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Manager Assortment Planning
Adidas Group
Portland, OR, United States
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Manager Assortment Planning, Fashion Channel
Purpose
Prepare the option planning and channel ranging across all channels, except Factory Outlets (Own Retail, E-com, Wholesale Segments, Wholesale Key Accounts). Collect input from channel teams to assess alignment between commercial needs and option plans.
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute in enabling the market store format strategy and store tiering methodologies that are aligned with global methodologies
• Actively contribute in initiatives that allow the collaboration with the OR channel teams to attain optimal Option Plans for DTC channels
• Actively contribute in initiatives that allow the collaboration with the KA horizontal teams to create Option Plans that reflect particular KA needs
• Support further streamlining of the market DTC range based on horizontal reviews at key milestones
• Implement Market Range enhancements through Assortment Planning that reflects localization and differentiation in market range where needed (seasonality, account differentiation)
• Prepare the channel ranging process across all channels, including Brand Collection and key stories, and balancing global assortment packages and specific market needs.
• Prepare feedback sessions to RA teams to assure that Option Plans needs are reflected based on channel/tier-segment needs.
Key Relationships
• CTC Brand
• CTC Market Range Architecture
• Global DBC
• Market channel teams (OR and e-com)
• Market key account teams
• Market BUs
• Market Finance teams
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Relevant job experience in an assortment planning /merchandising function, and fully qualified and trained
• Combined broad theoretical and practical knowledge incl. company policies and practices
• Strong competence with range assortment planning/merchandising, procedures and systems
Minimum Qualifications
1. University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
2. Fluent in English
3. 5 years of typical relevant work experience