Product Manager, Creation Center Tokyo Originals

Purpose and overall relevance

• Bring consumer and sport insights into concepts.
• Execute the category direction.
• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts.
• Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view.

Key responsibilities

• Manage range direction proactively and propose a clear strategy for moving it forward.
• Manage product creation tasks within given time frames, with special attention to speed to market.
• Work with cross-functional and interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process and optimum product outcomes.
• Analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps.
• Prepare and present ranges and business-related topics using relevant structure and content.
• Provide input for the Go-To-Market direction and implement it into relevant ranges with GTM counterparts.
• Work independently on projects and follow up on project development.
• Build and maintain effective, trustful relationships.
• Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Support day-to-day operational administrative tasks as a satellite creation team member.

Key relationships

Product Design; Product Operations and Development; Japan and South Korea Business Units; Global Lifestyle Business Unit and Go-To-Market Teams; Global Business Affairs; Global Sourcing; and external collaboration partners and accounts.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Communicate information clearly and effectively.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong knowledge of product information systems, interlinking functions and respective timelines.
• Product expertise and knowledge of the relevant product category.
• Strong analytical, solution-driven and result-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in marketing, business, textile or fashion.
• Minimum 2–3 years of Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW and ACC background.
• Experience in trade, vertical retail business models or sales is a plus.
• Fluency in English and Japanese, written and spoken, is required.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel as required.
• Deep passion for sports, fashion, art, music and sneaker culture.

Culture and inclusion

adidas promotes a winning culture based on courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity and respect. The company is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and aims to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of its consumers and communities.