Fresh Jobs at Adidas Group

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day IT services, ensuring business systems are operating effectively.
• Implement infrastructure to support business needs and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Monitor the organization's retail infrastructure, managing network outages with the global support teams to minimize downtime and disruption to trade.
• Execution of global infrastructure rollouts in partnership with the functional infra-areas to completion so that expected business benefits are realized.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify IT requirements for upcoming projects and provide technical expertise during project planning and execution.
• Manages internal and external stakeholders through appropriate communication and reporting.
• Follow-up to ensure that end-user IT requirements or issues are resolved promptly for optimal performance.
• Identify, support and drive IT innovations and standard, best practice IT solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for IT infrastructure improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Manage external vendor and service provider relationships.
• Allocates tasks to the respective team members considering experience, complexity, workload, and organizational efficiency.
• Continuously monitors and evaluates team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT systems, data and analysis and team feedback and makes appropriate changes to meet business needs.
• Local travel within South Africa may be required.

Key Relationships:

• Global IT and Infrastructure Delivery Hubs
• Business Tech Consultants / Analysts
• Respective business functions (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail)
• External Service Providers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to translate business requirements into cost efficient (IT) solutions.
• Experience in managing and leading small/medium sized IT projects.
• Technical proficiency and awareness.
• Familiarity with Agile / ITIL framework and IT service management principles.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and virtualization technologies. 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years IT experience, with 2 years project management, previous experience leading a team of technical engineers also beneficial.
• Proven experience in IT support and project delivery, preferably in a corporate environment.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools.
• Strong knowledge of network infrastructure, hardware, software and security best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Understanding of different cultures, and able to work with people from other functions/markets.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis.
• Ensure that Company assets and stock is always secured in order to alleviate shrinkage.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards
• Safekeeping of Company assets

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Listening
• Excellent customer service
• Meeting sales goals
• Selling to customer needs
• People skills
• High energy level

Education And Experience Requirements

• Matric certificate
• 0 – 1 years of retail experience

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards
• Safekeeping of Company assets

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• An absolute passion for retail & customer service.
• Ability to use your initiative.
• Clear and upbeat communication skills- people can hear your smile!
• Flexibility- you can help during the week, during evenings and weekends too!
• Previous fashion retail experience will be highly regarded but is not essential.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE: 

• The passion to work within a team to deliver great results.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, high volume retail environment.
• Enthusiasm.
• A love for fashion and great confidence to style your customer with any look they want to create!

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Key Responsibilities:

• To focus on strategic accounts across designated region, developing short/mid/long term strategic plans for each one, enabling market share acceleration and net sales growth
• Meet turnover targets for assigned territory
• Ensure the highest exposure of product by securing the maximum share of space in the key locations within each retail outlet.
• To ensure key customers/staff are kept informed and updated on all product innovations and technologies.
• Product training for all customers and staff on a regular basis
• Merchandising of all products within each retail space
• Responsible for organizing and implementing activations to drive the brand
• POS and product support materials must always be distributed and placed with strategic relevance
• Ensure the effective management of all KPIs, (sell-in, sell-out, availability, inventory levels, margin) and continually work to ensure these stay at healthy levels whilst delivering share growth
• Build and implement GTM strategies on key products launches
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Key Relationships:

• Local adiGolf Team
• Internal Shared Service Teams (supply chain, finance)
• External Customers
• Senior Manager adiGolf
• Local adiGolf Sales Team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level of strategic & creative capability
• Growth Mindset
• Good communication must be maintained between area territory partners, sales office, credit control and Senior Manager adiGolf
• A key understanding of competitor products, campaigns and sales programs is essential
• Must be willing to travel domestically frequently
• Working hours outside of standard days and times will be required
• Excellent communication and social skills
• Consumer-focused
• Composure and persistence
• Good technical knowledge
• Good understanding of golf landscape in South Africa
• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business and a minimum of 4-6 years equivalent professional experience, ideally in the Golf Industry
• Functional: minimum 4+ years’ experience in sales, ideally in the sporting goods industry 
• Ability to play golf at a decent level
• Fluent in English