** Manager, Merchandise Planning (e-Com)**

**Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation**

Contribute to the pre-season Planning within the market for the Brand's owned E-commerce channel (e-com) and manage in season OTB process.

**Key Responsibilities**

* Actively support in overseeing pre-season sales and receipt guidance and post-season hindsight to drive product category sales growth by season and product buy plans by season

* OTB process to meet sales, margin, and inventory turn targets and category-level Rolling Demand Plan and markdown plans

* Contribute to the development of annual channel sales, margin and receipt plans for annual budgeting process

* Provide input to monthly financial guidance and forecasts to DTC Finance

* Provide input for in-season forecasting; report on and analyze sales results to plan, making recommendations to influence business decisions.

* Manage business trends to identify sales and gross margin performance and to capitalize on profit-driving opportunities.

* Participate in major go-to-market milestones to gain insight to key seasonal brand and BU strategies and initiatives, contributing financial plans for e-com outlook

* Seek opportunities for new business processes and drive analytical needs to increase productivity and profitability

* Implement best practices for the planning function and partner with Data Analytics team to ensure that we are getting the best and necessary data for the team to analyze the business

* Support in market seasonal stock position assuring the right volumes are available on Ecom and distribution centers, and inform of changes to Allocation teams

* Contribute to market in-season trading, assuring timely sales forecast by product, stock intakes and in-season markdowns

* Work with global/local colleagues to define and implement best in class eCom planning best practices and KPI tracking mechanisms focused on optimization of the eCom experience through in season trading best practices

**Key Relationships**

* Market CTC

* Market Finance teams

* Market Op teams

* Global DBC

* Supply Chain

* Demand Planning

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**

* Relevant job experience in a Planning or Buying function, and fully qualified and trained

* Combined broad theoretical and practical knowledge incl. company policies and practices

* Strong competence with Planning, procedures and systems

* eCommerce experience preferred

* Strong MS Office skills particularly in Excel

**Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications**

* University degree or equivalent education desired

* 5 Years of relevant work experience with atleast 3 yrs in planning function.

* 1 year of informal management experience required

* Digital Experience

* At adidas we believe that through sport, we have the power to change lives.

* Theres plenty of change around right now as workouts move from the gym to the garage and we take a timeout from many of the activities were passionate about.

* Our ambition is to be the best sport brand in the world and with that comes plenty of challenges. We thrive on solving these with the imagination and experience of our incredible teammates.

* Were all on the home team for now wed love for you to join ours.

* adidas requires all US based employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation. Proof of vaccination is required. adidas is an equal opportunity employer and will consider requests for accommodation in accordance with all relevant laws.

* Upon our eventual return to office, the working location will be **Portland, OR. #LI-Onsite**

* Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English

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* **COLLABORATION**. Every elite athlete relies on partners: coaches, teammates, and nutritionists. We, too, know that we are stronger together. Winning as one team takes open and candid dialogue, inclusiveness and trust in each others abilities and talents.

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Job Title: Manager, Merchandise Planning (e-Com) Location: Portland