Director Business and Strategy Development

AdidasP Huila, Colombia

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Director Business and Strategy Development

Director Business Development

Area: Director Business Development

Department: Business Development

Direct Reporting Line: VP Business Development LAM

Indirect/secondary reporting line: General Manager Colombia

Location: Colombia

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To support profitable and sustainable market share growth for adidas in the country by developing/supporting and managing key strategic initiatives/projects/programs from planning to execution.

Address all extraordinary challenges to the organization and support Colombia team and VP BD LAM in cross functional ad hoc projects and requests.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the development, evolution and implementation of the country Strategic Business Plan across brands, channels and supporting functions; securing full alignment with Global/LAM strategy.
Facilitate an annual strategy review and define yearly priorities
Collaboratively steer, coordinate and prioritize execution of cross-functional strategic priorities.
Drive and guide initiative business owners in setting objectives, developing detailed plans and KPIs.
Leverage internal data sources, global advance analytics capabilities, and external market intelligence research; lead analytical approaches to turn sales, brand and consumer data into strategic insights for winning the consumer; identify new business opportunities to achieve profitable growth for adidas in collaboration with functional experts.
Support country leadership team in change management process following all major project implementation, proactively assess the need and drive the change (in business processes and organizational evolution) to meet the needs of brands, channels, customers and consumers.
Support country country leadership team primarily General Manager in facilitating on-going management meetings, monitoring and reporting business KPIs to key stakeholders.
Support country leadership team in the preparation of strategic meetings as well as communication of key messages to Regional or Global HQ,Top Management or All Employee meetings.
Build a strong network, acting as focal point for country leadership team, to ensure identification of relevant projects.
Actively contribute to the network by sharing best in class execution of global and regional strategies and by creating a “winning agenda”
Strategic Planning: Business and financial acumen. Clear command of strategy-building steps: diagnosis, vision, and path to achievement.
Project Management Planning: Familiarity with PMO frameworks and tools (RACI, roadmaps, charters). Structured breakdown of initiatives into workstreams
Project Management and Organizational Execution: Entrepreneurial drive, creativity, and flexibility. Ability to influence and mobilize stakeholders without direct authority.
Communication: Clarity, conviction, and personal impact — verbal and written. Quality of storytelling and presentation structure.

Key Relationships:

Country GM and LEAD BD LAM
Business Development Team LAM
Leadership team of adidas Colombia Project Owners and Internal Communication.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strategic thinker with strong business / financial acumen.
Extensive experience in and strong skills of process and project management.
Analytical and result oriented
High personal impact and communication skills (both verbal and written)
Strong influential skills
Ability to navigate within a matrix organization
Experience in working closely with Senior Management.
Ability to organize data, analyze information and draw powerful insights
Team player with good interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

10 years of experience in management consulting or in Business roles (e.g Business Development, Project Management, Market Intelligence, Finance, Sales, Brand, SCM).
Experience successfully leading, managing and developing a team (if applicable)
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. MBA degree is a plus.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
Fluent in written and spoken English is a must, advanced level in Spanish.

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.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title: Director Business and Strategy Development

Brand:

Location: Bogota

TEAM: General Management & Business Development

State: Dist

Country/Region: CO

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 543301

Date: Apr 22, 2026

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