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Organizational Context
The Wholesale Design & Development team within Global Store Design defines and evolves physical brand experiences across the global Wholesale landscape. The team develops design concepts, technical standards, and scalable solutions that elevate adidas within partner environments and create consistent, high-impact consumer experiences across diverse retail formats.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
This role leads the development of industry-leading Wholesale environments, design standards, fixture systems, and technical solutions. It requires strong conceptual design thinking, technical understanding, and development expertise to translate strategic intent into innovative, executable, and commercially effective retail solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and evolution of the adidas Global Wholesale Design & Development framework.
- Drive improvements to Wholesale environments, fixture systems, shop-in-shop concepts, and branded spaces.
- Develop scalable design and engineering standards for diverse customers, markets, and formats.
- Create and refine Wholesale concepts, fixture solutions, and branded environments.
- Translate consumer insights, market trends, and business needs into future-ready design solutions.
- Integrate design and engineering principles to ensure concepts are executable, durable, scalable, and commercially viable.
- Develop technical documentation, specifications, standards, implementation guidelines, drawings, and development packages.
- Oversee prototyping, testing, validation, pilots, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales, Key Account Management, Engineering, Brand Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Operations, and other stakeholders.
- Manage external agencies, consultants, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
- Develop implementation standards and support global and market teams through rollout, execution, and quality assurance.
- Deliver training and maintain design knowledge repositories, technical resources, and development guidelines.
- Improve speed to market, sustainability, quality, cost effectiveness, and scalable global execution.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership, organizational, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
- Deep expertise in wholesale, retail, experiential, architectural, industrial, or environmental design.
- Strong understanding of design engineering, product development, manufacturing, sourcing, and implementation.
- Experience with scalable retail concepts, branded environments, and fixture systems across multiple markets.
- Advanced 2D and 3D design skills using tools such as SketchUp, VectorWorks, Rhino, 3ds Max, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Asana, or Monday.com.
- Strong knowledge of materials, construction methods, fixture manufacturing, engineering requirements, and production processes.
- Understanding of sustainability, circular design, and responsible sourcing.
- Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.
Required Education and Experience
- Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in retail, wholesale, design development, engineering, branded environments, or related fields.
- Experience leading concept development from strategy and design through engineering, implementation, and market execution.
- Experience working across international markets and managing diverse stakeholder groups.
- Experience collaborating with agencies, suppliers, manufacturers, consultants, and development partners.
- Strong project management skills and experience driving cross-functional initiatives.
Company Culture
adidas fosters a winning culture built on courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.