Nicola Cenedese

Director at adidas | Accenture Alumni

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

>> EXPERIENCE: In June 2019 I started my journey at adidas, growing within its Global Brand Strategy Team, having the chance to directly work with adidas Executive Board Member of Global Brands and ultimately driving (Jun. 2021 onwards) strategic projects as a Director of Global Brands PMO. As of Oct. 2022 I joined adidas Global Sales Team to shape adidas digital strategy roadmap. From Nov. 2015 to May 2019 I worked as Project Manager in the Strategic Planning & Commercial Control Dept. of Technogym Group, directly supporting the CEO & Founder of the Company. My career started with almost 3 years in Accenture Management Consulting (Milan Office). >> KEY SKILLS: strategic planning, business planning, statistics and analytics, project and program management, project delivery, problem solving, team working, effective representation of insights and results. >> EDUCATION: Master Degree cum laude in Economics & Business Administration.

Experience

  • adidas (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Director - Digital Strategy
      Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

      - Drive business and channel strategy creation for adidas digital sales channel globally - Define ecom multi-year omni-channel roadmap - Define yearly ecom commercial plan & targets

    • Director - Global Brands PMO
      Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Accountable for delivery of complex, x-functional/x-geo strategic initiatives - Drive major biz. transformation projects - Drive adidas Board strategic priorities implementation

    • Senior Manager - Global Brands Strategy
      May 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Key responsibilities: - Strategy Office in staff to Global Brands Executive Board Member - Drive adidas Global Brands growth strategy operationalization x-geo/x-function - Implement high business impact/high complexity projects within Global Brands - Build and manage relationships with cross functional senior leadership team

  • Strategic Planning Project Leader at Technogym
    Nov 2015 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Key responsibilities: - Direct support to CEO & Founder, being part of Strategic Planning & Commercial Control Dept. - Support corporate strategy drafting & drive x-country execution assignments - Drive market intelligence and marketing research - Support road to stock exchange listing of Technogym - Co-drive WW budget process, incl. support to WW pricing optimization

  • Senior Analyst at Accenture Management Consulting
    Apr 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Key activities: - Involvement in multiple assignments in northern-Italy multinational top firms - Project and Program Management (P.M.O.) consulting activity - Project planning, milestones monitoring and project results effective representation - Support to the client in order to manage Business Process Outsourcers - Analytics / Business Analysis - Support to the client in order to optimize process efficiency and effectiveness

  • Junior Researcher at CUOA Business School
    Dec 2012 - Sep 2013 · 10 mos

    Research Lab on Entrepreneurial and Managerial Innovation

  • Research Assistant at University of Padova, Department of Economics and Management
    Dec 2012 - Mar 2013 · 4 mos

    Research Project - Evolution Paths of "Made in Italy" Firms Key Activities: Configurational Statistical Elaborations, Organizational and Economic-Financial Analysis, Business Model Analysis.