Senior Manager, Head office, BU Outdoor, (m/f/d)

at  Adidas

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Depending on scope / type of project but in general

• Product / Sports /Brand Marketing in category and at brand adidas
• Senior Leadership Team
• Finance
• CTC / Merchandising
• Marketing Operations & Business Development
• Sales (all channels and markets)
• Horizontal functions (i.e. Brand Strategy, Brand HO, Brand Insights, Events Teams)
• Human Resources
• Global IT

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Proven skills and capabilities in project, organization, time, and budget management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong client management skills
• Strong Negotiating and Collaborating skills.
• Self-starter, strong self-initiative
• Adaptable, comfortable in an agile environment
• Strategic thinking and analytics mindset
• IT skills: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced, Smartsheet, Project management tool a plus
• Language: English: fluent, Another European language advantageous

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree with equivalent work experience (ideally with a focus on Strategy, Sports, Analytics, Marketing and/or Computer Science)
• At least 8 years work experience in related area (agency or company)
• Passion for adidas and its mission
• Passion for Outdoor sports, culture, project management.

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

Manage major, strategic projects for BU/function.
Ensure the efficient and high-performance operational implementation of BU/function’s projects via project management on a daily, quarterly, and annual basis.
Drive day to day business in the respective business unit, provide ad hoc support on operational topics and work on business unit specific projects leading to successful key milestone meetings. Run an efficient head office and ensure a smooth communication flow between product creation team and x-functional partners such as CTC, Brand Coms, Design, and country organizations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pro-actively manage the development of key, strategic business projects, to ensure company and brand objectives are met, cross-functional teams are aligned, critical seasonal timelines are met.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clear communication, optimisation of processes, on-time deliveries to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams to ensure BU/function’s processes and annual timings are aligned and harmonized, ensuring holistic process.
• Establish, communicate, and champion project methodologies.
• Write briefs, project timings, and project plans.
• Manage overall project workload and maintain project list.
• Organize resources and manage communication and interaction.
• Support teams in all operational issues.
• Ensure regular communication about business area and news in the organisation.
• Champion and support the fulfilment of strategies.