• Job Description

  Req#: 499618

  Senior Product Manager, Apparel - Originals

  Area : adidas brands

  Department : BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships

  Direct Reporting Line: Director Speed Product Management

  Indirect/secondary reporting line: -

  Subsidiary/country : USA

  Location: LA

  GSMS Grade: M3

  Number of Personnel Managed : 1

  Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

  • Be the consumer and sport expert
  • Influence and execute the category direction
  • Work with all necessary functions to deliver the category business objectives
  • Create ranges within the category from both and image and commercial point of view
  • Lead and develop your team, if applicable

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Set the pace for Originals Men’s apparel, with Rapid Creation you will be responsible to inject new and exciting product based on trends and consumer insights
  • Influence and implement strategic category direction, proactively set range direction
  • Identify new business opportunities to drive innovation and/or commerciality
  • Show full understanding and drive the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames
  • Become a role model for other team members in regards to product creation process
  • Show leadership through living the brand values
  • Build and maintain a strong relationship with cross-functional teams and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process; ensure product excellence
  • Pro-actively analyse business, draw conclusions and act upon; drive profitability and efficiency
  • Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines
  • High level of product expertise to create industry leading products
  • Be a competent partner for product and ranging discussions with markets and retailers
  • Prepare and present ranges and business related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
  • and steer to conclusion
  • If applicable: Build experience in managing direct reports, developing their functional and social skills; ensure clear and structured on boarding process for new team members

  Authorities:

  • Personnel managed – if applicable
  • Budget managed – no

  Key Relationships:

  • Steer a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
    • business unit and across other BU´s
    • cross-functional team ( Design, Development, CtC, Sports Marketing, Materials, Costing, Planning)
    • markets and relevant third parties
  • Steer the Rapid Creation business in the strategic direction in close collaboration with Category Director

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Deep understanding of men apparel and the fashion/sportwear trends
  • Excellent level of understanding the retail landscape and their consumers
  • Be open for change, support execution of change management
  • In-depth knowledge of respective product category
  • Advanced analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
  • Lateral thinking and challenge status quo
  • Communication skill set, including effective negotiation and clear transportation of information
  • Step up to conflicts, work towards a diplomatic solution
  • Cooperate effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
  • Basic leadership skills
  • Work independently as well as part of a team
  • Efficiently plan and prioritize daily work
  • Ability to travel
  • Passion for sports

  Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

  • College degree, preferably in marketing/business/textile/fashion
  • Minimum of 5 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
  • Experience in trade or sales is helpful
  • Fluent in English
  • PC skills (MS Office programs)

• About the company

  Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories.

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