Sr. Specialist Retail Trading

adidas; Bogotá ciudad; Presencial; COP 90.000.000 - 150.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

adidas in Bogotá, Colombia seeks a Senior Specialist Trader to drive in-season trading and allocation across Retail and Franchise channels. You will translate commercial plans into actionable stock actions, monitor sell-through, and optimize margins through markdowns and price adjustments.

You will maintain trading dashboards, analyze product performance by size and channel, and support cross-functional trading meetings.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Merchandising, or Supply Chain.
• 2 years of experience in Retail Trading or Planning, preferably in sporting goods, fashion, or consumer goods.
• Proficiency in Excel and Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Advanced English and Spanish verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Execute store allocation and replenishment plans to ensure stock availability across stores and channels.
• Monitor daily and weekly sell-out performance and adjust actions to optimize performance.
• Support markdowns and price implementation across channels, ensuring alignment with strategy and accuracy.
• Maintain trading dashboards and consolidate data to provide actionable insights for the Manager Trader.
• Provide analytical support for trading decisions by analyzing product and size performance.
• Prepare performance summaries for in-season meetings and follow-ups.
• Contribute to post-season analysis and learnings to improve future buy and allocation strategies.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Merchandising, or Supply Chain

Herramientas

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principle shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors and mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude we strive to see in every team member.

The Senior Specialist Trader supports in-season trading and allocation execution across Retail and Franchise channels, ensuring stock health, sell-through, and margin optimization. This role focuses on data analysis, inventory flow coordination, and in-season responsiveness, translating commercial plans into actionable outcomes to deliver an exceptional consumer experience.

Key Responsibilities

Execute store allocation and replenishment plans (Executional)

Implement store allocation and replenishment strategies provided by the Manager Trader to ensure the right product, size, and quantity reach each store on time (stock to sales ratio by store and by channel).

Monitor daily and weekly sell-out performance (Operational)

Track store-level sales and stock data to identify overstock or stock out risks, recommending immediate corrective actions to optimize store performance.

Support markdown and price implementation (Executional)

Execute approved markdown (Gross Margin Return in Inventory) and price adjustments across channels, ensuring alignment with commercial strategy, system accuracy, and on-time execution.

Support Distribution Center-to-store, store-to-store, and ship-from-store transfers to optimize stock levels and ensure product availability during key trading periods.

Maintain and update trading performance dashboards (Operational)

Consolidate sales, inventory, and margin data to update weekly trading reports and dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and actionable insights for the Manager Trader.

Provide analytical support for trading decisions (Operational / Analytical)

Analyze product and size performance, identifying top and slow movers. Share insights to support in-season actions such as reallocation, transfers, or markdowns.

Support in-season trading meetings and feedback loops (Executional)

Prepare performance summaries, presentation materials, and analysis to support cross-functional trading meetings and follow-ups.

Contribute to post-season analysis and learnings (Executional)

Assist in compiling post-season reviews by providing quantitative and qualitative insights to improve future buy and allocation strategies.

Key Relationships

• Buying, Planning, Omnichannel, Supply Chain, Distribution Center Team, Retail Operations, Finance
• External: Retail and Franchise Partners

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret sales and inventory data.
• Commercial mindset with a focus on accuracy, speed, and execution quality.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Requisite Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Merchandising, or Supply Chain.
• 2 years of experience in Retail Trading or Planning, preferably in sporting goods, fashion, or consumer goods.
• Proven experience in data analysis, stock management, or allocation in a Retail environment.
• Proficiency in Excel and Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Advanced English and Spanish verbal and written communication skills.

Culture

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

DEI and Inclusion Statement

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.