Sr.Specialist, Retail Buying, Retail Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: Execute accurate products investment to achieve the assigned brand or channel financial target (NS, profitability, ST% and inventory) Key Responsibilities: Pre-Season Merchandise Planning Execute category buying within the given Open-To-Buy according to buying strategy, financial target, and historical analysis Support historical analysis and prepare pre-season buying guideline Build assortment plans by store format and clusters based on market RA, local needs & calendar Combines/validates category assortment plans from BUs, and finalizes into a holistic, full store format assortment plan (width) Output all assortment plans for all store formats factoring regionalization needs. Integrate VM, OCM upfront into assortment building process and support VM plan Depth planning: Develop the right assortment by channel or store format and support to determine appropriate order depth Support Retail forecast as considering demand and inventory Follow GTM process and support quarterly trade meeting for entire DTC channels Gather sales trends, market insight or requirements to share with supervisors Size analysis Process and In-Season merchandising management Handover process to In-season team for trading (initial dispatch to replenishment) Analyse in season performance tracking reports Support analysis to develop mark down strategy and mark-down & clearance process Support supervisor to track repeat or Spot plan on Speed articles (NOOS, PR) Post-Season Review Prepare and support analysis and documentation for post-season review Support seasonal deep dive analysis for supervisor to develop action steps for next season Key Relationships: All Retail functions (esp. Buying and Retail Trading, Sales, Excellence Team) Business Units Retail Stores Supply Chain (DP, Order Fullfillment & DC) Tech Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Good business acumen and analysis skills Interpersonal and communication skills (both internal and external) Advanced skills in MS Office Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure Result oriented High execution ability and self-management Fluent in English Strong sense of Sports & fashion trends Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: University degree and/or commercial training in the area of Finance, Accounting, Economics, Marketing or Sales are preferred. Minimum 3 years of work experience in retail merchandising, buying, product or retails sales related field AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR. COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.. OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through. INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things. TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset. INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards. RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all. adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.