Product Management
Product Line Manager Sportstyle Footwear
Somerville, United States of America
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Your Talent
- Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Management, Business Administration or Marketing preferred
- 2-4 years’ experience in the sportswear industry, Footwear and/or Product Management preferred.
- Very good knowledge and passion for sportswear, streetwear, sports-fashion, and consumer trends.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment dealing with complex processes at the same time.
- Team player mentality, high flexibility, and open mindedness.
- Very good presentation and communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills, overall business orientation.
- Very good verbal and written language skills in English – additional languages are great differentiators.
- Initiative, energy, passion, eye for details, confident and looking for daily challenges in an international environment.
- Domestic and/or International Travel - up to 15%
Your Mission
- Build product assortments & manage the product creation process for assigned Sportstyle Footwear product lines specifically drafted to the needs of North America and Latin American regions.
- Ensure that products are connected to consumer needs and locally relevant, driving story telling excellence and brand heat.
- Manage the product creation process & calendar from brief to final product sign off on specific GTM timelines.
- Liaise with Global Business Units, regional teams as well as Sourcing counterparts.
- Build and share expertise about North & Latin American markets & business developments, Key Accounts & consumers with the local and global teams.
- Manage Product KPIs: competitive Retail Price, target FOB setting, margin, style efficiency as well as sustainability targets.
- Analyze & suggest product decisions based on Orders, Sell-In, Sell-Through & consumer feedback.
- Ensuring accurate and timeless maintenance of all relevant PUMA systems.
- Present product assortments during Key Account meetings.
- Travel domestically and internationally for market research, customer meetings & Global Milestone meetings.
PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.
PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 51 countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
