Senior Manager Merchandising

AdidasP Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

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Assistant Manager Merchandising - Tennis

This role sits within North America Merchandising and supports the Racket Sports category (Tennis, Padel and Pickleball). The Assistant Manager partners closely with the Senior Manager to help drive commercial results, range planning, and go‑to‑market execution across NAM.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Supports the Senior Manager Merchandising in executing the NAM short and medium-term objectives for the respective category, specifically responsible for delivering across all KPIs.
Implement global strategies in a locally relevant way for NAM, considering different consumer needs and distribution channels.
Supports in influencing the development of global strategies through providing clear and relevant commercial input in terms of consumer needs, market particularities, and channel needs.
Collaborate regularly with global counter parts to identify business opportunities in the market and to maximize net sales and profitability (within global and NAM strategic parameters)

Key Responsibilities

Support category initiatives to meet key commercial goals for specialist sports.
Support market / account facing milestone meetings for specific category areas (e.g., FTW, APP).
Responsible for all aspects of merchandising the range including segmentation to meet all KPIs incl. efficiency, productivity, overlap, top line, margin.
Present ranges for specialist sport categories internally and externally (to key retailers).
Ensure that all deliverables are fully executed and handed over at go-to-to-market milestones.
Provide regular analysis of sell-through performance BU and contribute to strategic planning based on that analysis.
Provide regular updates on status, progress, results, key learnings to NAM leadership and global BUs.
Assist in the strategic assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including DTC and key accounts.
Present the category go to market strategies, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers to land range with impact.
Accountable, in particular, for pricing of the range, including a plan to harmonize pricing across NAM, to meet the KPI’s.
Continually monitor and analyse product range and sales results to determine products that maximize profitability/productivity.
Develop and collaborate on marketing and product strategies to deliver sales growth.
Potential to lead direct report, ensuring successful motivation, training and development for category and career growth.

Key Relationships

Global BU
Market Place Management
Sales
Operations
Business Development
Demand Planning
BU Brand Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Person with passion for Tennis and Racket Sports, ideally with professional background
Advanced knowledge of Retail Management Systems
Strong analytical skills
Structured, organized and process orientated
Attention to detail as error in analysis will have crucial impact to business
Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure
High influencing skills and ability to make fact-based decisions
Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office
Fluent in English
Ability to travel domestic and internationally
Strong Knowledge of Tennis and Racket Sports

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
Merchandising/ cross-functional marketing and/or sales experience: 3 years
Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred

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.
Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.
Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

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Job Title: Assistant Manager Merchandising - Tennis

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Location: Portland

TEAM: Brand Management & Communications

State: OR

Country/Region: US

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 544300

Date: May 6, 2026

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