

• Support the NAM strategic planning process for the future 2–5-year period built with channel, category, and finance frameworks (e.g., market diagnosis, strategy formulation, document development, local alignment, global presentations, communication packages, etc.)
• Deliver the NAM strategy and roadmap in cooperation with cross-functional partners including support on project teams, acceleration plans, gap plans, etc.
• Support other regular and ad-hoc strategic planning activities (e.g., business reviews, category analysis, and channel assessments)

Data analysis and decision support

• Develop financial and quantitative models relevant to strategy planning (e.g., business simulation, revenue projection, market share development, financial statement analysis)
• Synthesize data and prepare analysis to support senior management decision-making on priority topics (typically working cross-functionally)

Strategic document and communications development

• Develop strategic presentations and business planning documents at market level
• Assist in the development of executive level presentations and reporting

Market Insights

• Develop and manage data sources and central data repository of market, macroeconomic, industry, competitor, and retailer intelligence – both qualitative and quantitative
• Create and distribute regular reports to senior management and broader organization with focus on actionable insights based on current industry and market trends

• Identify key market developments with insights for consideration in planning and decision-making for strategic business planning
• Synthesize insights for strategic business planning and initiatives that advance market growth

Key Relationships:

• Business Units
• Commercial/Channel teams
• Finance
• Various Market & Global functions

KPI:

• Contribution to the development of the overall NAM business strategy
• Timeliness and quality of strategic deliverables
• Proper management of the strategy planning process and deliverables
• Quality and accuracy of market and competitor data reporting
• Quality and accuracy of data analysis leading to business decision making
• Quality of executive presentations and clarity in communication
• Overall business impact
• Leadership excellence

Competencies:

• Big picture thinking: support market and business-level strategy with strategic and conceptual thinking, synthesizing business trends and data intelligence
• Solid business acumen and critical-thinking: able to solve problems using both conventional judgment and ad-hoc analysis to formulate structured solutions
• Strong analytic skills: both quantitative (e.g., financial modelling, data analysis) and qualitative (e.g., market trends, competitor analysis)
• Strong communication skills: clear written and verbal communication to stakeholders at various organizational levels
• Advanced MS Excel user: experienced in complex financial modelling (i.e., P&L, bottom-up revenue forecasts)
• Strong MS PowerPoint user: experienced PowerPoint & Think Cell user with storytelling abilities 
• Entrepreneurial: proven self-starter with the ability to think and act strategically to proactively define goals and attack them with creativity
• Willingness to learn: drive to learn about all aspects of the business and develop general management competency

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of general business experience, ideally in top-tier consulting firm, investment banking, corporate strategy, or related fields
• MBA or advanced degree in relevant field a plus
• Experience with a global apparel / consumer goods brand or retailer is preferred
• Able to work with functional leaders across teams
• Strong statistics / market research knowledge
• Strong communication skills, written and spoken

Please note:

• 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.
• 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.