Assistant Manager, Assortment Planning Brand Core Store

Job description

Country: Japan
Job Function: Marketing & Communications

State / Province: Japan
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Tokyo
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Owner of holistic Brand Core Store Format Plans for Own Retail working closely with CTC RA, CTC category planning team and DTC to populate and deploy key Brand concepts in the marketplace.

Key Responsibilities:

· Support Manager Assortment Planning Brand Core Store and Combine category assortment plans from CTC category planning team, and finalize into a holistic, full store format assortment plan (width only)

· Sense-check, feedback and Validate final output of each Brand Core store format against brand and commercial objectives (product type, launch flow, marketing calendar, mandatory range, retail space, consumer journey, etc.) with Manager Assortment Planning Brand Core Store

· Output all merchandising boards for all store formats

· Handover assortment plans to VM Prep for output of VM renderings

· Handover assortment plans to DTC for store level planning and depth completion

· Deliver category assortment plan presentations at Seasonal Sales Summit and provide material and support for Sales Training

· Sample merchandising / Management together with CTC Category and VM for Tenjikai.

· SI & ST tracking & analysis

Key Relationships:

· Other departments in CTC

· DTC Team APAC

· DTC Japan

· Brand Activation

· eCommerce

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Marketing, merchandising and/or retail experience, with a distinct track record of success

· Strong presentation/communications skills

· Advanced user of MS Office suite of products

· Solid merchandising experience with retail end in mind

· Advanced user of MS Office suite of products

· Channel or retail experience will be preferred

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing

· At least 1-3 years’ experience in relevant Marketing fields

· Fluent in English

· Fluent or at least intermediate level in Japanese preferred

· Passion for sports