Adidas Group

Manager, Omni Inventory Planning

Adidas Group$90K — $120K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in inventory forecasting or related fields
  • Detail-oriented with strong multitasking capabilities
  • High proficiency in data analysis and reporting
  • Advanced skills in MS Office Suite, including Data Bricks, Power BI, SAP, and SQL
  • Strong knowledge of financial inventory planning processes
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the NAM inventory forecast to guide strategic inventory decisions
  • Manage factory cancellations while assessing excess product
  • Communicate the overall inventory strategy and position to business partners and leadership
  • Collaborate with SCM to align inventory forecasting across the organization
  • Analyze inventory trends and propose actions with business partners
  • Enhance reporting and analytics for upstream/downstream improvements
  • Create comprehensive reports and data analyses to support business decisions

Benefits

  • Hybrid work policy allowing remote work on Fridays
  • Robust medical benefits including HSA and FSA options
  • 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
  • Generous leave policies including 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Annual bonus opportunity based on company and personal performance
  • Education assistance for full-time employees
  • Paid holidays and flexible time off based on service
Full Job Description
Purpose:

Responsible for total NAM inventory forecast and factory cancellations. Bring visibility to inventory across multiple departments to ensure transparency and alignment. Partner with leadership on decision making process to maintain a healthy business as it relates to overall inventory. Build proper processes & strategies to review new and or challenging operational/financial opportunities for the market. Lead creation of reporting suite to support and align finance leadership.

Key Accountabilities:
    • Owner of the total NAM inventory forecast to support strategic decision on inventory levels through the organization.
    • Manage NAM at factory cancellations Budget/Forecast. Make decision on all factory excess product and proposed destination.
    • Provide clear messaging to ensure understanding with business partners and leaders on our overall inventory position/strategy for future inventory holdings
    • Build strong partnership with SCM to better align Inventory FCST across the NAM organization
    • Work with various business partners to analyze, review and recommend actions as it relates to inventory across the NAM network.
    • Drive up/down stream improvements in reporting & analytics
    • Create cohesive reports and accurate data analysis to drive overall business decisions.
    • Align with Demand Planning on variances within Rolling Deman Plan and Inventory Forecast
    • Support business partners and leadership team with data reporting and analysis needs.
    • Collect and compile information from various departments for use in inventory forecasting.
    • Provide recommendations and strategize new reporting to support the greater team.
    • Collaborate cross functionally, leveraging a market level view to define insights and actions for demand planning partners.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
    • 5-7 years experience
    • Detail-oriented and able to multi-task to complete objectives on a tight timeline
    • Ability to access data from a variety of database structures and put together comprehensive reporting for the team
    • High level understanding of the end-to-end financial inventory planning process
    • Advanced user within MS Office Suite including Data Bricks, Power Bi, SAP & SQL
    • Advanced Excel skills, and a thorough understanding of macros, pivot tables, lookup formulas, formatting, etc.
    • Excellent planning and organization skills, resulting in the ability to meet critical deadlines
    • Able to make quick decisions off limited information
    • Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
    • 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


Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):
    • University degree in Finance, Economics or Business or equivalent working experience
    • Inventory management, Planning, Sales or Supply Chain experience is a plus
    • Advanced Excel skills required
    • Strong understanding of Data Bricks
    • Familiarity with relevant industry systems/analytical software a plus
    • 4-6 years Industry-specific experience preferred
      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


Job Title: Manager, Omni Inventory Planning

Brand:

Location: Portland

TEAM: Finance

State: OR

Country/Region: US

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 543786

Date: Jun 11, 2026

About Adidas Group

Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing, and accessories. The company is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second-largest in the world, after Nike. Adidas was founded in 1949 by Adolf Dassler, and the company's name is a combination of his nickname, Adi, and the first three letters of his last name. Adidas has a strong brand presence in the global market and sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact.
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