• Job Description

  Req#: 508603

  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.

  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.
  • 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 Portland, OR.
  • Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

  Sr Manager Wholesale Strategy Execution

  adidas - Portland, OR

  PURPOSE

  This is a key in-house role that leads execution of the Wholesale Strategy and manages & delivers projects through design, collation & packaging within the Wholesale Channels. It supports strategy, projects & milestones within the boundaries of time, cost & quality while focusing on the Market Leadership and customers’ expectations & requirements.

  KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  Program/Project Management:

  • Ongoing tracking of project progress, monitoring of quality inputs & outputs, and managing issues/risks
  • Lead or co-lead all project meetings and senior management team steering board meetings
  • Act as key point of contact with all stakeholders
  • Drive coordination for external wholesale meetings with accounts from content deliverables, cadence of meetings and action planning
  • Ensure full understanding of project scope to be able to design detailed project plans.
  • Manage/coordinate all interdependencies of deliverables across all functions
  • Monitor and highlight any project variables (cost, effort, scope, etc.) against the project plan and make suggestions to implement corrective or preventative actions.
  • If required support any changes for the respective project and ensure changes are smoothly and successfully implemented to achieve lasting benefits.
  • Finalize all activities across the projects/programs to formally close and hand over the project, ensuring project documents are approved, completed, maintained, and stored appropriately.

  Strategy Execution:

  • Ongoing tracking of project progress, monitoring of quality inputs & outputs, and managing issues/risks to the Wholesale Strategy
  • Liaising across Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, Global Functions, etc. to map out and track progress towards business ambitions for the channel
  • Support on content creation and coordination for workback calendars to ensure the Wholesale team is prepared and ready for Account facing strategic milestones
  • Familiarity with Market Share and ability to use Market Share data to find business opportunities and mitigate business risks

  Financials and Controlling

  • Control the allocated project costs on time in budget.
  • Ensure compliance of brand identity
  • Manage progress through tracking and reporting to senior management
  • Work with correct teams across Finance, Sales Planning, etc. to make sure content is updated for Senior Leadership or Account facing meetings

  Communication

  • Use appropriate and effective communication methods to update Accounts, Senior and Executive Management throughout the project life cycle, to successfully deliver and executive the project.
  • Ability to reach out to cross functional partners to influence teams to achieve a common goal and meet requirements for milestones by defined deadlines

  KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
  • Business mindset: Very good numerical and analytical skills
  • Good experience to manage projects and stakeholders, ideally both at local and global level
  • Good communication (both written and verbal) and facilitation skills (small and large groups) especially when interacting with different levels of business
  • Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required
  • Willingness to learn and adapt – to build business acumen and develop general management competency
  • Leadership & Influence – to lead diverse project teams and influence strategically towards common goal
  • Managing through change – ability to manage through changes and uncertainties

  QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with leading a business
  • Extensive experience in and strong skills of process and project management
  • Experience in working closely with middle and senior managers across functions
  • Four-year college or university degree with focus on Business Administration, or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • MBA or other business- related qualification
  • Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), proficient in MS Office

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  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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