<h3 style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization</h3> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive and accelerate profitable and sustainable market share growth across SEA tthrough the design and execution of cross-functional strategic initiatives.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Elevate organizational effectiveness by simplifying processes and optimizing the operating model to eliminate inefficiencies.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Enable faster, more effective decision-making through strong stakeholder alignment, transparency, and data-driven insights.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Responsible for decoding market dynamics, evangelizing cutting-edge data and AI initiatives, and managing a portfolio of high-impact strategic projects</li> </ul> <div style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="0" width="100%"></div> <h3 style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Key Responsibilities</h3> Strategic Business Planning and Impact <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive the development and execution of the SEA Strategic Business Plan with the GM and leadership team across brand, channels, and enabling functions.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead strategic planning and key projects</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Evaluate, design and implement new or optimized commercial models for SEA and SEA countries.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide robust oversight, coordination, and management of the company’s strategic priorities portfolio using a single, systematic project management approach across the SEA region.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead and drive high-stakes "Moonshot" planning and ambitious strategic frameworks transforming visionary ideas into regional execution.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Facilitate business reviews, strategy workshops and yearly priorities.</li> </ul> Change Management / Project and Process Management <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive key strategic initiatives and execution end to end across SEA SLT stakeholders.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Manage risks, escalate decisions, and secure stakeholder alignment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Prioritize and coordinate cross-functional initiatives to maximise impact.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Standardize and simplify processes in line with global guidelines</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead and implement organizational and process transformation initiatives to support business objectives. </li> </ul> Operating Model Evolution and Head Office Management <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive the SEA Head Office operating model to support business growth. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Facilitate SLT governance, management routines, and executive engagements.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Track, monitor and report key business KPIs for SEA. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.0pt 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Act as the connection between regional leadership, local country teams, and global stakeholders to ensure synchronized execution of business goals</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.0pt 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Adapt and deploy Head Office frameworks to SEA.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 5.0pt 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Plan and coordinate Head Office offsites and market visits.</li> </ul> Business Intelligence <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leverage data and insights to make strategic choices and identify further growth opportunities.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Translate analytics into actionable business recommendations.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Act as the regional champion for Data & Analytics and AI initiatives, fostering a data-driven culture across various departments in SEA</li> </ul> Leadership & Communication <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Build team capabilities and drive a high-performance culture.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:15.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead with strong leadership presence and role model adidas values through effective communication. </li> </ul> Key Relationships: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GM and Senior Leadership team of adidas SEA</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">EM BD function</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SEA DTC, E-Com, and Wholesale/Franchise, Brand teams</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Country Channel and Brand teams</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">EM Commercial Leads and Business Development/PMO</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">SEA and EM Support Functions including IT, Finance, Operations, HR</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leadership: Proven ability to influence cross functionally and at a senior levels of the organization.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong strategic thinking capability with clear thought leadership approach. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sound business acumen.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">MS Office especially Excel and Powerpoint: Advanced</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High personal impact and effective communication skills that articulate a clear thought process.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fluent in written and spoken English is a must</li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Minimum 12 years of experience in finance, commercial, strategy, project, or change management within a matrixed, multi-channel or consulting environment</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">University degree in business preferably with finance, marketing or sales. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Industry: Preferably from apparel/footwear/fashion or FMCG industry</li> </ul>

Director, Business Development, SEA (Singapore, Singapore, SG) @ adidas

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