Assistant Product Manager Apparel,ORI/BB

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• Bring consumer and sport/street insights into concepts.
• Execute the category direction and drive implementation.
• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts and execute strategic plans to win local markets.
• Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage range direction and sharpen the creation direction within the sport/street area to create leading products winning the market.
• Propose a clear strategy for the range and execution plan, and be considered as a range expert by key relation teams and markets.
• Manage tasks within the product creation process and given time frames, with special attention to speed to market.
• Work within cross-functional teams and interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome.
• Analyze business, draw conclusions, and propose action steps.
• Maintain and enable smooth product information updating using product information systems and interlinking functions.
• Prepare and present ranges and business-related topics using relevant structure and content for the respective audience.
• Provide input for setting the CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction and implement it into relevant ranges with CtC counterparts.
• Work independently on projects, follow up on project development, and be proactive, flexible, and solution driven to ensure project delivery.

Key Relationships

• Maintain strong relationships and constant dialogue and feedback with the business unit and other business units.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Design, Operations, Materials, Costing, Planning, and Process.
• Work with the FTW team to create concrete head-to-toe looks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good knowledge of the sport/street industry and local market landscape.
• Good product creation, consumer, and retail knowledge regarding different needs within the GCA market.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to cooperate effectively and develop trustful cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to plan and prioritize daily working time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Good analytical skills; solution driven and result oriented.
• Ability to travel and learn quickly.
• Passion for product creation and love of fashion and sport.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• College degree, preferably in marketing, business, or fashion.
• Minimum of 2–4 years of Product Marketing experience with an apparel background in sport, street, or fashion brands; large business scale experience preferred.
• Fluent in English.
• PC skills, especially Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

Company Culture

At adidas, employees are encouraged to demonstrate courage, ownership, innovation, teamwork, integrity, and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of its culture and talent processes.