Senior Manager Ecommerce Buying and Trading

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
- We believe that through sport, we have the power to change lives. To change lives, we must build direct relationships with our consumers. And the best way to create these kinds of relationships is through digital. adidas eCommerce delivers a premium digital transactional experience centered around our consumers. This role will lead the team in planning, merchandising, and buying the product suitable for the channel to service the needs of our consumers and to drive the eCom strategy and ambitions.- Key Responsibilities:
- Buying & Trading
Responsible for steering buying, planning, and trading across the eCom channel across SEA.
-Steer OTB and in-take ratios within established expectations across the region for the SEA eCom landscape
-Collaborate with the SEA Assortment Planning team to implement product mix according to the share of the business, the share of categories, gender-mix, etc,, for eCom business
-Deliver best practice end-to-end in-season management including management of best sellers and worst sellers, in-season stock cover management, and in-season reactivity including but not limited to:

-Support the implementation of key strategic priorities for eCom business across SEA in line with the business and eCom strategy.
-Partner with EM eCom Analytics teams to build, deliver & interpret regular (Daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/seasonal) category business & trading updates
-Establish and continuously improve processes across buying, planning, and merchandising activities.
-Drive and benchmark KPIs on productivity, sell-thru, and revenue targets.
- Inventory Management:Facilitate & provide documentation and information for monthly inventory meeting for inventory flow planning.
-Partner with EM Hub Merch teams to build tools to enable teams to drive inventory conversations with country teams on ground.
-Embed buying teams within country inventory control processes and ensure oversight and effective maintenance of inventory flows across each country.
- Strategy & Team management:Support the implementation of key strategic priorities for eCom business across SEA and country in line with the business and eCom strategy.
-Drive and steer eCOM category strategy across SEA and support SEA Buying team enact and implement actions in support of the strategy and direction.
-Own and manage Hype merch planning for the SEA region
-Ensure appropriate leadership skills are present at every level by creating a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are coached, trained and provided with career opportunities through development.
-Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organizational efficiency.
-Provide team members/direct reports with clear direction and targets that are aligned with business needs and DBC objectives.
- Key Relationships:SEA Brand (incl. Category planning)
-SEA Assortment Planning
-SEA Demand Planning
-Country Brand teams
-Emerging Markets eCom Hub Merchandising
-Emerging Markets eCom Hub Consumer Experience
-Emerging Markets eCom Hub Planning and Analytics
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Structured, organized and process orientated.
-Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure
-Strong analytical skills
-Attention to detail
-Fluent in English
-Advanced user of MS Office suite of products - esp. Excel, Access, PPT
-Advanced knowledge of Retail Management Systems - SAP AFS, SAP PGR, DVM, Microstrategy
-Dashboarding/Data Visualization experience a plus
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:University degree, ideally in business with sales and finance focus or equivalent professional experience
-7-10 years’ experience in merchandising or related functions (incl. buying, planning, trading)
-eCom experience a plus

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**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.**

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- JOB TITLE:
- Senior