Product Management
Teamhead Local Production Planning
Istanbul, Türkiye
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Your Talent
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, textile engineering or relevant area
- Experience:
- Local production and merchandising experience especially in footwear at least 8-10 years
- Depth knowledge of materials specific to footwear
- Local apparel production experience is big plus
- Retail experience
- Local Market Knowledge
- Capabilities:
- Fluency in English
- Results driven
- Strong interpersonal skills: written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with internal departments as well as outside organizations.
- Proactive; ability to make decisions without significant management oversight
- Proficiency in reports, analysis on excel formats
- Ability to work with multiple systems, departments
Your Mission
Merchandising & Seasonal Line Management
- Coordinate the seasonal product line, reviewing pricing, margins, in-store dates (ISD), and product segmentation based on historical sales performance and defined targets, ensuring alignment with Global, Regional, and Local strategies.
- Lead the selection process of footwear styles to be locally produced, contributing to the company’s margin objectives and production strategy.
- Partner with Sales, Retail, E-commerce, and Marketing teams to structure seasonal initiatives around key products, guiding the Go-to-Market process through line presentations and supporting the management of selected samples each season.
- Oversee the timely update of pricing and product attributes in the internal systems, ensuring data accuracy and supporting new article creation for purchasing by the Supply team.
- Control and maintain factory capacity planning, ensuring efficient use of production resources and the smooth flow of deliveries, aligned with sales timelines and demand forecasts.
- Manage the availability and localization of article images, ensuring they are ready and accessible for the pre-sales process of new seasonal collections.
Local Range Planning & Execution
- Lead the creation of commercial product assortments for local production, supporting both core range and Speed to Market needs.
- Manage sampling process including order placement, delivery follow-up, and sample confirmation.
- Prepare local sales presentations and assist in setting up go-to-market tools post global 360 alignment.
- Define sales-focused product strategies based on customer demand and sell-through trends.
- Prepare Range Plans, Forecasts, and Pricing Targets tailored to the commercial calendar and sell-in cycle.
- Coordinate with PGSA teams to develop local styles and color updates, using tools like Photoshop and Illustrator when needed.
- Ensure timely sampling for Sales team usage and provide hands-on support with sales presentations and internal showroom setups.
- Analyze product margins and pricing to ensure commercial competitiveness and profitability.
Cross-Functional Commercial Alignment
- Facilitate effective communication between Product Development, Sales, and Merchandising to keep all stakeholders aligned on seasonal strategies, priorities, and execution timelines.
- Act as the central point of coordination to ensure that sales input is considered in product decisions and that product teams are aware of market demands.
- Ensure that go-to-market readiness (tools, samples, pricing, images) is achieved on time for each selling season.
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.
