Assistant Manager Data & Systems

adidas; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the sporting goods industry is seeking a Systems Assistant Manager in Portland, Oregon. This role involves managing merchandising systems, enhancing processes, and collaborating with stakeholders to meet business objectives. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills, excellent interpersonal abilities, and a detail-oriented mindset. The position offers a hybrid work environment and comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage, 401k, and paid parental leave.

Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Short and long-term disability

401k plan with employer match

Education assistance

Paid parental leave

Annual bonus

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with merchandising or product management systems.
• Previous experience working with an Apparel/Footwear company preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage systems that enable sell-in processes from ranging to forecasting.
• Act as administrator of specific systems and troubleshoot issues.
• Create and manage testing plans and business process documentation.

Skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Technical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft SQL

Microsoft Office

Job description

As the primary contact for merchandising systems, the Systems Assistant Manager is responsible for how the systems are utilized and further developed to achieve both tactical and strategic objectives throughout North America. As the functional expert of our systems, it is the responsibility of the Systems Assistant Manager to have a thorough understanding of the merchandising systems, business processes, how the system applies to business milestones, and how to leverage and enhance the systems to meet business requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage systems that enable sell-in processes from ranging to forecasting
  • Act as administrator of specific systems; M-3, Scrappy, PDS/Stibo, RAD, etc.
  • First point of contact to troubleshoot systems and errors for system consumers
  • Collect business needs, submit detailed enhancement specifications, and determine priorities for IT and/or external business partners
  • Create and manage testing plan to incorporate system consumers, timelines, and feedback methodologies
  • Determine best practices and ensure adherence by the system consumers
  • Lead system consumer training sessions both in person and online
  • Primary contact and advocate for system consumers and key stakeholders to IT
  • Create business process documentation for IT and system consumers
  • Utilize both system and external data to develop reporting suite for system consumers
• Manage relationship with external vendors or IT counterparts to deliver system enhancements on time and within budget constraints, and to ensure quality control of releases
• Critical thinking: consider market issues from a business perspective and develop/implement solutions with cross-functional partners
• Analyze the quality of data input and provide coaching to system consumers to improve data accuracy
• Create reports to analyze and share data and assist system consumers in interpreting and utilizing the reports effectively
• Maintain audit policies, perform audits and coordinate across sales orgs and user groups to ensure adherence to policies

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

• Strong technical mind/skillset with a desire to get closer to the Sporting Goods business
• Excellent interpersonal skills; be able to work successfully both independently and cross-functionally with system consumers and stakeholders and translate their business needs to IT and software developers
• Self-starter: learn new complex tools and processes both quickly and resourcefully
• Problem solver: natural curiosity, desire to define problems, establish facts, analyze root cause(s), draw valid conclusions and propose viable business solutions
• Ability to be detail oriented and manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines with strong attention to detail: ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Team player with an ability to think cross functionally and develop innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Access, Excel Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and familiarity with data visualization and tools
• Microsoft SQL experience with the ability to review SQL language queries and the ability to generate queries ad-hoc
• Ability to think cross functionally and develop innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Understanding in fundamental database design and development, ability to gather data from multiple sources and manipulate the data to develop demand-driven and action-based reporting and analysis
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from Assistant Managers, stakeholders, cross functional business leaders and peers

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree, four-year college or university degree preferred; or relevant work experience (equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with merchandising or product management systems
• Previous experience working with an Apparel/Footwear company preferred.
• SQL experience is a plus.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

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 Portland, Oregon.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

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.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.