ASSOCIATE MANAGER, MERCHANDISING OPERATIONS - RETAIL

PUMA is one of the world’s leading Sports Brands that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It starts in sport and ends in fashion. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running, Training, Fitness, Golf and Motorsports.

We are currently looking for an Associate Manager, Merchandising Operations - Retail  to join our growing team in Westford, MA. The ideal candidate will be responsible to provide operational and communication support for the retail merchandising team.  He/She will manage product purchase orders and maintain all updates regarding pricing, attributes, launch and order dates via our Order Management system.

Responsibilities

• Manage all product deadlines, deliveries and all reports arriving from warehouse as well as track and organize samples data
• Update and manage monthly departmental reports by consolidating and formatting data utilized by different teams in different systems
• Support and assist teams with visual assortment plans by finding and updating images
• Verify product information and dates are accurate across different file locations and systems
• Organize teams, merchandise including footwear, apparel and accessories and ensure completion of global deliverables
• Provide support as needed on adhoc projects.

• 2-3 years’ in a support function, preferably in Merchandising, Marketing, or Planning
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and project management skills and planning
• Ability to work with different teams, systems and apply successful time management skills
• Proactive and cohesive thinker understanding the impact of tasks, projects and outcomes to multiple functional groups or channels of business
• Detail oriented and ability to manage different projects simultaneously.