Manager BU CTC Running & Training

Job description

Country: Peru
Job Function: Marketing & Communications

State / Province: Lima
Position Type: Jornada completa

City / Location: Lima
Brand: Grupo adidas

Relocation: Sí

At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and rubber, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas or Reebok. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

From design to production to logistics to technology, every role in all our brands is connected to this. Our roles span the range of our brands, as well as spanning the globe. No matter what you do, or what country or city you do it in, your work helps make greatness possible.

Category Manager Running &Training

Purpose : To support sustainable and profitable market share growth through competitive Go-To-Market plans; providing commercial input to ensure the right demand of product meeting target consumers', key customers' and direct-to-consumer' requirements that also support the positive development of adidas brand image in key categories; and, development of strategic marketing plans for owned category ensuring excellence in execution through all marketing areas re-enforcing the objectives of business and brand.

Key Accountabilities:

· Be the expert for customer needs in the category. Consolidate commercial input from area and ensure consideration by regional marketing.
· Support area GTM (go to market)strategy to drive execution across all marketing elements.
· To lead the local product creation process in all its stages; from initial briefing through final product sales.
· To drive GTM process across all marketing elements including the ranging side of Sports Marketing symbols.
· Ensure a correct pricing strategy for the category owned ensuring strong net sales and healthy standard margin are achieve.
· To become an expert on consumer and client needs through staying abreast with trends, competitors and consumer insights.
· Develop and lead the activation and execution plan.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

· Strong interpersonal skills.
· Strong analytical skills.
· Strong organization and planning skills.
· Robust Project Management Skills.
· Robust presentation skills.
· Advance MS Office Suite skills (Microsoft Excel, Access, Power Point)
· Fluent in English and Spanish (writing and verbal).
· Passion for sports.

Qualifications:

· University degree in business with marketing focus.
· Functional:3-4years marketing with strong focus on product management.
· Leadership: >2 years experience