ASSISTANT MANAGER ECOMMERCE BUYING AND TRADING - SEA JOB DETAILS | ADIDAS

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization.
We believe that through sport, we have the power to change lives.
To change lives, we must build direct relationships with our consumers.
And the best way to create these kinds of relationships is through digital.
adidas eCommerce delivers a premium digital transactional experience centered around our consumers.
This role will support the team in planning, merchandisingm and buying the product suitable for the channel to service the needs of our consumers and to drive the eCom strategy and ambitions.
Key Responsibilities.
Buying, Planning & Trading.
Responsible for buying planning and trading across the eCOM channel across SEA, within country in scope  Drive forecasting at article detail and segment responsibilities for the brand on.
om, App, and Marketplace ecosystems.
Forecast against Open-To-Buy for eCom in collaboration with the wider SEA and EM eCom teams  Review size ratios for the new season and take necessary corrective action prior to order placement.
Partner with EM eCom Analytics teams to build, deliver & interpret regular (Daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/seasonal) category business & trading updates  Deliver best practice end-to-end in-season management including management of best sellers and worst sellers, in-season stock cover management, and in-season reactivity including but not limited to.
Drive and benchmark KPIs on productivity, sell-thru, and revenue targets.
Collaborate with the Assortment Planning team to implement product mix according to the share of the business, the share of categories, gender-mix, etc, for eCom business  Analyze sales reports and take necessary action.
(pre-, in-, and post-season).
Facilitate & provide documentation and information for monthly inventory meeting for inventory flow planning.
Update category reports- To influence in-season & end of season markdown strategy.
Support SEA buying lead in providing oversight into country inventory situation and flows and work with SEA Merch ops to effectively manage and move inventories as required to support business needs.
Represent SEA eCom in country inventory meetings and represent channel pov.
Work pro-actively, propose changes in processes to continually drive best in class experience for the adidas consumer.
Other duties as requested by your manager.
Key Relationships.
SEA eCom Team  Country Brand teams  Country Retail buying teams  Country Supply Chain and Logistics  Emerging Markets eCom Hub Merchandising  Emerging Markets eCom Hub Consumer Experience  Emerging Markets eCom Planning and Analytics     Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.
Structured, organized and process orientated.
Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure  Strong analytical skills  Attention to detail  Fluent in English  Advanced user of MS Office suite of products – esp.
Excel, Access, PPT  Advanced knowledge of Retail Management Systems – SAP AFS, SAP PGR, DVM, Microstrategy  Dashboarding/Data Visualization experience a plus     Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications.
University degree, ideally in business with sales and finance focus or equivalent professional experience  2-4 years’ experience in merchandising or related functions (incl.
buying, planning, trading)  eCom experience a plus  Functional awareness of Operations and Finance