Job Description

Purpose:
Manage pre-season and in-season Planning & Buying of Footwear, Football & Team Sports categories for Own Retail concept stores. In this role you are part of a team responsible for maximizing the sales, profitability & brand equity of the EMC region (UAE, KSA, KAZ, UKR, MOR, EGY, JOR) by building the merchandising strategy for the market alongside your direct reports who you will be managing.


Job Profile:
Work with Senior Manager (CS) and Director Merch in executing MENA DTC merchandising goals and ensure deployment by engaging with BU's, CTC and Hub. Deliver financial targets including Net sales, Sell through, Standard margin for your team's respective categories. Optimize in-season trade through liaising with Operations across our EMC markets, utilizing our readily available tools and understanding market trends to ensure we gain in-depth consumer insights & implement learnings into pre-season & in-season strategy. Develop a strong understanding of your categories as well as the consumer sets at a country level, with strong knowledge behind both brand and commercial led offerings. Own and present the Strategy, Ranging, Segmentation and volume plans for future season buys in your respective categories whilst also managing your teams to ensure quality and milestone timelines are being hit. Attend, partake and complete tasks associated to key buying milestones to support you and your teams vision and strategy for future season buys. Ensure execution of Category campaigns by aligning with Brand Calendar, Omni execution, Visual merchandising and SCM to ensure timely arrivals. Join or even lead task forces over and above product ranges to support drive Net Sales, Credibility and Speed to market. Collaboration is key. Ensure consistent touch-bases with your direct reports, as well as weekly and bi-weekly meetings with key stakeholders within B&M, Brand, SCM and Hub. Role model the leadership framework and ONE EM mindset.



People Management:
Evaluate the competencies of his/her direct or indirect subordinates on a regular basis and provides feedback and guidance to drive high performance culture and a winning mindset. Take ownership for Talent Management processes to grow, develop and retain talents.



Key Relationships:
BUs, CTC (Concept-to-Consumer) Omni, Visual Merchandising Retail Operations Supply Chain management Relevant EM & Global Teams - Merchandising, CTC.



Your Profile:
Strategic thinker Proactive and time-based thinking Commercial acumen Cross-function collaboration Project Management mindset: Structured, organized and process orientated Passion for improvement (Kaizen) Organized and agile Results driven Attention to detail Role model and Strong leadership qualities Ability to present clearly to any audience Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced team environment and under pressure Fluent in English University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience Merchandising Experience: 4 - 6 years Management Experience: 0 - 3 years



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.

JOB TITLE:
Manager B&M CS EMC
BRAND:
LOCATION:
Dubai
TEAM:
Merchandising & Planning
STATE:
Duba
COUNTRY/REGION:
AE
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
526807
DATE:
May 15, 2025