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Manager Buying (Buyer)

Portland, United States

PURPOSE AND OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

Join the team shaping the future of sport retail. As a Buyer for our Factory Outlet channel, you’ll play a key role in optimizing product volumes, driving in-season trading decisions, and contributing to financial success across our Direct-to-Consumer business. This role is your opportunity to influence assortment strategies and ensure our stores deliver the best experience to consumers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the buying process for the Factory Outlet channel, aligning volumes with market Open-To-Buy plans
Prepare seasonal forecasts and size breakdowns that reflect market needs and consumer demand
Analyze weekly business performance and recommend strategic actions to maximize opportunities
Manage in-season trading including sales forecasting, stock intake, markdowns, and excess procurement
Execute store tiering and stock flow strategies to optimize product relevance and margin performance

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Collaborate across dynamic teams including Planning, Allocation, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Visual Excellence to bring our brand vision to life.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Proven expertise in buying processes, systems, and retail math
Advanced proficiency in Excel including pivot tables, macros, and lookup formulas
Strong analytical mindset with experience in retail KPIs
Effective communicator across teams and formats
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Marketing, Business Management or related field
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including 2+ years in a buying function
Experience managing vendor relationships

READY TO CREATE WHAT’S NEXT

If you’re ready to shape the future of sport retail and make an impact in a global brand, we want to hear from you. Apply now and bring your expertise to the three stripes.

THROUGH SPORT, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES.

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 accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is PORTLAND.

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.

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.

JOB TITLE:

Manager Buying (Buyer)

BRAND:

LOCATION:

Portland

TEAM:

Merchandising & Planning

STATE:

COUNTRY/REGION:

CONTRACT TYPE:

Full time

NUMBER:

533361

DATE:

Sep 9, 2025

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