Assistant Manager Brand Communications Operations, Concept Focus (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Marketing & Communications

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation: No Selection

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose

To contribute to Brand Communications Operations team with offering world-class process management. Assist in operationalizing Brand Management strategy throughout seasonal planning process, create transparency across markets and establish process to keep markets accountable in the creative processes. Support in creating and managing more interaction global-local and global-global. Support planning and governing of market spend and embed the data at all stages of market feedback back into global organization.

Key Accountabilities

· Run Brand Communications Operations Hub on a day-to-day basis providing expertise and support to global and market Brand Comms teams, Media and Production teams.
· Support in delivering Brand Comms Operations projects ( e.g. Concept Focus, OTIF) and initiatives end-to-end.
· Execute communication plan to ensure key stakeholder confidence & commitment to Brand Comms Operations projects and initiatives
· Connect Brand Comms Operations Hub with Production, Media and Market Delivery Teams to create mean more/do less framework across entire Brand Communication Process.
· Collaborate with Procurement to sophisticate project costing structure to better define needed MWB for creation (e.g. cost of campaign toolkits) and identify creative resource needs.
· Manage operational KPIs for Brand Comms and setup measurement systems as well as communications practices with global and local Brand Comms teams.
· Support activities for broader adidas communication of Brand Communications Hub efforts (e.g. Brand School, Brand Comms Community Network)
· Contribute to best cases and work with industry leaders to further sophisticate the operational optimization.

Key Relationships

Internal

· Global Brand Communications teams
· Market Brand Activation teams
· Global and local marketing procurement
· Finance (accounting)
· Creative direction (Brand Design)
· Concept to Consumer (GTM)
· Global and Local Marketing operations
· Sales (Retail)
· Business Units

External

· All sorts of agencies, from creative, strategic, production, digital, etc
· Consulting companies
· Freelancers

Your profile

· Structured, organized and process oriented. Ideally familiar with adidas Brand processes.
· Organizational/ project management skills to drive the business decisions and project deliverables end to end.
· Comfortable working with large and complex workload and having ability to make them easy and clear to digest.
· Analytical skills – financial budget and marketing discipline related.
· Advanced knowledge of Excel, SmartSheet and good visualization skills in Powerpoint.
· Min 2 years’ industry and / or relevant work experience (project management, agency or marketing department within a client organization).
· University degree in business preferred, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
· International mindset.