Sr Manager Business Development (STA)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

The Sr. Manager, Business Development is a member of the Senior Leadership Team for adidas LADMAR and the Latin America Business Development Leadership Organization. This role defines and drives strategic direction, ensures execution excellence, and supports profitable and sustainable market share growth across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive development, evolution, and implementation of the country Strategic Business Plan across brands, channels, and support functions.
• Facilitate annual strategic reviews and define yearly priorities and business objectives.
• Lead and prioritize cross-functional strategic initiatives, establishing KPIs and implementation plans.
• Manage business opportunity identification, assessment, business case development, and implementation.
• Use internal data, advanced analytics, and external market intelligence to generate actionable insights and growth opportunities for adidas and Reebok.
• Support organizational change initiatives and adoption of new business processes and ways of working.
• Support the country Functional Leadership Management team with meetings, performance indicators, executive presentations, strategic reviews, and leadership communications.
• Build internal networks and align strategic projects across the organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strategic mindset with strong business and financial acumen.
• Extensive experience in project management, process optimization, and strategic execution.
• Strong analytical, communication, influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead within a matrix organization and synthesize complex data into business insights.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in management consulting or business-related functions.
• Experience leading and developing teams where applicable.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluent English and advanced Spanish proficiency.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree and multinational, matrix-organization experience preferred.

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