Merchandising Manager, Apparel, Basketball
adidas
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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About the role
- Plan, curate, land, and measure consumer right assortments for adidas basketball, globally with a specific focus on key NAM retailers
- Collaborate with key BU stakeholders to ensure we are offering the right product, at the right time, to the right segmentation, in the right volume and at the right price
- Manage the entire GTM process of key Basketball launches from Pre-Launch to Post-Launch, measuring and communicating key performance KPI’s
- Build curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account to maximize adidas Basketball footprint in the US marketplace
- Facilitate and package consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet NAM market needs
- Identify white space in the market and work closely with product partners to communicate market needs
- Package and present the GTM category, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers
- Filter and synthesize the analysis of the product range and sales results to maximize profitability, productivity and growth of future assortments
Requirements
- Four-year college or university degree, preferably in Business/Merchandising or related field preferred
- Minimum three (3-5) years industry related experience
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
- Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred
- US marketplace experience preferred
- Proficiency with MS Office Suit and working with systems/applications – proficiency with Excel desired
- Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills, written and verbal
- Fundamental knowledge of GTM process and key product milestones & deliverables
- Strong merchandising business acumen in channel distribution, net sales, margin, profit and inventory
- Strong ability to work both independently and lead collaboration with multiple teams across the organization
- A thorough understanding of customer markets and trends
- Solution oriented, with the ability to think outside the box
- Sport Category specific understanding preferred
- Ability for domestic and international travel up to 10% of time
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
merchandisingGTM processanalytical skillspresentation skillscommunication skillsbusiness acumenchannel distributionnet salesmargininventory management
Soft Skills
collaborationindependencesolution orientedcreativityleadershiporganizational skillscustomer market understandingtrend analysiscommunication (written and verbal)strategic thinking