Job Description

PURPOSE


& OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION


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To drive adidas Golf Sales in the South Africa Cluster to ensure market leadership, target achievement, and Brand Objectives in the areas.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:






Planning Develops effective business strategies to reach defined business goals on SA & Export NetSales and full country P&L's To develop Mainstream & Moonshot 2.0 (5 years Strategic Business Plan) to provide right company's goals and key strategies Develops a geographic, account and retail development plan that reflects sales strategies and provides analysis based on defined KPIs Develops new channels of Distribution and new customers to maximize growth Develops a sales/retail marketing and operations coordinated plan to achieve the best POS productivity and consumer satisfaction Detailed Quarterly and Annual Sales plan per account Provides the monthly rolling sales forecast and POS opening/upgrade/closure regional plan base Ensures demand plan and inventory is aligned with sales plan for optimum inventory turns



Management Direct Management of entire South Africa team for golf. Manages customer/geography/channel development and sales/retail activities in assigned areas in accordance with defined business plans Takes responsibility for managing sales and retail execution and securing high quality implementation in the areas Develops strong business relationships with the senior management of major accounts in the areas Coordinates the retail trade marketing and visual merchandising implementation plans Coordinates the retail operations support to his/her regional accounts Provides proper guidance to the team in daily job Makes sure all company business processes and policies can be well conducted across the team of branch offices



Distribution Plans in South Africa & Exports
- To work closely with Cluster Sports SLT to set the right distribution channel for Golf.
- Deliver business results that meet the company financial goals and build the brand closely with all channels to achieve top Apparel and Footwear brand in related countries.
- To manage and monitor regional sales processes that lead to a satisfactory development of the best channel distribution network in the distribution country
Financial Be responsible for overall sales and retail performance in the areas, including full P&L responsibility for SA cluster. Sales Margin targets for all categories Manages A/R on healthy track Well control T&E budget Ensures the accuracy of all financial information required by the company



System and Processes Develops and manages key business processes of assigned region (selling processes, POS opening/closure/upgrade, forecasting and financial information process) Develops proper platform to be able to collect the market intelligence in time, such as overall market trend, competitive environment and account information required for the retail database



HR Management Sets performance plans and reviews with all direct reports Identifies the right people in the right position by fairly evaluating the capability of the existing team Provides supervision, leadership, coaching and feedback to the direct reports, insisting on integrity and openness Generates a high level of teamwork spirit across the team



Training and Development Helps sales manager to provide proper training courses internally and externally by identifying the training needs Makes sure all team members are able to well understand their job roles and responsibilities and provides proper guidance to secure the quality implementation in daily job




The responsibilities are not limited to the above, the job holder will also follow other work assigned by his/her immediate supervisor



KEY INTERFACES



Regional Functional Teams (Product, Marketing, Finance, Operations, etc); adidas sales, retail, and shared services in SA cluster, Golf Media, Local Golf VIP's and Influencers, other Commercial Managers.



KPI



Full P&L PAC Cluster. Inventory Turnover. A/R Management.




KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES


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Strategic Planning and overall management skill Process oriented, yet flexible. Capable of implementing company firmly with staff and clients and of maintaining focus on result Strong leadership, persuasiveness and people management skill Tolerance to stress, high energy and strong job ownership High degree of integrity and loyalty Good at team work, demonstrating interest in training, coaching and motivating subordinates Business acumen




REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:


Minimum 10 years of experience in sales management for a leading consumer goods companies Extensive experience in general management (beyond field sales) required Bachelor degree required and advanced degree in business or related fields preferred Proficient English required




The job description is part of every adidas employee's contract. However, this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.
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:
Senior Manager adidas Golf- South Africa
BRAND:
LOCATION:
Cape Town
TEAM:
Sales
STATE:
West
COUNTRY/REGION:
ZA
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
531532
DATE:
Jul 29, 2025