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- Building a strategy for B2B across the prescribed markets considering customer trend and capabilities in alignment with global and regional strategic priorities and account plans
- Developing relationships with select target customers/governmental/commercial entities.
- Ensuring that B2B Customers know and understand capabilities of our organization in terms of inline range, SMU, order cut-offs, samples readiness, ex-factory limitations, delivery status, payments, trade terms.
- Formulation and implementation of plans covering market description, identification of opportunities, actions to execute said plan.
- Develop and grow market share of adidas-group brands whilst adhering to global standards in collaboration with key interfaces locally and globally.
- Manage the growth of an existing account base within MENA and across all B2B subchannels.
- Analyze information and recognize opportunities for potential or additional growth
- Provide customized solutions designed to achieve B2B partners objectives.
- Prepare, plan and deliver targeted and instructive product presentations, catalogs.
- Efficiently and effectively manage daily communications with customers
- Visit customers and relevant markets regularly ensuring continuous improvement on brand image and process.
- Responsible for the commercial success (sales & Margins) of assigned account and category
- Responsible internally as the ‘ambassador’ for assigned B2B/TEAMWEAR accounts
- Ensure customer compliance to B2B and wholesale agreements/contracts/policies
- Formulate trade investments (TI) and discuss with partner and track performance across different TI buckets.
- Proven experience in Planning, Selling and Negotiating in MENA market
- Strong networking and business development skills (governmental entities/sport clubs)
- Strong communication skills
- Strong industry knowledge, across divisions of footwear, apparel and accessories/teamwear
- Strong cross functional experience across marketing and sales
- In depth understanding of local MENA markets’ consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs
- Strategy: ability to understand and implement market strategy
- Analytics: ability to analyse data to improve strategic decision making and implementation
- Comfortable working remotely
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3-5 plus years of B2B outside sales experience (preferably Sports, Fashion, or FMCG)
- Customer focus with the desire and ability to develop relationships and solidify business partnerships.
- Advanced skills of Ms office application (Excel, PowerPoint, and working knowledge of Outlook, Word)
- Fluent in English
- Arabic & French language is an advantage.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.