Recruiting contact: Emily Evenson

Purpose:

• Support and execute the strategic and tactical initiatives to optimize Inventory Management and improve business profitability/cashflow in a sustainable manner. Act as the liaison between Omni Inventory Management & Supply Chain, ensuring teams work together to solve with an Omni approach that meets our desire to act with speed while meeting profitability goals. Support in building proper processes & strategies to review new and or challenging operational/financial opportunities for the market.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist in building out new processes that leads to a new way of working across SCM and Commercial.
• Support defining & qualifying Commercial Inventory KPI success, support EOY inventory goals by partnering with SCM to drive cost saving efficiencies.
• Aide inventory commercialization by connecting DCs, Supply Chain, and commercial partners and reporting.
• Assist in operational projects that intersect OMNI Inventory with cross-functional partners like Supply Chain, Order Fulfilment, Account Operations, Product Supply, Commercial, & Finance.
• Support inventory movement through the organization using an Omni channel approach that not only focuses on speed but is routed in financial success for the overall company.
• Provide transparency around internal/external issues that cause disruption in the network.
• Actively work and support cross functional partners to build short-term and long-term processes that drive efficiencies and cost savings throughout the organization.
• Partner with Omni Inventory Management in ensuring that Sr. Management is provided top notch and highly accurate information and analysis to assist them in their business decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally and provide support on dedicated/direct cancellations and USWS RTV process.
• Support targeted inventory commercialization across all channels to support DC efficiencies.
• Assist with market donations and destruction for region North America.
• Implement inventory scrapping logic & efficiencies in our distribution pipeline.
• Influence and support supply chain warehouse optimization & profit review.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Process development and management experience
• Supply Chain, Order Fulfilment, or other inventory management experience preferred
• Resourceful and self-starting, able to create a broad network within the company
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving ability to quickly identify and support the business according to changing internal or external market conditions
• High level understanding of the end-to-end planning process
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and familiarity with merchandising systems/applications (MicroStrategy, Power BI, SAP & SQL)
• Advanced Excel skills, and a thorough understanding, pivot tables, lookup formulas, formatting, etc.
• Excellent planning and organization skills, resulting in the ability to meet critical deadlines
• Able to make quick decisions off limited information
• Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
• Detail-oriented and able to multi-task to complete objectives on a tight timeline

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

• Four-year degree preferably in business or related field;eEquivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree
• Minimum 4-5 years Product Supply, Retail, Planning or Supply Chain experience

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.

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