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Product Manager FTW

Area : adidas Global Brands

Department : BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships

Direct Reporting Line : Director Product Marketing

Indirect / secondary reporting line :

Subsidiary / Country : United States

Location : Los Angeles

GSMS Grade : M4

Number of Personnel Managed : N / A

Cost Center / Budget and / or

Revenue Responsibility : N / A

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization :

• Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts
• Execute the category direction
• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
• Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view

Key Responsibilities :

• Proactively manage range direction
• Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it on
• Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
• Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome
• Actively analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
• Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions clarity on respective timelines
• Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products
• Actively execute spot buying (e.g.buying existing fabrics or already developed / existing styles at supplier)
• Be considered as a range expert by markets and retailers
• Prepare and present your ranges and business related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
• Actively provide input for setting the CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with CtC counterparts
• Work independently on projects and follow up on project development

Key Relationships :

Maintain a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue / feedback with business unit and across other BU s cross-functional team ( Design, Fashion Operations ,CtC, Materials, Costing, Planning) markets and relevant key retailers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Transport information clear and effectively negotiate skillfully
• Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
• Work independently as well as part of a team
• Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of respective product category
• Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
• Ability to travel
• Actively interested in lifestyle and / or fashion
• Passion for sport

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :

• College degree, preferably in marketing / business / textile / fashion
• Minimum of 2-3 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
• Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is helpful
• Fluent in English
• PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)

Purpose : This position will support all manufacturing departments. This position will provide reporting and analysis using a variety of Microsoft and business-related software.

Key Responsibilities :

• Build, develop and manage daily / weekly / monthly / annual reports based on business needs.
• Support business for ad hoc data requests.
• Provide analysis and reporting visuals to drive decision making and process improvement.
• Perform a variety of daily and weekly data entry tasks related to areas of responsibility.
• Support Director and Senior Director in report, capital expenses, and budget analysis.
• Support Engineering in procurement process and ordering
• Provide and perform SEA analysis reports to help ensure Indy stay compliant

Key Relationships :

• All MFG departments in adidas INDY
• Engineering
• Goalpost

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

• Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Must have good math sense and high level of accuracy
• Must have strong problem-solving skills
• Must be able to multitask on a wide variety of tasks and work in a fast-paced environment
• Must have ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Must have advanced MS OFFICE computer skills, especially MS Excel, MS Forms. Tableau, Smartsheet, MS Access and PowerPoint is a plus.
• Must have very good organization skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :

An Associate degree or higher in business related discipline is desired and / or 3 years of

equivalent experience in reporting / analytics function.