Director, Strategic Planning & PMO, Business Development Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: To support profitable and sustainable market share growth for adidas in the Market by providing clear strategic direction and insights through internal and external data synthesis, decision-support analysis and strategic planning processes. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Planning process: Drive the global and local Strategic Business Planning (SBP) process (e.g., document development, local alignment, global submissions, communication packages), for the future 2-5 year period. Support other regular and ad-hoc strategic planning activities (e.g., workshops, individual briefings). Data analysis and decision support: Develop financial and quantitative models relevant to strategy planning (e.g., business simulation, revenue projection, market share development, financial statement analysis). Synthesize data and prepare analysis to support senior management decision-making on priority topics (typically working cross-functionally). Strategic documents development: Develop strategic presentations and business planning documents to Senior Leadership Team. Drive the development of executive level presentations and reports. Ambition Planning Execution: Govern the aKorea ambition planning and execution to drive long term success for adidas in Korea Drive key deliverables for assigned priorities and enable success with right project structure and escalation for decision making External consultancy and research: Manage external research activities, including agenda-setting, consultant selection and research planning. Actively engage with selected consultancy/research projects, to ensure quality outcomes and applicability to the business and support to strategy development. Special projects: Engage on regular and ad-hoc major cross-functional projects, esp. at strategic development stage (workshops, individual briefings). Key Relationships: Senior Leadership Team of adidas Korea Sales Directors (and Sales Management Team) Brand Directors (and Marketing Management Team) Asia Pacific Business Development – Strategic Planning team Global Sales Strategy and Business Development team KPI: Proper management of SBP process and deliverables Quality of market and competitor data reporting Quality of data analysis Effectiveness and impact of external research projects Overall business impact Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience with a global apparel / consumer goods brand or retailer. Experience in working closely with middle and senior leaders across functions Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills and communication skills Proven project management experience Structure thinking process to provide direction in Ambiguity Expert Power Point user, Expert Excel user Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: Around 10 years of general business experience (ideally in more than one business function); equivalent experience in leading management consulting firm with strategic planning experience University degree or above; MBA or other business-related qualification preferred Open mind-set, curiosity, continuously challenging the status-quo Passion for sport/sporting goods industry Fluent in English and local language required 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. At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage. – Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You – By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.