Design Director, Sportswear Footwear

2 weeks ago


Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Adidas Full time
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

Lead and establish a team and help create the seasonal creative direction of the respective Category together with the Senior Design Director.

Maintain and nurture the design, material and color direction with the Design team.- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop the Seasonal Direction of the Sportswear Category according to market trends as well as overall Design intent and ensure consistency though products and ranges
  • Steer and drive the conceptualization process within of the category
  • Manage a team toward Category's objectives and implement process changes and improvements
  • Steer and coach team members and their creative processes and drive development of direct reports.
  • Inspire and motivate teams to pursue cutting edge ideas that are innovative and original in the market, by researching functional criteria for product and product concepts and outlining area of innovation.
  • Ensure the correct execution of Corporate Identity guidelines and against legal restrictions within the category.
  • Verbally present category strategies with clarity and expertise.
  • Disseminate Design Strategy into category and xfunctional teams
  • Create professional level presentations of ideas; from loose sketch to detailed renderings to Digital Presentation
  • Ensure efficient processes and communication between external and internal teams
  • KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
  • Marketing
  • Development, L.O.


Design Directors, Creative Directors

  • Sporstwear DSN Team members
  • Factory partners
  • Retail, C2C
  • External partners
  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Profound knowledge of fashion product and fashion design/industrial product or industrial design
  • Strong team player with proven peoplemanagement skills
  • Innovative and collaborative leader and coach
  • Excellent communication skills
  • High level of initiativetaking with a sense of responsibility for biggerpicture focus
  • Ability to inspire, think creatively and strategically
  • Problem solving attitude with a 'candoit' personality
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written)
  • IT skills: Photoshop, Illustrator, Miro, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
  • REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Minimum of 8 years practical experience in a relevant area
  • Minimum of 3 years of management including team leadership
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.

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.
***- JOB TITLE:

Design Director, Sportswear Footwear- BRAND:

  • adidas
  • LOCATION:
  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • TEAM:


Design
  • STATE:
  • 65 COUNTRY/REGION:
  • VN
  • CONTRACT TYPE:
  • Full time
  • NUMBER:

DATE:

  • Jul 19, 2023


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