Manager Product Marketing - MLS

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

As a Manager in Product Marketing, you are responsible for driving product marketing initiatives within your respective area. You translate consumer insights and brand strategy into actionable plans, ensuring product relevance and commercial success. You collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to manage timelines, support go-to-market execution and maintain data integrity. Your role is key in shaping product stories that resonate with consumers and deliver business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Demonstrate ongoing knowledge of the BU vision, strategic roadmap, and financial objectives

Drive the execution of seasonal product portfolio plans and its tactics by aligning cross-functional teams and ensuring deliverables meet strategic objectives

Conduct market research and trend analysis to support uncovering new business opportunities

Manage end-to-end product development activities and key milestones, ensuring timely progress across functions and alignment with category and brand expectations

Deliver against product creation milestones, ensure teams follow the agreed development calendar, and support efficient range development

Maintain accurate and complete product master data to enable downstream systems and processes

Manage the input and upkeep of product master data and attributes, ensuring accuracy and timely availability for go-to-market execution and sales readiness milestones for assigned product ranges

Establish strong working relationships with cross-functional teams including Design, Development, and Marketing to ensure alignment and collaboration

Provide input and feedback on concept relevance and team needs during alignment processes with GTM, Brand Communications, and Sports/Culture Marketing teams to support cohesive product storytelling and launch plans

Cultivate and manage relationships across business units to identify collaborative business and brand opportunities, ensuring alignment and consistency across shared plans and initiatives

Conduct data analysis to identify market patterns, consumer preferences, and product performance drivers to optimize product offerings and business planning

Monitor financial performance and key product KPIs (like buying volume, revenue, margin, and sell-through) to support business health and strategic decision-making by sharing operational insights

Key Relationships:

Partnerships across functions, markets, and creation centers

Design, Operations, and Go-to-Market (GTM) teams

Brand and Sports Marketing

BU Directors/Category Managers in markets

Internal stakeholders across Finance, Planning, Digital, Sales, and Strategy

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Solid knowledge of sport/style industry and relevant product category

Working knowledge of cross-functional marketing disciplines

Proficient in analytical thinking and tactical planning

Strong communication and presentation skills

Ability to support conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment

Capable of executing change within team-level projects

Clear consumer focus on product-related decisions

Creative and lateral thinking to improve processes

Ability to travel and enthusiasm for sports culture

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

University degree (BA/MA) in a relevant field such as Marketing, Business Administration, or Product Management

Profound experience (3-5 years) in Product Marketing, Brand Management, or Category Management,

Strong foundation in consumer behavior and segmentation

Working knowledge of retail environments, e-commerce, and omnichannel marketing

Proven ability to support product creation from concept to market

Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., design, development, sales, marketing)

Excellent English: fluency in another language relevant to key markets is preferred

Digital fluency in Office 365 applications and product and marketing tools

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. 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.

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, Oregon.

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