ASSISTANT CATEGORY MANAGER

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:

In alignment with North American Merchandising, this role serves as a support function within the Canadian merchandising team, assisting with range management activities for the category throughout the GTM season.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in the planning, curating, landing, and measuring consumer right assortments for Canada within the framework of North America range guidance.

• Ensure data integrity to support product ranging, timely delivery, correct segmentation, and pricing in all ranging tools.

• Support and capture consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet Canada market needs, this includes visiting the market the local market as required by the Senior Manager.

• Assist in the management our key item and Franchise models across lifecycles to ensure brand health and growth

• Contribute to the creation strategic curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including Direct to Consumer (DTC), Wholesale and Ecom.

• Support the process and system updates for Canada Local Creation to drive market relevant special make up articles (SMU)

• Present and deliver the Go to Market category, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers

• Continually monitor and communicate the analysis of the product range and sales results to maximize profitability, productivity and growth of future assortments

• Coordination of all aspects of sample coordination; including ordering, sample maintenance and sample readiness for each seasonal sell in season.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager or Director.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Category and Marketplace Merchandising

• NAM Merchandising teams

• NAM Marketplace Management teams

• NAM BOPS

• US, DTC, and relevant commercial teams

• Merchandising Planning and Systems

• Brand Operations (GTM, Sample, & Merch Ops)

• Brand Communications

• Sports Marketing

• Finance

• Demand Planning and relevant Supply Chain partners

• Global Business Partners

• Local Creation teams

• Licensee’s

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and working with systems/applications

• Ability to present in front of large and small groups

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented environment

• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally as needed

• Ability to research and present business research

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work with and collaborate across the organization

• Category specific understanding preferred

• Strong analytical and planning skills

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year college or university degree, preferably in Business/Merchandising or related field preferred

• One (1) year related industry experience

• Combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree

• Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred

• Canada marketplace experience preferred

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• adidas offers a robust and progressive range of benefits, including: health and dental benefits, including prescription drug coverage, out of country coverage, short and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ Retirement Savings Plan with employer match. Qualifying employees are eligible for our education assistance program and fitness reimbursement program

• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. We recognize the commitment of our employees by increasing vacation time with length of service. We also offer Service Awards & Service Time Off during milestone years, paid bereavement leave, and parental leave top-up to eligible employees.

• 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 Woodbridge, ON.

• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

• adidas is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with Disabilities, and will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If selected to participate in an interview, accommodations will be made available on request. Please inform the Recruiter of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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.

AT ADIDAS, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT EMBEDDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INTO OUR CULTURE AND TALENT PROCESSES GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES A SENSE OF BELONGING AND OUR BRAND A REAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

– CULTURE STARTS WITH PEOPLE, IT STARTS WITH YOU –

BY RECRUITING TALENT AND DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE TO REFLECT THE RICH DIVERSITY OF OUR CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES, WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION THAT ENGAGES OUR EMPLOYEES AND AUTHENTICALLY CONNECTS OUR BRAND WITH OUR CONSUMERS.

JOB TITLE:

Assistant Category Manager

BRAND:

LOCATION:

Woodbridge

TEAM:

Merchandising & Planning

STATE:

COUNTRY/REGION:

CA

CONTRACT TYPE:

Limited Duration

NUMBER:

537149

DATE:

Nov 20, 2025