Assistant Manager - adidas DTC Retail Marketing
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- Woodbridge, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support in the development of seasonal Retail Marketing plans for Employee Store and ensure alignment with US and Global Brand Marketing.
- Identify and develop new B2B opportunities and partnerships within the Woodbridge and larger Toronto community.
- Coordinate and manage the planning and implementation of all Employee Store activation activities including CRM, the adidas app, activations, new store openings, promotions, retail events, and ongoing campaign execution.
- Forecast, track, analyze and optimize coupon and activation performance, report on results and make recommendations for adjustments to achieve goals.
- Own the timelines, briefing, and approval of creative needs to ensure best in class presentation and maximum impact.
- Lead traffic planning and execution to meet monthly traffic & sales goals.
- Support with budget management including PO execution, reconciliation, and forecasting.
- Manage internal resources and external agency partners as assigned.
- Communicate a desire to learn and seize all available opportunities to drive own development and increase performance.
- A Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field.
- Minimum 2-3 years of marketing experience, preferably with a sporting, digital or consumer goods company or equivalent experience at an agency.
- Strong written and verbal skills with ability to write creative briefs. Self-starter with the ability to identify and deliver against priorities with a high level of autonomy
- Demonstrated strategic planning and project management skills.
- Experience coordinating retail events a plus.
- Excellent time management and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Excellent collaborative, interpersonal, and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to manage up
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members along with willingness to set and maintain high standards of performance.
- Innovative mindset and understanding of creating a premium consumer experience is critical in this role.
- Proven ability to develop innovative marketing strategies, tactics, and drive creativity while maintaining ROI.
- Ability to deliver effective and persuasive presentations that support business decisions.
- Understanding of sporting goods industry and related retail channels a plus.
- Ability to work independently, use good judgement, and make decisions with limited direction and under tight deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to travel by car and air domestically.
- adidas employees have returned to working in the office in a hybrid work environment. The working location of this role will be Woodbridge, ON.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
- Diversity and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace DIVERSE backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that REFLECTS our consumers and communities.