Manager Retail Excellence

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The Manager of NAM SCM Retail Excellence is responsible for coordinating and driving the DTC roadmap with a focus on alignment with Sales and Markets on Key Initiatives, Performance improvement, and Tactical alignment as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development, planning, and execution of Supply Chain DTC initiatives
• Build on partnerships with stakeholders in NAM Supply Chain, Retail Operations, Allocations, Sales, and IT to enable alignment on day-to-day operations and facilitate consistency between expectations and capabilities through proactive communication
• Act as a trusted partner to DTC commercial teams by communicating performance, capabilities, new implementations, and escalations
• Support assigned projects effectively with timely communication on project progress and results to Senior Management and stakeholders
• Contribute significantly to the continuous improvement of Supply Chain DTC capabilities
• Monitor performance of Supply Chain DTC initiatives against targets - identify deviations and initiate necessary changes
• Drive or support system and process enhancements that help improve the DTC SCM-related KPIs
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities
• Work closely with the NAM Supply Chain market teams and the global DTC teams to support the implementation of solutions efficiently
• Connect with Retail planning for regular forecast updates. Identify process improvement to increase forecast accuracy, working with the Distribution Centers (DCs), and planning on the capacity plan to fulfill the Retail forecast
• Provide input to the decision-making process to maximize sales of Retail while having in mind the overall cost for Supply Chain and Retail Operations
• Maintain the toolkit and best practices

Key Relationships:

• NAM Market (functions within SCM and Commercial/DTC functions Global Sales (Retail)
• GOPS
• GSCM
• Finance NAM + SCM
• IT

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• High-level system knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
• Proven collaboration and people skills
• Good communication skills, especially when interacting with different levels of business
• Ability to mediate, convince, and build consensus between cross-functional stakeholders with different objectives
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
• Business- and solution-oriented mindset
• Good knowledge about Omnichannel, fulfilment, e-commerce, and Retail
• Self-initiated and proactive mindset
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to think end-to-end and operate cross-functionally, and a good understanding of external business drivers
• Team player
• Additional system knowledge (SAP, Microsoft Office Suite)
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written

Requisite Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management from a College or University. We welcome the equivalent combination of education and experience instead of a degree
• Minimum 3 years work experience in one or more Supply Chain Management, Business, or Finance functions in a global company, ideally in the sporting goods industry.
• CPIM, Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus
• University degree, PMP, and lean sigma certification preferred; an MBA is a plus

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 14 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, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.

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