Senior Product Manager - Footwear Creation Center Portland
adidas
Portland, OR
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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION
- Be the consumer and sport expert for the Sportswear category
- Influence and execute the category direction
- Collaborate with all necessary functions to deliver the category business objectives
- Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
- Influence and implement strategic category direction, proactively set range direction in close collaboration with Category Director
- Show full understanding and drive the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames
- High level of product expertise to create industry leading footwear
- Independently manage creation projects ranging from commercial footwear to limited release footwear from brief to product launch
- Be a competent partner for product discussions with markets and retailers
- Become a role model for other team members in regards to product creation process
- Be the go to person for consumer insights and knowledge
- Build and maintain a strong relationship with cross-functional teams and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient SMU product creation process, ensure product excellence
- Prepare and present ranges and business related topecs - with respective audience in mind - by usin relevant structure and content
- Proactively analyze business, draw conclusions and act upon; drive profitability and efficiency
- Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions - clarid on respective timelines
- Collaborate and find solutions with cross functional partners across local and global teams to drive the contribution to the company
- Identify new business opportunities to drive innovation and/or commerciality
- Show leadership through living the brand values
- Identify projects to optimize category performance; work independently and steer to conclusion
- Personnel managed – 0-1 Budget managed – no
- Steer a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
- business unit and across other BU´s
- cross-functional team (Design, Development, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Materials, Costing, Planning)
- markets and relevant third parties
- Footwear Creation Expertise
- Basic material and costing knowledge
- Understand and stay close to the North American Gen Z consumer
- Lateral thinking and challenge status quo
- Communication skill set, including effective negotiation and clear transportation of information
- Step up to conflicts, work towards a diplomatic solution
- Agile and be open for change, support execution of change management
- Cooperate effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
- Be inclusive and open to diverse ideas
- Creative mindset to foster out of the box thinking and conclusions
- Navigate and drive the world of special make ups (SMU)
- Basic leadership skills
- Work independently as well as part of a team
- Efficiently plan a prioritize daily work
- Advanced analytical skills, be solutions driven and results oriented
- Ability to travel
- Passion for sports
- College degree, preferably in marketing/business/textile/fashion
- Minimum of 5 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
- Experience in merch or sales is helpful
- Fluent in English
- PC skills (MS Office programs)
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Seniority level
Not Applicable -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Advertising, Art/Creative, and Marketing -
Industries
Sporting Goods Manufacturing, Manufacturing, and Retail
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