Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: This role is responsible for eCommerce online business sales by leading product planning & trading and meeting sales growth targets in official .Com and eMarketplaces as well as ensuring business opportunities by developing optimal approach Key Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Responsible for managing product master data and analysis historical order/Sell through/Inventory Days Lasting to support buying strategy for adidas brand and platforms (. Com/eMarketplaces) and to deliver financial target</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support eCom buyers and provide strategic actions & recommendations based on analysis and trending for current & future buys regarding volume & distribution to maximize sales and profitability</li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive Trading 2.0 by enhancing data-driven and logic-based trading capabilities to maximize sell-through, optimize inventory, and drive sales growth </li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive eCommerce ambition planning especially maximizing commercial moment performance through operation excellence, strategic assortment planning, optimized pricing & discount strategy and effective inventory management</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">Support the enhancement of all product planning systems and tools to suit world class buying practice across global markets</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">Monitor, analyse, and report the sell-thru / inventory (including old season) to eCom Buying leadership and team by daily, weekly and monthly report</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">Control tower for management of central buy, stock replenishment, take back and stock trading where needs from each channel based on sell through status </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">Flag and propose “plan B” especially product life cycle(optimized mark down) input and alignment if the sell-thru is underperforming or outperforming to manage eCom inventory rate</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">Support eCommerce data analytic through business intelligence system(power BI/AI/Automation)</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:5.0 e-05px">People managing through structured coaching, regular feedback, and clear ownership across the team</li> </ul> Key Relationships: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea eCommerce team</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea Brand Business Unit(BU) and Marketing</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea GTM Planning & Insight teams</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea Finance Demand Planning team</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea Supply Chain Management team</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Korea 3rd party vendors</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Global Digital buying & trading team</li> </ul> Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong analytical skills especially fit into product</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Attention to detail as error in analysis will have crucial impact to business</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Structured, organised and process orientated</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fluent in English and Koreans</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Advanced knowledge of Korea eCommerce landscape</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to catch the trend in field and apply on right time</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">People Managing Skill </li> </ul> Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 4.99 e-05px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">At least 6-10 years of work experience in buying & merchandising area in Retail, eCommerce, Sporting goods, Fashion and FMCG industry</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Oustanding communication skills, drive and passion for sales - awareness of online business trends.</li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">University degree or above</li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Advanced IT skills in outlook, work, excel, PowerPoint </li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent written and spoken English </li> </ul>

Manager, Buying & Trading, eCom(18 Months) (Seoul, KR) @ adidas

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