New Jobs at adidas Group

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

• Fully support and drive EM South objectives, to accelerate growth of the business conducted via its own eCom channels through Leading Paid Search, Programmatic Display, Paid Social, Affiliate and Audience Management activities to establish the adidas owned digital channels as the online destinations of choice.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead in devising and implementing the Performance marketing strategy for eCommerce and revenue focused Paid Search, Programmatic Display, Paid Social and Affiliate marketing in South Africa.
• Accountable for the phasing and allocation of the Performance Media budget. Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly planning and budget/revenue forecasting.
• Ensure accurate and regular testing, reporting, optimisation and analysis is implemented across Performance Media activities to identify key levers and opportunities for improvements. This should be done at a channel, audience and creative level.
• Responsible for top & bottom line growth to achieve sales, ROI and total contribution targets.
• Collaborate and manage the relationship with media agency to meet agreed targets.
• Work cross-functionally with Brand, eCom and Retail stakeholders within Emerging Markets Hub team and EM South to create synergies and drive opportunities.
• Own the relationship with 3rd party partners in the areas of content localization and feed management and optimization.
• Lead point of contact for EM South with major Search Engines, external Media Agency, Ad Technology Vendors and Data Management Platforms.
• Responsible for accurate and timely processing of 3rd party vendor invoice reconciliation and approval.
• Monitor Paid Search, Programmatic and Audience Management best practices and implement new features where possible.KPIs
• Marketing Budget allocation and phasing.
• Traffic, revenue and return on ad spend resulting from Performance Media activity.
• Audience Management efficacy.
• Relationship with and management of media agency.

Key Relationships:

• EM South Digital Activation team
• eCom Channel team
• EM South Marketing team
• External Media agency
• EM Hub Digital Activation team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor Degree required, with 5+ years relevant digital marketing experience. (agency or client side)
• Experience in forecasting, planning & managing large budgets split across multiple channels and campaigns
• A deep understanding of audience management, analytics, reporting and optimization
• Ability to lead digital marketing activity across multiple channels
• Hands-on skill managing high volume growth targets for complex performance orientated campaigns.
• Ability to effectively develop and maintain relationships with and manage 3rd party partners
• Working knowledge of TrueClicks, GMP, Google AdWords, DoubleClick Search, DoubleClick Campaign Manager, Adobe Analytics, Facebook Advertising and Programmatic Buying
• Understanding of analytics platforms and attribution modelling is valuable
• Strong communication skills: written & oral and ability to quickly build strong relationships
• High attention to detail; strong analytical skills and excellent organizational & planning abilities
• Proficient in written & spoken English
• Strong leadership skills to manage a direct report

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• To ensure the delivery of efficient and accurate HR administration and payroll support, managing all data inputs, queries, and processes with 100% accuracy and within required timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll
• Collaborate with the Payroll Team Lead and Global Business Services (GBS) to process payroll accurately  and on time.
• Collect, review, and process time, attendance, and leave data for retail staff.
• Prepare detailed payroll reports, including WCA, GL, and leave provisions, and handle EMP201 submissions to SARS.
• Manage UIF documentation and monthly declarations to the Department of Labour.
• Reconcile third-party payments, prepare summaries, and oversee benefit onboarding/offboarding with the Benefits Consultant.
• Resolve payroll-related queries and escalate issues as needed.
• Drive process improvements and efficiency within payroll operations.
• Conduct variance analysis during payroll cycles.

Administration

• Collaborate with Payroll Team Lead and GBS teams to ensure accurate employee records.
• Manage and update the HR SharePoint, ensuring all documents are compliant and up-to-date.
• Securely store employment data for all new hires in online folders.
• Create and distribute SAP and Employment Equity (EE) reports to support business operations and compliance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in SAP payroll systems and SARS regulations.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, independent, and initiative-driven approach.
• Skilled in risk management, confidentiality, and professionalism.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• A relevant HR or payroll qualification.
• 5+ years’ experience in an HR or payroll role within a medium-to-large organization.
• Previous experience working in a HR Shared Services environment is advantageous.

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

• To provide proactive administrative, organisational, and logistical service to several Senior Leadership Team Directors & their teams. Act as the point of contact between Directors and internal/external clients. This position will be of key importance within the organisation and the successful candidate must have previous secretarial and administrative skills at an executive level. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively plan and organise their workload and to use their initiative to resolve issues quickly in an appropriate manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a full range of personal and executive secretarial support to the Directors including general administration work (as well as MD if required).
• Full management of Directors electronic diaries, organising meetings, assessing priority of appointments and reallocation as necessary.
• Manage Directors travel arrangements and expenses (including visas/accommodation) occasionally extending to teams if necessary.
• Process Directors correspondence, ensuring that incoming correspondence is dealt with by the Director or on behalf of the Director, or other staff as appropriate.
• Maintain Directors office systems, including data management, filing, docusign uploads and alive approvals.
• Maintain records of Directors contacts.
• Manage functional team budget T&E and maintain functional org charts.
• Raise functional POs as and when necessary.
• Complete travel and expense reports for the Directors.
• Screen calls, enquiries and requests, and deal with them when appropriate.
• Assist Director in researching and following up with action on matters which fall within the Directors responsibility – chasing responses, triggering follow-up action etc.
• Produce documents, briefing papers, advanced excel reports and advanced powerpoint presentations for the Directors.
• Organise meetings/conferences and ensure that Directors are well prepared. Preparing agendas, pre-meeting briefings, meeting papers and taking minutes.
• Provide extensive event management support from start to finish ie: venue research, event & concept planning, budget management, handling logistics, branding & comms, programme delivery and event debriefing sessions.
• Work as part of a PA pool supporting the GM’s PA with business-critical projects as and when necessary.
• Occasional reception relief over unplanned periods. Answering incoming calls, responding to enquiries, transferring calls and taking messages. Meeting and greeting clients.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Directors/PA to MD.

Key Relationships:

• Global: Senior Leadership Team counterparts and their personal assistants (where applicable).
• Regional: Senior Leadership Team counterparts EMEA and their personal assistants (where applicable).
• Regional: Senior Leadership Team counterparts EM, other Lead Markets within EM and their personal assistants.
• Local: Senior Leadership Team & Staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to multi-task, prioritize work and meet tight deadlines. Excellent organisational and calendar management skills.
• Possessing excellent communication skills; proficient in both written & spoken English.
• Attention to detail is critical, well-organized, courteous, conscientious, resourceful and proactive with sense of urgency in completing the tasks assigned.
• Self-motivated with a high level of integrity.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, negotiation and reporting skills.
• Good flexible working attitude, mature personality, team player and able to work under minimum supervision.
• A good deal of common sense, etiquette and an ability to think on one’s feet.
• Advanced computer literacy (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proven budget management skills an advantage.
• Professional telephone manner.
• Proven ability to work under pressure.
• Discretion & confidentiality paramount.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Grade 12 essential; a Tertiary Qualification in Business Administration and/or a PA Diploma preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years proven work experience in an Executive PA position supporting several Directors.
• Proven track record of managing high profile company events.
• Sound experience in executing & managing all logistics around Global/Local visitors/groups.

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• To drive overall Brand desire, sell out performance and thus sustainable and profitable market share growth. 
• Be the Brand´s face and voice, internally and externally, in South Africa and other African Markets within the responsibility of adidas South Africa. Develop and steer the Go-to Market plan for South Africa in accordance with global guidelines. Build a powerful partner portfolio. Land Global Brand and Product campaigns across all channels and create locally relevant campaign extensions. Bring the brand to life in our own retail fleet as well as with our key accounts. Drive traffic to and conversion on adidas.com.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the local SBP with a focus on Category development to achieve commercial and brand objectives in line with global direction.
• Develop and steer the Go-To-Market seasonal plan by Channel and by Category.
• Lead key business drivers by managing volume, distribution and availability of key franchises.
• Constantly analyze & strengthen business performance and identify new opportunities to gain market share in multi-branded environments.
• Lead and steer the range selection process from the global range to market range and ultimately to land the best most credible and efficient range for EM South.
• Set up the business to deliver against Net Sales, Category growth and Go-In margin targets.
• Build strategic marketing pillars and initiatives to go after our strategic business plan.
• Conduct consumer research in order to build a strategic marketing plan that is within Global guidelines and targets local consumers to drive brand heat & product desire. 
• Ensure effective and efficient use of the Marketing Working Budget (MWB) as well as the SWB (Sales Working Budget) and deliver against monthly forecasts.
• Build and manage the most credible and resonant Sports Marketing portfolio as well as an Entertainment & influencer marketing portfolio.
• Ensure use of the most optimal marketing mix and inspirational creative to land all Global and local campaigns (including brand activations, trade marketing, PR, paid media channels)
• In conjunction with Mediacom, ensure media spend is meeting all KPI’s and driving efficiency within our eCom P&L.
• Build, grow & sustain an engaged & active membership base for adiClub.
• Define organizational structure, set objectives, and manage workloads and results to achieve goals while adopting best practices and achieving continuous process improvement.
• Ensure high employee engagement at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of personnel in the team.

Key Relationships

• EM South Cluster GM
• EM South Cluster Commercial Channels (Retail, eCom, Wholesale & Export)
• EM South Cluster Finance & Demand Planning Teams
• Emerging Markets Brand Team
• Emerging Markets MD
• Mediacom & Creative & executional Agencies
• Athletes, Teams & key partners

KPI’s

• Brand desire measured through Google Share of Search
• Brand image measured through Kantar study and other research
• Market share in South Africa and other identified African Countries
• Net Sales and Go-in Margin
• Budget compliance
• Successful implementation of initiatives

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership & management skills
• Strong communication with direct reports and key stakeholders and strong presentation skills.
• Strong cross functional experience, across merchandising, marketing, sales and retail.
• Strong knowledge within the sports Industry and retail landscape.
• Expert understanding of South Africa and African Markets’ consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs.
• Strategy – ability to provide input to and implement strategy.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications 

• 10 - 12 years of cross functional management experience ideally in merchandising/product (apparel/fashion/shoes), marketing, sales/retail required.
• Bachelor in related field required.
• Previous experience in managing a global matrix organization required, preferably in a FMCG industry.
• Industry experience beneficial.
• Good trend forecasting abilities.
• Excellent strategy development skills – concept, execution and implementation.
• Excellent communication skills – presentation, negotiation, relationship building.
• Strong consumer and trade marketing skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills applying initiative and creativity.
• Passion for sport/fashion and the adidas Brand.
• Leadership experience of large teams.