Manager, District, Retail

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Lead sales and operations in an assigned store portfolio according to company guidelines to meet sales and margin targets through management of the 5Ps: People, Product, Process, Profit, and Premise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead sales and operations of stores with medium complexity within the assigned channel and stores independently to deliver strong performance and growth.
• Deliver and manage actions to increase KPIs for the assigned store portfolio based on regular KPI analysis and a strategic approach.
• Provide leadership to the assigned store portfolio and resolve people challenges in stores with low supervision.
• Drive people plans for the assigned store portfolio and ensure implementation in stores.
• Lead in-store marketing management processes and activations in close cooperation with Brand teams to ensure consistent brand presentation.
• Manage store operations by visiting stores at least three days a week to ensure compliance with the store operations manual.
• Drive enhancements in consumer experience through focus on the consumer service model.
• Manage consumer incidents in the assigned store portfolio to protect the brand reputation.
• Drive sales events for the assigned channel by leading preparation and supervising event operations.
• Collaborate with the Retail Sales Director to develop annual channel-specific plans.
• Collaborate with Brand teams and group function partners to drive store portfolio requirements and retail initiatives.
• Maintain effective relationships with key retail partners to support business initiatives, resolve operational issues, and maximize store performance.

Key Relationships

Retail Stores, Retail RBO, Brand Marketing, Wholesale, Product, Warehouse, Analyst & Retail Finance, and Key Retail Partners.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Communication with others
• Planning and organizing
• Relationship and diversity management
• Analysis and problem solving
• Learning and self-development
• People management
• Sales and trend analysis

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• At least 5 years of work experience in a retail-related field.
• Outstanding communication skills, fashion sense, and trend awareness.
• University degree or above.
• Advanced IT skills in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Culture

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