What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Product Manager position at Adidas?
Adidas
Assistant Product Manager
Los Angeles
Full time
Industry
Retail
Date posted
August 31, 2021
Starting Date
August 29, 2021
Preferred Skills
Written Communication
Verbal Communication
Microsoft Excel
Teamwork
Initiative-taking
Multi-tasking
Field of Education
Marketing, Business & Management Studies, Fashion
Level of Education
Bachelors
Adidas
Adidas AG (German pronunciation: [ˈadiˌdas]) (stylized as ɑdidɑs since 1949) is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. It is the holding company for the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade golf company (including Ashworth), Runtastic, an Austrian fitness technology company, and 8.33% of Bayern Munich, the football club. Adidas' revenue for 2016 was listed at €19.29 billion. The company was started by Adolf Dassler in his mother's house; he was joined by his elder brother Rudolf in 1924 under the name Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. Dassler assisted in the development of spiked running shoes (spikes) for multiple athletic events. To enhance the quality of spiked athletic footwear, he transitioned from a previous model of heavy metal spikes to utilising canvas and rubber.
Job Summary
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 – the 3Cs: CONFIDENCE, COLLABORATION, and CREATIVITY.
What you’ll do
- Assist the PM/SPM in preparing the range direction, in the second step start to manage range direction with the support of the superior
- Understand and execute the product creation process according to calendar timelines
- Work within a cross-functional team to enable a smooth product creation process with an optimum product outcome
- Analyse range performance
- Build knowledge to be able to maintain product information systems according to process time-lines
- Experience market, consumer, and retailer needs to be able to create industry-leading products
- Help to prepare range presentations; in the second step present own ranges with guidelines of the superior with regards to structure and content
- Support the creative team to implement given CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction for relevant ranges in partnership with its counterparts
- Execute given projects within a discussed frame
What we're looking for
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Transport information clearly and effectively
- Cooperate well and effectively to maintain trustful relationships
- Ability to work and support others in a team environment
- Plan daily working time effectively
- Show analytical skills
- Ability to travel
- Passion for sports
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EDUCATION/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
- International mindset, ideally study abroad
- Min. one relevant internship, ideally one-year relevant practical working experience
- Fluent in English
- PC skills (MS Office programs such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint)
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