Join adidas Europe and shape the future of the sporting goods industry!
For over 75 years, our European heritage has been a fusion of culture and innovation, driving global sports trends. Our offices, from Herzogenaurach to London, Berlin, Zaragoza, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Athens, Milan, Manchester, and Paris, are centers of creativity and collaboration. We aim to be Europe's best sports brand, seeking pioneers and visionaries to join our bold journey.
At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're invited to make a global impact, joining a team that values creativity, courage and innovation.
Are you ready to be part of our journey?
Basingstoke:
You’ll be joining our Basingstoke Head office, the home of our European Golf Hub. Our office has recently undergone a full refurbishment, creating a modern and professional workspace. It features a state-of-the-art showroom, perfect for showcasing our latest products. Our Basingstoke team consists of approx. 25 adidas employees, working across, Marketing, Product Supply, Demand Planning, Operations and Logistics, Cresting, Finance, Sales, HR & many more.
What you’ll do:
Lead the men’s apparel product and merchandising management for adidas Golf Europe. Strategise, own and deliver consumer centric go-to market planning and execution across all adidas golf sales channels. Continue the sustained growth of the men’s apparel business, driving adidas golf towards becoming No.1/No.2 market share brand in every major European golf market. Working collaboratively with a further two Product Managers and a wider European go-to-market team that in turn align with global strategy and relationships in our Californian golf HQ.
This integral role encompasses interaction with customers and consumers across a broad spectrum of touchpoints and plays an integral role in the continued success story of adidas Golf.
Some ad-hoc travel in Europe and California is required for this role.
Skills you’ll need:
1. Strong organizational skills
2. Good communication skills
3. Negotiation and leadership skills
4. Impactful presentation skills
5. Commercial acumen.
6. Analysis and problem solving.
7. Advanced IT skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Word,)
8. Experience and knowledge in the performance consumer/competitor market
9. An understanding of range creation and apparel product functionality
10. Flexibility to travel, some travel may be required outside normal working hours
Life at adidas:
We operate a flexible hybrid model with 3 fixed days in the office and the flexibility for you to choose where you work from homeon the other 2 days. Additionally, we want to accommodate candidates wherever possible with one of our many different flexible working policies, whatever your situation, working around childcare, dependants, or other life commitments.
To ensure everyone feels welcome we endeavour to accommodate everyone at all stages of the application and interview process. Should you need it, please let your recruitment partner know and they will be more than happy to help.
We operate a flexible hybrid model with 3 days in the office (2 fixed days for full collaboration with our colleagues) and the flexibility for you to choose where you work from home on the other 2 days. We also have an
Additional Benefits:
Leading pension scheme, performance related bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Bupa health insurance & Westfield cash plan and generous employee discount.