Overview
Senior Director Development APP & FTW, Culture, Collaborations & Partnerships Jobs in Los Angeles, CA at Adidas
Full Job Description
Senior Director Development Apparel/Footwear – Culture, Collaborations & Partnerships
Area Global Operations
Department Product Operations
Subsidiary/country USA
Location LOS ANGELES
Direct Reporting Line Vice President, Product Operations
Number of Personnel Managed 20+
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility Yes
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
Product development Oversee the creative technical execution for Apparel / Footwear/ Accessories styles from seasonal kick-off through to commercialization / mass production (buy-ready) – in order to meet / exceed the aesthetic, quality, price and delivery needs of adidas and our Markets.
Style cost management Drive style engineering to meet commercial expectations / target prices / FOB
In-season responsiveness drive reaction to upcoming trends / new market insights w/in the season through rapid creation
Continuous improvement Lead and challenge the product creation teams to ensure that the source base, creation processes and culture are state-of-the art and support the evolving objectives of the business
Key Responsibilities
Product development / creative technical execution
Set and execute strategic development direction for product creation for area of responsibility.
Drive the development strategy by balancing, where appropriate, unique fashion calendar needs and global alignment
Ensure that product is finalized according to market needs in terms of timing, costing, product specification and product integrity (incl. proto quality)
Work closely with Sourcing to establish a seasonal development strategy
Style cost management
Monitor costing results at early & later stages in the creation cycle – together with T1 suppliers & Sourcing
Drive proposal of opportunities to Design and Marketing for where quality or cost could be improved without sacrificing product aesthetics (together with suppliers & Sourcing)
In-season responsiveness
Develop / evolve creation tracks to support in-season response
Drive execution of “reactive” creation processes in close collaboration with supplier and effective use of their in-house design and creation capabilities – in close collaboration with Design and Marketing
Continuous improvement
Structure/evolve the organization to ensure that the team keeps the highest emphasis on creating the best product (quality/cost), providing a high price/value relationship and ontime to market demand
Design, develop, and implement customized processes that support Partner Needs.
Continuously explore and implement new systems and technologies that make product development faster, more efficient and more effective while elevating product integrity
Drive strategic alignment with marketing and design to achieve shared business targets, in a committed and successful cross-functional team environment
Build up and develop the team (objective setting, assessments, training, development), foster productive cross-category cooperation within the greater department
Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT systems, data and analysis and team feedback and make appropriate changes in order to meet business needs.
Key Relationships
Marketing, Design
Sourcing
Supply Chain Management
Human Resources
Costing, Materials, Planning
Performance M…
Title: Senior Director Development APP & FTW, Culture, Collaborations & Partnerships
Company: Adidas
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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