Manager, Planning & Insight, Brand Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Provide analysis of historical sales data and insights for the future direction to ensure optimal business decision and planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working with P&I lead to create detailed Sales/Trend report (by Category, Product Franchise, Product type, Key Indicator / Based on Weekly & Monthly) for Market using 3~5 year historical analysis, Global & Local Strategy.
• Governing/Validating Sales data (Fiscal & Seasonal Sell in/out/ST%) through Power BI system.
• Track/Analyze/Validate Market Sell-Thru and Sell-In data to ensure/support SLTs/Stakeholders fact-based decision making.
• Generate regular Sell-thru report through Power BI and share the report with SLTs/Stakeholders.
• Work in close collaboration with Business Development & Finance teams to analyze/ensure business.
• Key franchise management: Developing Key franchises tracker on weekly, monthly base to review and support to SLTs/Key stakeholders in order to support right decision making.
• Set up analysis KPIs/Tools to support right decision making.(Sales Trend / Product lifecycle / ST, etc)

KPI’s:

• Category NS, Net Margin, Growth
• Sell-in/Sell-out/Sell-thru
• Efficiency KPIs

Key Relationships:

• Market BU/Category teams
• Market Brand Activation/MKT teams
• Market MOPS
• Market BD & DNA teams
• Market Channels
• Global GTM teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to develop and implement strategy
• Strong presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills, especially with senior stakeholders within a global matrix organization.
• Distinct track record of success and high-level range management knowledge
• Strong cross-functional and stakeholder management experience across commercial functions (e.g. marketing, sales, etc.) and support functions (finance preferred), as well as different organizational levels (Global, Market, etc.)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 2-6 years of experience with a recognized top tier brand, with experience in Sales report creation / Merchandizing / Marketing or Sales & Retail required.

• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing/Statistical analysis preferred.

• Previous experience in managing a global matrix organization preferred

• Sporting/Fashion goods industry experience preferred.
• Fluent both in English & Korean
• Strong numerical/analytical skills including MS office required.