THROUGH SPORT, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES

At adidas, every day is a chance to flip the script. An invitation to take everything
we know and re-invent it. Do it better. Never settling for good enough.

Every day we get up, invent, adapt, improvise, find new ways to collaborate,
and do the unexpected. We’re creators, makers and doers. Helping athletes make a difference, not just in their games, but in their lives and in their world.

It’s an obsession.

We’ve been doing this for more than 65 years. With an unmatched history and tradition of creating iconic products, consumer connections and experiences, we’ve been defining sport culture since the beginning.

And we’re never done.

Come be a part of shaping the future together with us.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Support creating, driving and implementing the strategy for BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships. Steer agenda and day to day business in the respective business area and manage major, strategic projects for BU/function, plus ensuring the efficient and high performance operational creation of a compelling product offer and ensuring efficient go-to-market activities. Ensure smooth operations and product creation process across the assigned area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development of key, strategic business projects, to ensure company and brand objectives are met, cross-functional teams are aligned, critical seasonal timelines are met

• Manage together with BU/function team the development of multiple concepts and projects, running on multiple seasons, ensuring objectives, commercial targets and timelines are met, and ensuring on-time delivery and hand over to markets

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clear communication, optimization of processes, on-time deliveries to stakeholders

• Steer integration of product x demand creation plans across the BU

• Collaborate with internal/external teams to ensure BU/function’s processes and annual timings are aligned and harmonized, ensuring holistic process

• Establish, communicate, and champion project methodologies

• Create project charters and objectives design briefs, project timings, and project plans

• Manage overall budget for assigned area, planning annual budgets and forecasts, strategizing best use of funds

• Organize resources and manage communication and interaction

• Support teams in all operational issues

• Ensure regular communication about business area and news in the organisation

Key relationships (Depending on scope / type of project but in general):

• Product Marketing and Design at brand adidas

• Hype

• Marketing Communications

• Product Operations

• Senior Leadership Team

• Finance

• Brand Processes & Operations

• Head-office functions

• Market functions (Wholesale, Retail, eCom)

• Sales (all channels)

• Global IT

• Human Resources

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven skills and capabilities in project management & analytics, organization, time, and budget management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong client management skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and talent to think big picture

• Strong Negotiating and Collaborating skills

• Self-starter, strong self initiative

• IT skills: Macintosh software, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced

• Language: English: fluent

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree with equivalent work experience

• At least 8 years work experience in project management, strategy, head-office functions, or related work area in design related area (agency or company)

• Proven experience with the entire product creation process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)

• Passion for adidas and its mission

• Passion for sports, culture, design, brand strategy, project management

Please note:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
• 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 both company and personal 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.
• The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $117500 - $176300. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, proficiency for the role.
• We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Los Angeles, CA
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.