Specialist Franchise Buying (Buyer/Merchandiser)

Job description

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

To deliver the adidas mission, vision & values through sales analysis, range planning, and wholesale/franchise orderbook management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning & merchandising:

• Closely work with the product team to manage seasonal product ranges and ensure alignment with wholesale/franchise segmentation strategy.
• Develop and recommend assortment plans for wholesale/franchise partners each season to drive sell-through and business growth.
• Monitor sell-through performance and provide actionable insights to optimize product performance and meet consumer needs.
• Coordinate with product, marketing, and VM teams to ensure timely and consistent product launches at the right POS.
• Track performance of best sellers, campaign products, and evergreen items to maximize sales opportunities.

Operation and Processes

• Generate pre-order reports by POS for monthly in store communication images
• Manage and adjust pre-orders to ensure the sell-through of wholesale/franchise stores before product launch.
• Manage the key product allocation and the replenishment process for wholesale/franchise stores to maximize store productivity.
• Generate reports to support merchandising decision making.
• Generate monthly product removal list for franchise stores according to product lifecycle.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Product Manager, VM Team, Space Planning Team, Customer Service & Finance Team External: Franchise Store Manager KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: IT skills: -Outlook Advanced -Word Advanced -Excel Advanced -PowerPoint Advanced Language skills:

• Average at English reading, writing, and speaking REQUISITE

EDUCATION

AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• University Degree and above
• At least 3 years store operations experience in retail or wholesale industry
• General knowledge of consumer goods market and retail & wholesale network
• Footwear or apparel industry is a plus