adidas

Assistant Category Manager

adidas

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Woodbridge • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

Go

About the role

  • Assist in the planning, curating, landing, and measuring consumer right assortments for Canada within the framework of North America range guidance.
  • Ensure data integrity to support product ranging, timely delivery, correct segmentation, and pricing in all ranging tools.
  • Support and capture consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet Canada market needs, this includes visiting the market the local market as required by the Senior Manager.
  • Assist in the management our key item and Franchise models across lifecycles to ensure brand health and growth.
  • Contribute to the creation strategic curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including Direct to Consumer (DTC), Wholesale and Ecom.
  • Support the process and system updates for Canada Local Creation to drive market relevant special make up articles (SMU).
  • Present and deliver the Go to Market category, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers.
  • Continually monitor and communicate the analysis of the product range and sales results to maximize profitability, productivity and growth of future assortments.
  • Coordination of all aspects of sample coordination; including ordering, sample maintenance and sample readiness for each seasonal sell in season.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager or Director.

Requirements

  • Four-year college or university degree, preferably in Business/Merchandising or related field preferred
  • One (1) year related industry experience
  • Combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
  • Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred
  • Canada marketplace experience preferred
  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite and working with systems/applications
  • Ability to present in front of large and small groups
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Category specific understanding preferred
  • Strong analytical and planning skills.
Benefits
  • health and dental benefits, including prescription drug coverage, out of country coverage, short and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program.
  • Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
  • Qualifying employees are eligible for our education assistance program and fitness reimbursement program.
  • Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.
  • We recognize the commitment of our employees by increasing vacation time with length of service.
  • We also offer Service Awards & Service Time Off during milestone years, paid bereavement leave, and parental leave top-up to eligible employees.
  • Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data integrityproduct rangingpricingmarket insightsstrategic assortment planningsample coordinationanalytical skillsplanning skills
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skills