Assistant Manager, Buying

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

Support the Buying and Trading process across assigned DTC channels, specifically Factory Outlet which includes Clearance Doors. Timely assist the OTB planning and management, defining optimal volumes to provided channel ranges. Support execution of in-season Trading decisions to meet store stock requirements and net sales and margin goals. This includes chasing product in season via the consolidated excess process in order to augment assortments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support to the buying process for the assigned channels and ensure right volumes are bought following market OTB plans.

• Prepare the submission of initial seasonal forecasts into applicable systems for horizontal review by global functions at key milestones.

• Assist the size breakdowns process assuring they are created according to market needs and incorporated in the buying process

• Support market seasonal stock position assuring the right volumes are available in stores and distribution centers, and inform of changes to Allocation teams

• Assist market in-season trading, assuring timely sales forecast by product, stock intakes and in-season markdowns. Chase product needs through consolidated excess process to help drive Sales and Margin

• Support the execution according to market relevant store tiering process following global store tiering guidance.

• Assist effective flow of stock from regular DTC channels to FO channels to assure product relevance in regular stores, adequate stock clearance and margin optimization.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Allocation teams

• Planning teams

• Market VE and Marketing Teams

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Holistic thinker - able to drive end-to-end strategies and initiatives encompassing multiple functions.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of channel operations and retail math

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years typical relevant work experience

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent combination of education and professional experience

• Ability to alternate between sitting and standing for extended periods of time

• 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, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.The working location of this position is Portland, OR.

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