Assistant Manager Category Management, Future of Style, Apparel

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Drive sustainable Future of Style (FOS) apparel business growth through a product strategy reflecting consumer, online and offline behavior, and distribution across e-commerce platforms and physical retail.

Key Responsibilities

• Obtain and deliver consumer insights to support product and marketplace management decisions.
• Deliver seasonal merchandising plans covering range architecture, segmentation, lifecycle, pricing, product range and store layout.
• Plan, brief and manage the product creation process with the creation team to deliver competitive products and drive special channel growth.
• Manage seasonal sell-in, product range plans and sell-in margin to achieve sell-out and financial targets.
• Track business performance through DNA and MicroStrategy and manage systems and files including Master Range File, HUB, DMT and RMA.
• Collaborate with internal BU SPW teams on category strategies, seasonal ranging, segmentation and exclusivity.
• Drive cross-functional communication with sales and channels to align seasonal strategy and assortment with GCA and Global organizations.

Key Performance Indicators

• Category net sales, net margin and contribution across GCA.
• Sell-out forecast and data accuracy.
• Market share and achievement of key SBP initiatives.
• FOS store MPSA.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert understanding of the China market, consumers and commercial needs, especially in apparel.
• Strong presentation, communication, negotiation, influencing and data analysis skills.
• Track record in category management and merchandising in the sports industry, with apparel knowledge.
• Strong cross-functional and stakeholder management experience.
• Positive, organized and solution-oriented work ethic, with integrity and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in range management or product management.
• University degree in business or equivalent professional experience.
• Sporting goods industry experience required.
• Fluent English and strong computer skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel up to 20–30% of the time.

Culture and Inclusion

adidas promotes a winning culture built on courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity and respect, alongside a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.