Product Management
Teamhead Product Line Management Sportstyle Footwear [limited for 12 months]
Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Your Talent
- Graduate studies in Business Administration, Sports Management or comparable degree
- Minimum 8 years of experience in product management in the sporting goods industry, preferably lifestyle footwear products
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to motivate and mentor others (at least 3 years of leadership experience)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment
- Flexible Teamplayer with an open mindset, good organizational skills and well-structured work
- Good market and retail knowledge in the lifestyle, fashion and/or sporting goods industry
- Excellent MS-Office skills (Excel, Word, Power Point)
- Good analytical skills
- Very good verbal communication skills as well as excellent English knowledge (written and spoken)
This opportunity will be available in full time or part time.
This position is limited for 12 months
Your Mission
- Bring a keen market and trend awareness through a commercial lens to the Core FTW and Sandals ranges
- Lead and drive the assigned product category (Core FTW and Sandals) through the whole product development and creation process from brief through sales handover, based on the Go-to-Market calendar
- Collaboratively develop and innovate footwear franchises on seasonal basis under consideration of company and overall Business Unit strategies
- Collaborate closely with merchandising, design, development/sourcing, regions and other Stakeholders to ensure that the final collection is anticipating and reflecting the market needs. Align the apparel, footwear and accessories assortment to ensure concept and product coordination across all product divisions.
- Provide regular feedback to Head of and BU Management on category development
- Manage market- and competitor studies on an international level hand in hand with Go-to-Market organization as well as independently analyzing forecasts and sales analyses to drive decision making
- Develop a conceptual assortment plan (CAP) as fulfillment of range planning parameters and KPIs (Category/Segments/Styles/Price Points/DC/Customers/product flow/color merchandising)
- Drive and challenge product costing and costing impact on product quality, margin and net sales to achieve set goals within the assigned product category
- Present strategy- and product lines to international partners and key accounts as well as supervising the preparation of international meetings
- Collaborate in planning sell-in support, on product communication and packaging
- Ensure accurate and timely set up and maintenance of product data in system (PAC)
- Travel on business trips to key markets and accounts as well as supplier visits on a frequent basis
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Product Management team in the particular BU (direct reporting lines).
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.
