Description

• Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
  
  
  • Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts
  
  
  • Execute the category direction
  
  
  • Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
  
  
  • Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
  
  
  Key Responsibilities:
  
  
  • Manage range direction proactively
  
  
  • Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it forward
  
  
  • Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
  
  
  • Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome
  
  
  • Analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
  
  
  • Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics by using relevant structure and content
  
  
  • Provide input for setting the Go-To-Market direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with GTM counterparts
  
  
  • Work independently on projects and follow up on project development
  
  
  • Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
  
  
  • Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
  
  • Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions - clarity on respective timelines
  
  
  • Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
  
  
  • Support the creation team to implement day-to-day operational administrative tasks as a satellite creation team member
  
  
  Key Relationships:
  
  
  • Product Design
  
  
  • Product Operations / Development (Multiple Locations)
  
  
  • Japan Business Unit & Local Cross-Functional Teams
  
  
  • South Korea Business Unit & Local Cross-Functional Teams
  
  
  
  • Global Lifestyle Business Unit & Go-To-Market Teams
  
  
  • Global Business Affairs Team
  
  
  • Global Sourcing Team
  
  
  • External Collaboration Partners/Accounts
  
  
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  
  
  • Skilled at transporting information clearly and effectively
  
  
  • Strong negotiation skills
  
  
  • Strong knowledge of product information systems, interlinking functions and respective timelines
  
  
  • Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products
  
  
  • Knowledge of respective product category
  
  
  • Strong analytical skills with solution-driven and result-oriented mindset
  
  
  Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
  
  
  • University degree, preferably in marketing, business, textile or fashion
  
  
  • Minimum 2-3 years of Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW and ACC background
  
  
  • Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is a plus
  
  
  
  • Fluency in English and Japanese (written and spoken) is required
  
  
  • Willingness and flexibility to travel as required by the business.
  
  
  • Deep passion for sports, fashion, art, music, and sneaker culture.

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: Product Manager, Creation Center Tokyo Originals

Brand:

Location: Tokyo

TEAM: Brand Management & Communications

State: Toky

Country/Region: JP

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 546066

Date: Jun 12, 2026