Sr. Director Demand Planning

adidas AG

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Integrated business plan (ibp) leadership
Retail financial planning expertise
Inventory management and clearance
The Sr. Director Demand Planning role at adidas AG is focused on leading financial planning and inventory management across the LAM region. The position requires a seasoned leader with extensive experience in retail operations and a strategic approach to optimizing planning processes through artificial intelligence and data-driven insights

Job Summary

  • The role is responsible for setting financial targets and creating buy plans for seven countries in the LAM region through the Integrated Business Plan process.
  • The incumbent must own inventory management to reduce working capital while driving clearance processes to ensure merchandise freshness.
  • This position requires promoting efficiency and artificial intelligence integration to enable smarter decision-making and data-driven optimization across planning workflows.

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The Sr. Director Demand Planning role at adidas AG is focused on leading financial planning and inventory management across the LAM region. The position requires a seasoned leader with extensive experience in retail operations and a strategic approach to optimizing planning processes through artificial intelligence and data-driven insights.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Integrated Business Plan (IBP) leadership
  • Retail financial planning expertise
  • Inventory management and clearance
  • Margin analysis and open-to-buy
  • Cross-functional stakeholder alignment

Nice-to-have

  • Artificial intelligence adoption promotion
  • Data-driven optimization skills
  • Team development and mentoring
  • Automation opportunity identification

Key Requirements

  • 12 years minimum experience required
  • 8 years minimum management experience
  • Highly specialized retail business acumen

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