adidas

Manager, Category Merchandising

adidas

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Portland • Oregon • United States

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About the role

  • Deliver the planning, curating, landing, and measuring consumer right assortments for NAM
  • Ensure we are offering the right product, at the right time, to the right segmentation, in the right volume and at the right price
  • Facilitate and package consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet NAM market needs
  • Execute our key item and Franchise models across lifecycles to ensure brand health and growth
  • Build strategic curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including DTC
  • Collaborate on the execution of NAM Local Creation to drive market relevant SMUs
  • 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) 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 Suite and working with systems/applications
  • Strong presentation and communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team environment
  • Strong process and organization skills
  • Strong business acumen in channel distribution, net sales, margin, profit and inventory
  • Strong analytical and planning skills
  • Ability for domestic and international travel up to 10% of time
Benefits
  • Robust and progressive medical
  • 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
  • Basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage
  • 401k plan with employer match
  • Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
  • Education assistance for full-time employees
  • Generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Earn an annual bonus based on company and personal performance
  • Accrue prorated flexible time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
merchandisingproduct assortment planningsales analysisbusiness acumenchannel distributionnet salesmarginprofitinventory managementanalytical skills
Soft Skills
presentation skillscommunication skillsteamworkorganizational skillsprocess skillsplanning skills