Digital Partner Commerce Lead – GCC Growth

Adidas Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas seeks a Manager DPC GCC to accelerate profitable digital sales with strategic GCC partners. Owns commercial relationship, joint business plans, and in-season trading to improve product availability, visibility and consumer experience.

You will lead cross-functional teams across merchandising, finance, supply chain and marketing to deliver results. The role requires 4+ years in e-commerce or digital wholesale, strong negotiation and analytics, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• University degree in business, marketing, e-commerce or related field.
• Minimum 4 years in e-commerce, digital wholesale, marketplaces, key account management, digital merchandising, digital marketing or related commercial field.
• Proven experience managing commercial plans, customer relationships and cross-functional execution.
• Knowledge of the GCC and global e-commerce landscape.
• Experience in sports, fashion, retail or consumer goods is preferred.
• Willingness to travel within the GCC as required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the account manager for a portfolio of strategic DPC partners across the GCC, owning commercial performance and day-to-day relationships.
• Build account strategies, annual budgets, forecasts and joint business plans that support adidas brand and financial objectives.
• Lead the end-to-end Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter sell-in process, including range planning, orderbook management and in-season trading.
• Track sales, margin, profitability, sell-out, stock, range efficiency and orderbook conversion; turn insights into clear corrective actions and growth opportunities.
• Plan and manage trade investments with partners, ensuring disciplined execution, regular performance tracking and a clear return on investment.
• Improve the visibility, availability, findability, content quality and conversion of adidas products across partner websites, apps and digital marketing channels.
• Work closely with Merchandising, Brand Activation, Finance, Supply Chain, Customer Service and other teams to deliver the operating model smoothly.
• Coordinate deliveries, collections, claims, statements of account and on-time payments with internal teams and partners.
• Pilot new commercial and digital initiatives with partners, define success measures and take ownership of implementation and follow-through.
• Monitor GCC e-commerce trends, partner developments and competitor activity, and bring relevant opportunities into the DPC roadmap.
• Build strong internal and external networks and communicate priorities, risks and performance clearly to senior stakeholders.

Skills

E-commerce

Key account mgmt

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

GCC market knowledge

Fluent English

Education

University degree in business/commerce

Job description

adidas seeks a Manager DPC GCC to accelerate profitable digital sales with strategic GCC partners. Owns commercial relationship, joint business plans, and in-season trading to improve product availability, visibility and consumer experience.

You will lead cross-functional teams across merchandising, finance, supply chain and marketing to deliver results. The role requires 4+ years in e-commerce or digital wholesale, strong negotiation and analytics, and fluency in English.