• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)
• Strong team player
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs
• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards
• Through effective customer service, individual performance consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability targets
• Responsible for accurately processing sales transactions at checkout, securely and quickly
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the store as well as compliance with all visual merchandising guidelines according to PUMA standards
• Responsible for the execution and processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise
• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and compliant working and shopping environment
• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• 2+ years of Planning experience

• Retail Planning experience strongly preferred

• Degree educated. In the absence of degree relevant work experience must be demonstrated

• Knowledge and experience with merchandising systems

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Experience in working with a fashion/branded environment

• Excellent Analytical skills – Ability to use extensive system knowledge to prepare informative reporting tools. Generate, analyze and recommend alternative actions. Determine relevant information and draw sound conclusions

• Demonstrate smart risk taking and a strong entrepreneurial spirit

• Demonstrate financial acumen – understand what drives the bottom line. Understand what actions can be taken to impact it.

• Establish Plans – Utilize business strategies to develop realistic plans and drive to execution

• Innovate – Continually look for ways to experiment and drive new learning. Translate insights into original concepts that benefit the business.

• Develop and provide preseason parameters to Merchants regarding budget spend for style options while optimizing flow and inventory turn.

• Collaborate with Merchant on season strategy incorporating review of past category/concept performance, agreement on investment for the future.

• Build, maintain and regularly adjust Omni Open to Buy inventory and sales plans.

• Business management of a multi-faceted categories for two countries and three channels.

• Influence peers and senior leadership with sound business driving decisions through analytics and market research.

• Create and manage markdown strategies that maximize profit and inventory liquidation across all three channels.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to create a compelling promotional strategy.

• Utilize understanding of core responsibilities to help train new hires and peer relationship building.

• Lead analysis of product past performance data and identify missed opportunities.

• Build and maintain collaborative partnership and communicate effectively with internal colleagues.

• Represent the brand and utilize the PUMA 4Keys (Fair, Honest, Positive, Creative) in all decisions, actions, processes and practices.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with a master’s degree in Business or Taxation
• 2-4 years of continuous experience in federal and state tax consulting and compliance experience in public accounting
• Experience with a national accounting/consulting firm
• Experience with corporate tax provisions (ASC 740) and corporate tax planning, compliance and consulting
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• CPA or EA qualifications is beneficial

• Assist with all corporate income tax compliance for the US and Canada regions.  Tasks include but are not limited to primary data gathering, workpaper preparation, and secondary review of income tax returns
• Prepare quarterly and annual corporate tax provision (ASC 740) for the North American region
• Conduct tax research for various customer projects including written summaries
• Responsible for periodic internal audits of state nexus, review to ensure the Company is in good standing in all states, review and update the Company’s tax calendar, ensure there are no delinquent tax filings, etc.
• Key partner on the tax planning process and the development of innovative strategies
• Oversee tax notices and tax examinations
• Assist with monthly sales and use tax workpaper preparation and return review
• Support periodic review of transfer pricing methods and documentation

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer serviceoriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)

• Proven ability to exceed sales goals, demonstrated ability to reason through complex issues, ability to present information to large groups

• Strong team player

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to learn quickly

• Computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs

• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards

• Responsible for ensuring the Store consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability goals through the effective use of short- and long-term planning, expense control, sales and service.

• Assist the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager with the recruitment, training, development and succession of high performing, results driven Employees.

• Responsible for payroll control and service driven scheduling in order to maintain a highly profitable location while providing the highest levels of service to customers

• Manage and communicate merchandise opportunities to Store and/or Assistant Store Manager

• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities

• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and complaint working and shopping environment

• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer serviceoriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)

• Proven ability to exceed sales goals, demonstrated ability to reason through complex issues, ability to present information to large groups

• Strong team player

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to learn quickly

• Computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs

• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards

• Responsible for ensuring the Store consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability goals through the effective use of short- and long-term planning, expense control, sales and service.

• Assist the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager with the recruitment, training, development and succession of high performing, results driven Employees.

• Responsible for payroll control and service driven scheduling in order to maintain a highly profitable location while providing the highest levels of service to customers

• Manage and communicate merchandise opportunities to Store and/or Assistant Store Manager

• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities

• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and complaint working and shopping environment

• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Retail Merchandising, or a related field preferred

• 2 - 4 years of experience in Buying, Merchandising or Product Management role in either a Wholesale or Retail organization

• Specific knowledge of or experience in the Running Specialty market preferred

• Successful track record and reputation of exceeding performance expectations, with progressive levels of responsibility and accountability

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally in a matrixed organization

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with short timelines and changing priorities.

• Flexible, solution-oriented, a skilled communicator and a relationship builder

• Fully proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

• Ability to travel 20-30%, domestically and internationally.

Responsible for managing all aspects of Merchandising for the Performance Running Category and Running Specialty and General Sporting Goods Channels.  In this role, the Merchandiser Manager serves as the expert on Performance Running Footwear within the marketplace, including its consumers, business performance and product needs. The candidate serves as critical partner to Sales, Marketing, Planning and PUMA’s key accounts in developing growth-driving merchandising strategies to increase sales and profitability for the brand and its customers.

• Work in partnership with the Senior Merchandising Director to develop and execute a marketplace product strategy that drives growth, provides consistent consumer experience, meets financial goals and delivers the highest quality of product offerings possible

• Manage the seasonal Wholesale ranging process for the Performance Running Range

• Partner with Global Business Unit counterparts and Regional Puma North America counterparts to ensure the creation of products that meet marketplace needs, targeted line architecture and pricing requirements

• Execute seasonal ranging exercises

• Create and maintain Visual Line Plans for each season

• Support the creation of and maintenance of Product Line Plans for the wholesale Performance Running Range

• Perform ongoing sell-through analysis for the Run Specialty and Sporting Goods channels and key accounts to assess trends and identify expansion/growth opportunities

• Travel the market to gain insight into current trends, consumer behaviors and channel opportunities

• Perform on/off-cycle product forecasting for the Performance Running category  

• Manage the Sales Sample ordering process at all key milestones

• Collaborate with Sales counterparts to identify account-specific needs as related to assortment plans and product flow to maximize wins for the PUMA brand and the customer

• Educate the Salesforce on seasonal merchandising strategies and new product launches

• Collaborate with Marketing to align seasonal stories and go-to-market plans

• Work cross-functionally to ensure that the go-to-market process runs smoothly. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Participation and/or Merchandising leadership in account meetings and presentations

  • Seasonal sales meeting/launch participation, presentation and set up

  • Development of necessary sales and account meeting presentation materials

  • Trade show participation, presentation and set up

• 6+ years of footwear and/or apparel selling or retail buying/merchandising/planning experience.

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to build lasting professional relationships.

• Communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.

• Inquisitive and curious to ask thought provoking questions that develop an understanding of business needs and opportunities.

• Strong presentation skills to influence, command attention, story tell, and close the sale.

• Possess strong initiative, high energy, curiosity, and a strategic mind set.  Be detail oriented with ability to prioritize and provide complete follow through on all responsibilities and KPIs.

• Must have a sense of urgency to analyze a high volume of data/activity to meet tight deadlines.

• Possess strong analytical skills and working knowledge of retail math financial metrics: sales, inventory, turn, gross margin $, open to buy & order book management.  

• Working and continued knowledge of national trends and the competitive landscape.

• Computer proficiency in MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word as well as experience using Power-Bi.

• Travel to account, pertinent markets, regional/national sales meetings, and corporate offices.

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $109,200 - $155,350 + Bonus + Benefits

(Benefit Summary Corporate). Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Preferred location Chicago, Boston or Charlotte. Responsible for the representation and leadership of PUMA footwear and apparel products within department store accounts. Cultivation of strong relationships with internal and external teams. Drive a sustainable and profitable business based upon brand priorities and consumer trends.

• Manage & direct selling of footwear PUMA brand for all genders.

• Proactive account management: Continual sales analysis to manage product life cycles, inventory models, and rates of sale.  Identify opportunities to improve existing business, attack new business opportunities, and quickly address business challenges with well-thought-out solutions.

• Work in close partnership with the internal PUMA Cross-Functional Teams:  Account Service, Marketing, Merchandising, Planning, Sales Operations, Accounting & Credit to provide the highest level of “customer happy” service and product expertise from sell-in to sell-thru, driven by PUMA strategic goals.

• Coordinate, prepare and execute seasonal product sell-in presentations.  Strong, strategic negotiation & presentation skills; developing and using effective strategies to persuade and gain retailer support. Builds a strong case by linking PUMA product knowledge and know-how to customers’ interests, needs and goals.

• Drive Best-In-Class experience with PUMA business and the retailer; partnering to maximize strong assortments for both brick and mortar as well as digital.

• Formalize sales reporting and analysis of all retailer metrics, trends, insights-sales, inventory, gross margin, customer data, via vendor wholesale portals & reports. 

• Knowledge and discipline to adhere to distribution guidelines. 

• Build exceptionally strong relationships and communication with retail partners.

• Monitor competitor’s activities and performance; implementing strategies and tactics to compete.

• Item set up, maintenance, assist in processing retailer product sample requests/shipments.

• Duties subject to change as the business evolves.  Special projects as needed.

• Understanding of E-commerce landscape to drive sales digitally.

• First experience in allocations or Ecommerce (0-2 years).
• Ability to work and collaborate with cross functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, self-starter, and be able to work independently.
• Other skills required: time management, flexibility, strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Responsible for PUMA.com and Retail daily order maintenance and allocation process
• Coordinate with Customer Service and EDI to ensure all inbound orders process successfully
• Run daily allocation processes and identify changes to order fulfillment rules
• Maintain order cancellation report daily to efficiently communicate order changes to customer
• Manage all order allocation, shipping, and warehouse SLA reporting/monitoring.
• Assist with the end-to-end testing of new site features as needed.
• Assist Customer Care team by reviewing and responding to corporate requests as needed.

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)
• Strong team player
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs
• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards
• Through effective customer service, individual performance consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability targets
• Responsible for accurately processing sales transactions at checkout, securely and quickly
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the store as well as compliance with all visual merchandising guidelines according to PUMA standards
• Responsible for the execution and processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise
• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and compliant working and shopping environment
• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)
• Strong team player
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs
• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards
• Through effective customer service, individual performance consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability targets
• Responsible for accurately processing sales transactions at checkout, securely and quickly
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the store as well as compliance with all visual merchandising guidelines according to PUMA standards
• Responsible for the execution and processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise
• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and compliant working and shopping environment
• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)
• Strong team player
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs
• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards
• Through effective customer service, individual performance consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability targets
• Responsible for accurately processing sales transactions at checkout, securely and quickly
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the store as well as compliance with all visual merchandising guidelines according to PUMA standards
• Responsible for the execution and processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise
• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and compliant working and shopping environment
• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear)
• Strong team player
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of computer skills, basic know-how about MS Office programs
• Ability to lift/carry, push/pull up to 30 pounds regularly

• Provide consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards
• Through effective customer service, individual performance consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability targets
• Responsible for accurately processing sales transactions at checkout, securely and quickly
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the store as well as compliance with all visual merchandising guidelines according to PUMA standards
• Responsible for the execution and processing of incoming and outgoing merchandise
• Required to comply with all Policies & Procedures, operational core competencies and key accountabilities
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, healthy and compliant working and shopping environment
• Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required in this position