Merchandising Head Office Project Manager

adidas AG; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas in Portland is seeking a Project Manager to partner with the Director of Merchandising Head Office to build, drive, and implement processes, milestones, and projects that support the merchandising brand strategy.

You will manage cross-functional initiatives, track lifecycles, prepare leadership meeting materials and actions, and develop persuasive presentations with research and talking points for the Merchandising Leadership team.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressive work experience in merchandising or project management.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and senior leadership meetings.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects for merchandising organization by researching, following up with involved parties, and identifying the appropriate course of action, referral, or response. Utilize planning and project management processes to ensure timely and high-quality execution.
• Closely track project life cycle and organize regular updates with management on initiatives.
• Perform business and operational analyses to support senior management in fact-based decision making.
• Support senior leadership meetings with duties including advance agenda preparation, collecting, and organizing relevant information from necessary parties, preparation of needed documents, communication of meeting expectations of all involved parties, and creating/following up on action items and agreements.
• Manage creation and development of presentation proposals for Merchandising Leadership team in close collaboration with head office leaders and cross functional stakeholders including the story line, slideshow preparation, speaking notes, and research as required.
• Develop an understanding of strategic business plans and operating model to clearly articulate complex content to diverse stakeholders, and to be persuasive in communicating the organization's messages in a variety of settings.This person should be confident in communicating in one-on-ones, team settings, and with large audiences.
• Coordinate and manage initiative development, planning and prioritization across functions while executing a systematic approach to support senior leadership in identifying the right strategic priorities to focus on
• Support merchandising leadership with go to market deliverables, presentations, and following up on action items.
• Serve as experts of Project Management standards and capabilities and identify and leverage opportunities to upskill the wider organization.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Adidas in Portland is seeking a Project Manager to partner with the Director of Merchandising Head Office to build, drive, and implement processes, milestones, and projects that support the merchandising brand strategy.

You will manage cross-functional initiatives, track lifecycles, prepare leadership meeting materials and actions, and develop persuasive presentations with research and talking points for the Merchandising Leadership team.