Retail Marketing Executive

To ensure positive development of the adidas brand image, a sustainable and profitable business through adequate Trade/Retail Marketing planning and execution at the POS.

Balance brand and category message against trade specific requirements.

Ensure brand presence (global footprint) and sell-through at POS by omni-channel specific plans (Trade/Retail) with adidas Brand Marketing objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Senior Manager, Omni-Channel Marketing with the development and implementation of the channel specific brand calendar, including campaigns across Performance and Style.
• Execute campaign rollout across trade channel, from end to end, in line with APAC direction.
• Drive detailed campaign briefs, timelines, budgets and manage execution and delivery for own trade channels.
• Coordinate and manage the planning and implementation of all activity assigned channel including elements of point of sale, events, promotions, staff engagement and omnichannel initiatives .
• Work in alignment within the team (Retail Merchandising, Store Development, Franchise Operations, CTC, Wholesale Account Manager, Brand Manager, Digital) to execute the brand vision across all assigned wholesale and/or retail doors across Australia and New Zealand.
• Provide input before, during, and after campaign deployment to ensure alignment with APAC, brand, channel, and CTC teams, as well as providing reporting documentation required.

• Support the marketing activation activity for a ll relevant Wholesale projects rolled out within the market and/or all in-store communication process for Own Retail/Franchise stores, (concept store, factory outlets, as well as all adidas showrooms and offices).

• Manage the WHS/Retail marketing working budget, including the administrative tasks required to track and document the budget .
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and agencies , on all wholesale/retail marketing initiatives.
• Support the activation of all promotions and traffic driving initiatives for the Wholesale/DTC channel.
• Assist the Senior Manager, Omni-Channel Marketing as required on additional projects and activities.

KPIs:

• ROI/Net Sales of supported Categories.
• Brand presentation within Wholesale Channel and/or Own Retail and Franchise stores
• Sell -through of key campaigns.
• SWB and MWB budget management.

Key Relationships:

Trade Marketing

Retail Marketing

• CTC
• Wholesale Team, including:
  • Account Managers
  • Customer Marketing Teams
• Brand Activation Team, including:
  • Brand Comms
  • Sports Marketing
• APAC Hub
• External Agencies

• Retail Team, including:
  • Store Operations
  • Retail Merchandising
  • Store Development
  • Franchise
• Brand Activation Team, including:
  • Omnichannel Marketing
  • Brand Comms
  • Sports Marketing
• APAC Hub
• Store Management Teams
• External Agencies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Marketing professional with advanced marketing and sales knowledge/experience across sport and fashion/lifestyle.
• Solution oriented personality who understands to balance brand equity/ building a brand and commercial relevance/interest of channels.

Requisite Education & Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• > 5 years of experience in trade, retail marketing or sales.
• Marketing degree or related qualification
• Fluent in English (writing and verbal).
• Excellent presentation skills.

• IT Skills: Outlook, Excel and Word: Basic; PowerPoint: advanced

What’s on offer?

A competitive base salary, bonus scheme and adidas employee benefits are also on offer to the successful candidate

How do I apply?

• Press the “Apply” button and follow the instructions
• You will be required to fill out the online applications forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all above candidate requirements
• Applications which do not attach a cover letter which addresses the job requirements specific to adidas will not be considered.
• Applications will only be accepted through the steps above
• Please note that due to the high volume of applications adidas receives, we will be unable to respond to all individual inquiries.

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