Istanbul Senior Specialist Category Management Local Production & Football & Motorsports Ista

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Senior Specialist Category Management Local Production & Football & Motorsports Key Responsibilities: Drive and coordinate local production activities across relevant categories, working closely with Category Managers and the local Liaison Office to increase local production volume. Lead the planning and follow-up of local production processes, ensuring alignment with seasonal timelines and business requirements. Plan and monitor seasonal agreements for locally executed embellishment processes and coordinate related timelines. Monitor production and embellishment processes with agreed local manufacturers to ensure timely execution. Track Football Club Launch Plans, including local production phases and relevant communication in Türkiye. Work closely with the Team Sports & Football Director and Liaison Office to coordinate football clubs’ requirements and ensure effective execution of signed team jersey plans. Work closely with adidas Global Football BU on licensed apparel design and development. Manage key aspects of range management, including segmentation and distribution, and support pricing decisions to deliver target margins, volumes and value. Develop forecasting and relevant KPI reporting and provide scenario analysis related to respective categories. Follow up on global product launches and collaborate with Communication, Omni and Sales teams to ensure alignment with local launch timing and execution. Play an active role in clubs’ and federations’ licensed apparel business, coordinating product-related requirements and timelines throughout the collection creation lifecycle. Continuously seek opportunities to grow the Football & Motorsports business and follow up on competition in the local market. Support BU Football & Motorsports in ensuring strong exposure across relevant local and brand channels. Support the Manager CTC adidas with relevant reporting, data consolidation and analysis. KPIs: Brand Health KPIS (Brand momentum, Net Promoter Score, net sales) Carry out go to market plans ensuring timelines Brand reputation through fast and high quality response time to external world Executional excellence in global campaign implementation and localization. Brand Reach and Perception Knowledge, Skills and Abilities : Strong analytical skills Strong interpersonal skills (e.g., relationship management, collaboration, creativity, confidence and facilitation) Strong cross functional experience, across merchandising, category management, brand and sales Structured, organized and process oriented. Excellent presentation skills Fluent in written and spoken English is a must. Key Relationships: CTC Manager and entire adidas Turkey Brand Team EM Turkey Channel Teams (DTC, e-Com, Wholesale) EM Hub Bus and CTC EM Turkey, SCM EM Turkey, Mops EM Turkey Demand Planning LO office & Local Suppliers Job Title: Senior Specialist Category Management Local Production & Football & Motorsports TEAM: Merchandising & Planning Location: Istanbul State: Ista Country/Region: TR Contract Type: Full time Number: 546353 Date: Sep 18, 2026