Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
Identify and support the strategic development, implementation and execution of new business models to drive Kids growth in China. Own the end-to-end business planning and operations from sell-in to sell-out to inventory in an omni-channel view. Lead and drive business planning activities and support top management with better decision-making capabilities through proactive actions. Responsible for providing oversight, coordination and management of key workstreams with the respective team leads and sponsors to facilitate the growth of the adidas GCA Kids business.
Key Responsibilities
Kids Business Planning
- Facilitate the development of Kids strategic business planning, focusing on building the brand and accelerating commercial success in the market.
- Ensure sell-in, sell-out and profit-and-loss planning aligns with the Kids strategic business plan and finance targets.
- Translate the new strategy into clear roadmaps focused on business model and planning, in collaboration with GCA counterparts.
- Support monthly rolling forecasts, shipment, SWB, take-back and cancellation tracking, and database maintenance.
- Work with cross-functional teams to run Kids quarterly and monthly business reviews with actions.
Market and Business Intelligence
- Identify key markets and competitor trends and evaluate business opportunities, ensuring implications are considered in planning and decision-making.
- Collate and maintain relevant business intelligence, including consumer data and internal and external benchmarking, to support decision-making and performance enhancement.
- Create and distribute regular reports to the GCA senior leadership team.
Key Relationships
Channels team, Product, Marketing, FP&A team, DP, Transformation Office and other cross-functional stakeholders.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Self-motivated and solution-oriented.
- Strong business sense and ability to identify business needs and opportunities.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including stakeholder management, influencing and presentation.
- Proven methodological and analytical skills, including business planning, financial analysis, strategy development and project management.
- Sufficient understanding of the sporting goods and retail industry, consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs in China.
- Strong English skills with fluent to native Mandarin.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications
- University degree or above; an MBA or other business-related qualification is preferred.
- 10–12 years of general business experience or experience in sales planning, strategic planning and management of complex medium- to large-sized projects preferred.
- Five or more years of leadership experience involving experts, cross-functional projects and people.
- Cross-functional experience, ideally with marketing, sales or supply chain management.
- Broad understanding of business value drivers and operations.
- Global mindset and ability to work cross-culturally, with experience in different countries and/or cultures.
Company Culture
At adidas, employees are encouraged to demonstrate courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity and inclusion as core parts of its culture and talent processes.