Senior Product Manager FTW

Senior Product Manager - Basketball Lifestyle Footwear

Department BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships
Area Product Management
Direct Reporting Line Director Product Management
Indirect/secondary reporting line --
Subsidiary/country US
Location Los Angeles
Number of Personnel Managed 1

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• Create and drive high performance, consumer driven lifestyle footwear for Global BU Basketball
• Key Responsibilities
• Identify and tell relevant stories for adidas Basketball's lifestyle target consumer
• Manage product positioning and assist creating relevant category plan (franchise management, product range plan)
• Manage Basketball Lifestyle Footwear Range from product brief to commercialization, this includes driving creation process from PM perspective (Creation Calendar, Product Briefs, Article Creation, SKU Planning, etc.)
• Ensure strategic business plan Targets & use supporting market data and trend analysis to identify growth opportunities
• Shape creative vision for our and wider team, balancing creativity and business needs
• Provide clear direction to direct reports and other team members
• Present category/range both in- and externally (Meetings, Product Launches, etc.)
• Build consumer, market and customer relationships to ensure consistent product feedback
• Build relationships with cross functional team members

Key Relationships
* Design
* Development
* Merchandising
* Brand Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Have strong lifestyle footwear, fashion, consumer and basketball culture knowledge
• Combine creativity with strategic thinking to make informed decisions
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners
• Be Footwear Expert, Provide product leadership, including ability to mentor others
• Strong process, planning & project management skills
• Excellent communication, effective information sharing and inspiring presentations

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Four year college or university, in Marketing/Business preferred
• 8 years lifestyle/fashion product management related experience
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $99,400 to $149,000. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate's experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, proficiency for the role.
adidas is an equal opportunity employer and will consider requests for accommodation in accordance with all relevant laws.
We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Los Angeles, CA.
Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.