Senior Manager of Business Planning

AdidasP Nunavut, Canada

Apply Now

Assistant Manager Business Planning

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role supports the Senior Manager of Business Planning in driving OTB planning, trade investment management, and rebate scheme execution. Key responsibilities include maintaining accurate OTB and rebate-related data foundations, providing essential financial and commercial inputs, and coordinating required processes to ensure timely and effective decision-making. Through structured analysis and cross-functional collaboration, the role helps enable disciplined investment governance and account-level commercial planning.

Key Responsibilities:

OTB Planning & Tracking:

Consolidate OTB targets at the account level, ensure alignment with group figures, and support the completion of the formal sign‑off process.
Track Net OTB across all customers—including on‑hand, cancellations, projections, and variances—while coordinating OC guidance, maintaining the OTB summary database, and generating clear tracking summaries.
Prepare required analyses and materials for buying meetings, ensuring decisions are supported with accurate and up‑to‑date OTB data.

Rebate Scheme Management:

Prepare materials for normal rebate schemes, highlight key changes and impacts, communicate with relevant stakeholders, and coordinate the full internal sign‑off process.
Conduct evaluations for special rebate components—including Trade Term Compensation, Uniform, Kicker, EPI, and others—to ensure alignment with commercial and financial requirements.
Support accurate documentation and cross-functional alignment to ensure all rebate schemes are reviewed, approved, and implemented according to internal guidelines.

Trade Investment Management:

Support the development and maintenance of a structured trade investment framework to guide the planning and governance of commercial spending.
Provide account‑level analysis on trade investment performance to ensure alignment with commercial objectives and financial guidelines.

Key Relationships:

FRS Buying Planning
Demand Planning
Sales Operations
FRS/WHS Product Sales
FRS/WHS Account Sales
Tech
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong analytical and planning skills with attention to detail
High energy, resilience, and ownership mindset
Quick learner with adaptability to new tools and processes
Effective communicator and collaboration team player
Solid understanding of wholesale financial metrics and the sporting goods industry

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: Assistant Manager Business Planning

Brand:

Location: Shanghai

TEAM: Data

State: SH

Country/Region: CN

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 542374

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Apply now »

See Categories
Imprint
Legal Notice
Privacy Notice
How to apply (français)")