Senior Specialist Buyer Value Channel - EM South at adidas Group

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• To execute the product strategy for Hybrid stores. Responsibilities include an array of projects & tasks related to range building and seasonal product strategy.
• This individual will work on cross-functional projects at both hub and cluster level and will have high interaction with other functions such as Operations, Trade and Allocation, Category Management (CTC) & Visual Merchandising. 

Key Responsibilities

• Create weekly product insight reports and present during trade call – store trends and performance
• Support in building assortments for both inline seasonal ranges, GFO as well as clearance product for Hybrid and Value stores.
• Support Hybrid stores on execution of campaigns, promotions, and product needs.
• Review bestsellers and blackhole product, suggest actions on inventory movement and top-up orders.
• Manage product seasonal flow and new store product strategy.
• Pull basic reports using Power BI, and provide strong interpretation of data
• Completion of seasonal comp shop
• Maintain awareness of global trends and showcase effective ways of keeping abreast of consumer movements in store.
• Work closely with Omni to plan and execute launches and promotions
• Work closely with T&A, Ecom and CS teams to ensure in-season product strategy and pricing is executed and maintained.
• Execute in-season commercial trade opportunities in line with commercial needs / stock opportunities through weekly review of ATP.
• Work closely with VC Merchandise Buying Manager, local sourcing team and CTC to curate and brief in local production Value Channel range.
• Analyse Hybrid store performance and manage weekly check-ins with store managers
• Create strong relationships with CS, eCOM merchandising team

Key Relationships

• Value Channel Merchandise Buyer and T&A team
• CS and Omni Buyers
• Value Channel HUB Merchandise team
• Cluster and HUB CTC teams
• Brand, Omnichannel teams
• Local sourcing team
• Field team

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent understanding of range & assortment building: a proven record of building compelling assortments balancing out brand & commercial ambitions
• Intermediate knowledge of data analysis and interpretation, must understand how to tell a story with data
• Strong presenting skills
• Excitement around product and knowledge of the sports industry
• Ability to use MS Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrate an ability to guide through complex and ambiguous environments

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification 
• 3 – 4+ years of working experience within a Buying Department of a medium-large size retail/ecommerce organization