Director Strategic Accounts Nordics
Join adidas Europe and shape the future of the sporting goods industry! For over 75 years, our European heritage has been a fusion of culture and innovation, driving global sports trends. Our offices, from Herzogenaurach to London, Berlin, Zaragoza, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Athens, Milan, Manchester, and Paris, are centers of creativity and collaboration. We aim to be Europe's best sports brand, seeking pioneers and visionaries to join our bold journey.
At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're invited to make a global impact, joining a team that values creativity, courage and innovation. Are you ready to be part of our journey?
What you’ll do:
As the Director of Strategic Accounts Nordics, you will lead the account team(s) consumer obsession, delivering commercial success through strong account planning and management.
Create strong long-term sustainable partnerships with the assigned Nordic accounts, captured in concise and jointly built Strategic Account Plans.
Manage & drive a clear GTM process with the account teams for each season, in conjunction with the GTM team, WHS Activation team and other relevant x-functional departments.
Accountable for 2 Strategic Accounts (Stadium & Sport24), building long-term plans, executing short-term optimization. Ambition to be the #1 brand at both accounts, overall and across key categories.
Drive WHS Retail concept execution and align with key x-functional stakeholders and other channel/account leads.
Drive strong x-functional collaborations with Brand, AO, SCM, DPC, Business Insights, Finance and other relevant functions.
You will be a natural born leader with exceptional people management skills, a high degree of commercial and business acumen, and passion for our industry!
Skills you’ll need:
Strategic thinking and planning. Ability to build and execute short-, mid- & long-term Strategic Account Plans.
Strong Commercial metrics/data skills (Sales, Margin, Inventory Management, etc). KPI tracking and managing.
Intimate knowledge of Sports & Lifestyle marketplace.
Strong Digital/Omni experience.
Systems & Software: SAP, Sales Tools, PowerBI, Microsoft Office.
Strong Leadership & executive communication skills.
Life at adidas:
We operate a flexible hybrid model with 3 days in the office (2 fixed days for full collaboration with our colleagues) and the flexibility for you to choose where you work from home on the other 2 days. We also have an optional “Sports Hour” every Thursday @ 11-12, a sports club for you to choose your preferred activity, and an annual fitness allowance.
We offer a performance related bonus, 30 days holiday, flexible bank holidays (swap up to 3 bank holidays per year for other days of leave), private health insurance & generous employee discount, public gym & pool facilities.
To ensure everyone feels welcome we endeavour to accommodate everyone at all stages of the application and interview process. Should you need it, please let your recruitment partner know and they will be more than happy to help.
Please ensure you upload an English version of your CV.