Senior Specialist Store Development - EM South

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: To lead and coordinate the successful planning, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of retail store development projects across Wholesale, Franchise, and Own Retail channels within Emerging Markets South. The role is responsible for ensuring delivery of store development initiatives in line with adidas global standards, budget requirements, project timelines, compliance obligations, and operational excellence objectives, while maximizing investment value across the retail portfolio. Key Responsibilities:

Support in managing the set-up and the implementation of new stores & SIS (shop in shop) standard collaboration models by coordinating all contractors, suppliers and external parties. Support in new store setup, SIS and processes including renovation, maintenance & IT related matters. Assist Store Development Manager to Create with finance the BPM and manage the project budget forecast from approval through to completion. Follow up all local approvals & municipality approvals if needed, in conjunction with appointed council runners. Support in managing and maintaining vendor relationships and performance including negotiation, procurement, warranties, and vendor rebate collection. (vendor/supplier management) Facilitate information flow between 3rd party vendors, internal retail departments and global counterparts. Help manage and maintain standards and relationships with global, EM and EM South Store Development team. Support and assist on multiple projects at various stages of implementation. Support Store development manager to manage & sign off all installations & provide documentation with required detail. Initiate reverse logistics of excess equipment and manage all stores opening from timeline to the opening stage. Place purchase orders in line with required lead time to ensure in time fulfillment ready for flawless implementation. Manage the storage of all fixtures and fittings related to new store/Shop in Shop with our warehouse partner. Managing the full store fleet maintenance schedule. Issuing of all POs for store development functions on the allocated Ariba system. Update and manage the ROP (roll out plan) sheet and issue to relevant business partners. Support and co-manage the NTP (non-trade procurement) process with local SD team and Global for tenders, renewals, onboarding of new vendors, and issuing of contracts together with the Legal department to ensure compliance.

Key Relationships

Emerging Markets : Store Dev team, NTP teams. Local Cluster: Store Dev, Real Estate, Operations, IT, Brand (Omni Chanel), and Finance.

Strong and clear communication skills. Basic understanding of construction processes and methodologies. Ability to read and understand construction technical drawings. Strong administration and project management skills. Technical knowledge of vast range of construction materials, and their usage. Proficiency in MS Office Applications Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point (Autocad beneficial). Ability to influence and drive consensus and solutions with cross functional teams (internal and external) Capital expenditure management. Procurement and contract administration. Risk and compliance management. Project scheduling and critical path planning.

University degree ideally with projects management focus. 7 years of experience in retail store development, construction project coordination, facilities management, or a related environment. Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Exposure to procurement, vendor management, and contract administration. Experience working within retail, FMCG, or commercial property environments preferred. Experience with maintenance management across multiple retail locations advantageous.