• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented 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

The base pay for this position is $21.00-$24.00 + Bonus + Benefits 

(Benefit Summary Full Time)

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

• 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 compliant 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, Communications, or a related field
• 2–4+ years of experience in brand, product, or retail marketing
• Genuine passion for sneakers, sports, music, and/or fashion, with a strong passion and understanding of the soccer category
• Strategic and creative communicator with excellent presentation skills
• Exceptional writing, organization, and storytelling abilities
• Proven track record of working independently, taking initiative, and delivering results with minimal oversight
• Highly detail-oriented, resourceful, and proactive in problem-solving
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and trends
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time

Account Marketing

• Oversee the end-to-end Go-To-Market process for Soccer Specialty account group, ensuring tailored, seasonal support and activation plans to maximize PUMA’s visibility
• Ensure seasonal key initiative in-store campaign visibility across Soccer Specialty accounts
• Drive and report on campaign visibility across social and e-com channels through our wholesale partners
• Distribute seasonal campaign assets to wholesale partners and internal stakeholders and ensure platform maximization

Category Marketing

• Lead the strategic planning and execution of all marketing initiatives related to the PUMA KING (portfolio of key Grassroot Soccer partnered clubs) portfolio
• Execute the product needs for the PUMA grassroots & tournament support
• Lead US Partner relationships through monthly touch bases and operational support
• Develop, maintain and leverage key relationships in key cities with partner (fan)clubs, driving brand affinity
• Support our Athlete Maximization pillar through US Soccer athlete activations, including but not limited to MLS and NIL partnerships
• Provide operational support around all Pulisic Stomping Grounds openings and activations to fully leverage and maximize the athlete partnership
• Increase PUMA brand awareness, visibility and desirability by developing and executing compelling, on-brand commercially relevant marketing & maximization plans that ultimately drive demand for PUMA soccer product
• Support the overall Soccer category marketing calendar, including product launches, athlete activations, and seasonal campaigns
• Support the Soccer Teamhead in planning and executing activations for club Summer Tours and local licensed league partnerships, maximizing visibility and fan engagement
• Partner with cross-functional marketing team members in communications, visual experience & creative to develop integrated omni-channel marketing plans
• Support Marketing Leadership Team on all aspects of the Go-To-Market Process
• Proactively leverage data, market insights, marketing tools and the spectrum of marketing channels to develop and execute impactful strategic recommendations
• Assist in budgeting/forecasting and completing campaign analysis

• 1 – 2 years’ experience in a focused, customer service-oriented 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

The base pay for this position is $21.00-$24.00 + Bonus + Benefits 

(Benefit Summary Full Time)

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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

• 5+ years of relevant experience in affiliate marketing, either in-house with an agency, at an agency or managing affiliate programs directly
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, analytics, communications, or a related field – or equivalent experience
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-pacing retail environment
• Analytical mindset with the ability to produce data-driven reports to properly identify opportunities for growth
• Proven ability to work independently, meet tight deadlines, adapt quickly in a direct-to-consumer environment
• Strategic thinker who also has comfort in tactical execution
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, as well as collaboration platforms
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Fluency with the retail/ecommerce landscape, including trends, platforms, and customer behavior
• Retail, sportswear, or fashion industry experience/interest highly preferred

• Manage the agency of record, monitor delivery and campaign performance on an ongoing basis and generate campaign performance reports, provide performance analysis and execute on that analysis to ensure ROI targets are achieved
• Expand the development and diversification of partners while maintaining relationships with affiliates to motivate partners to improve campaign performance
• Collaborate with in-house creative in developing creative needs and ensure requests are fulfilled and match desired product
• Work cross functionally across all DTC functions to determine needs for promotions and product launches - including landing pages, creative, site content, physical stores, and promotion/product set up
• Monitor competitive landscape in the affiliate space and provide strategic solutions to provide best in class programs
• Safeguard brand integrity by ensuring brand voice and messaging is not infringed upon and that the correct verbiage is always used; escalate internally if any egregious infringements persist
• Establish best practices in growing the program for each market (US & Canada) along with active collaboration with global counterparts
• Analyze and report on affiliate performance metrics to internal stakeholders and deliver actionable insights
• Lead initiatives to drive in-store traffic through Affiliate marketing program in partnership with the Senior Retail Marketing Manager
• Oversee the PUMA Referral program, working closely with vendor partner and Retention marketing team to measure and enhance performance
• Partner with the social media team to integrate influencers/content creators into upper-funnel affiliate programs

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, new media, film, photography or equivalent
• 2-4 years of experience in a social media role at a creative agency or brand
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and social content
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud — Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom
• Strong video editing skills & ability to shoot high-quality content using both a digital camera and an iPhone
• Proven concept development skills — ideation, image/video research, clear visual presentations
• Working knowledge of current trends in marketing, culture, video, photography, and sport
• Ability to balance creative vision with business needs and brand strategy
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong time-management and prioritization

• Responsible for managing and delivering PNA social media creative output across commercial campaigns, standalone projects & event coverage
• Think strategically about social creative content and how to best leverage social platforms like IG, TikTok, FB, etc
• Collaborate with PNA marketing and creative leadership to align creative with business objectives
• Develop/create elevated, on-trend, brand-aligned concepts and final assets for organic and paid social
• Oversee PNA social media production from a creative perspective
• Responsible for overseeing external social creative partner relationships including guiding final output to ensure alignment with PUMA’s brand creative direction
• Identify top content creators and creative agencies to work with 
• Stay up to date on social creative trends and best practices, platforms and features, and new ad units
• Identify opportunities to generate excitement around the PUMA brand through creative
• Develop and test new content types to foster creative learnings, then ensure learnings are implemented
• Independently manage multiple projects from brainstorming to post-production, within tight timelines

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
• 2-4+ years relevant experience in communications roles
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated success with strategic and measurable communications planning and execution in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience in executing media relations and social media
• Proven ability to manage agency relationships
• Strong experience with writing press materials
• Deep understanding of traditional media, emerging media and social media platforms and trends, with experience leveraging both editors and talent within the channels to drive brand visibility
• Experience working with both organic and paid partnerships (as needed) to drive brand awareness and engagement across campaigns, product launches and seasonal moments
• Existing relationships with top-tier U.S. media across consumer, fashion, business and lifestyle verticals with a proven record of delivering high-impact results
• Creative problem-solving skills, highly organized and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Passion, experience and familiarity with the sports, fashion, lifestyle, or consumer goods space
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit, agility and the ability to adapt to change while working in a matrixed organization
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with both global and local partners
• Position is based in Somerville, MA

• Support creation and execution of communications strategies for PUMA North America, managing efforts for regionally specific initiatives within the North America media landscape and key global initiatives that are led by the North America based team
• Manage day-to-day media relations across consumer, lifestyle, culture, sneaker, fashion, emerging media, social media and business media, as well as cultivate new relationships across verticals
• Responsible for creating, editing and developing PR materials and other media tools including messaging, press releases, executive briefs, talking points, media presentations, pitches, among other documents
• Organize media interviews and event media attendance and coverage
• Work with PUMA spokespeople to prepare briefing materials and organize media interviews as needed
• Work closely with the North America account marketing teams to communicate account specific programming and build interest
• Manage communications calendar for PNA
• Help manage North American external agency relationships and serve as day-to-day contact for owned initiatives
• Support with North America corporate and internal communications initiatives as needed
• Collaborate with other cross functional partners to build strong working relationships to ensure alignment and successful North America implementation of communications plans
• Monitor and measure success using tools and resources available, and deliver goals and KPI’s on a timely basis
• Act as a PUMA representative at events
• Assist in management of PR budget

• 4–6 years of experience in business development, merchandising, category management, or strategy ideally within footwear, apparel, or consumer goods
• Deep understanding of the North American retail and consumer landscape
• Proven experience working in cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, and merchandising
• Strong analytical mindset; able to derive insights from complex data sets with consumer and market insights at the core
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity
• PowerPoint and other presentation software expert highly desired
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and seasonal timelines simultaneously
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround
• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
• Thrives in a team environment and proactive collaboration with a strong sense of self and a growth mindset
• Passion for sport, culture, and innovation

Strategic Planning Management (45%)

Play an instrumental role in facilitating the strategic planning process for PUMA North America:

• Support the development of the strategic roadmap, offsites, planning calendar and regional communications
• Support in the creation and execution of departmental and company-wide presentations and town halls
• Support in the creation of content as needed for senior level meetings, workshops and 2 annual leadership strategic planning workshops
• Support the cascading multi-annual Goal Setting (OSAM: objectives-strategies-actions-measure) process that support short/mid/long-term strategies cross-functionally
• Actively drive special projects as assigned.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team as needed

Strategic Business Development (45%)

Take the strategies supported in the roadmap to drive the execution in new business development by acting as the connective tissue between Sales, Merchandising, and Brand Marketing to ensure unified commercial execution:

• Identify and evaluate new business opportunities across product categories, channels, and consumer segments
• Analyze market trends, competitor performance, and sales data to inform future growth strategies
• Support strategic initiatives including expansion into new accounts, geographic regions, product categories or consumer verticals
• For such strategic initiatives, drive collaboration across Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure cohesive deliverables across the seasonal GTM calendars to ensure alignment and storytelling excellence (MRM, PCR, Account Previews, Line Freeze, Sales Meeting, Final Sell-In, In-market activations and Product sell-thru)
• Support brand and channel marketing teams to align strategic priorities, consumer targets, and campaign needs.  Help inform retail marketing plans and activations with account-specific and regional insights.
• Track readiness and executional health of cross-functional deliverables across the seasonal planning cycle

Performance Analytics (10%)

• Track business performance reporting and insights to help evaluate sell-in and sell-through trends
• Develop account-specific and category-specific business plans with actionable recommendations
• Monitor KPIs and track performance against seasonal goals and strategic targets against financial models

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design.

• 1-3 years of industry experience

• Experience in 3D software (Browzwear-Vstitcher or CLO)

• Competency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

• A strong eye for detail and refinement.

• Strong illustration, rendering and presentations skills.

• Excellent organizational skills coupled with a pro-active, team-based personality.

• Show self-motivation, maturity, drive and the desire to learn and grow professionally.

• Ability to take direction/feedback and be proactive in assisting team members.

• Show effective project time management.

• Acquire and share knowledge/skills.

The Graphic Designer, Run Train apparel position will be responsible for meeting seasonal design objectives within the parameters of the PUMA International timeline. The candidate will design graphics by combining influences of sport, fashion and lifestyle to bring unique products to market. Duties include designing seasonal fashion/performance driven graphics and address fast paced design requests for graphic design detailing: color and technique selection, presentation preparation, market research, and logistical support.  

Responsibilities:

Work closely with the Running-Training Graphic team to support and conceptualize new graphic design concepts that address the performance consumer, retailer, and company needs on a seasonal timeline. Tasks include:

• Assist in curation and prep for seasonal graphics presentations.

• Manage production files and artwork uploads to the Graphics data system.

• Work with design team to create and maintain graphic specification sheets.

• Prepare & participate in graphic design handovers with cross functional graphic team members.

• Assist with Graphic CAD’s and cross seasonal CAD edits and revisions.

• Assist with mocking up 3D renderings of graphic and silhouettes for reviews.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Design or related field.

• Minimum 1-2 years graphic, material, color design experience in a consumer product company; ideally footwear experience

• Competency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. A bonus but not necessary - Keyshot9 or other 3D design tools.

• Developed skills/knowledge in the areas of: Material and color creation/selection, technical package specification, design for best practices in product function and manufacturing, prototyping and sample creation, manufacturing processes and procedures, design presentation skills, fashion/consumer trends and global market dynamics in footwear.

• Demonstrated understanding in consumer trends, retail/market/product line dynamics; demonstrated understanding of footwear manufacturing materials and processes.

• Ability to effectively interface and communicate with an international team located on multiple continents.

• Work closely with Team Head to create seasonal storytelling material pack by identifying relevant trends in materials, colors and finish to incorporate within our seasonal themes.

• Create material & color narratives that aligns with the creative direction and execute to the highest level of quality.

• Responsible for coloring inline footwear on a seasonal basis. Providing color CADs and material maps for these projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

• Work closely with design and development to develop unique approaches to material, color and finishes specific to RT BU. Have a keen understanding of how materials will finish and execute in color.

• Work closely with our PLM team to ensure the creation of a cohesive range of product that meets commercial needs while bringing a fresh perspective to the brand. Create and maintain a visual line plan to insure colors merchandise across all product lines, performance and lifestyle.

• Work closely with innovation team on future projects and collaborate across BU’s

• Create/update line art and footwear graphics

• Provide market research and trend analysis.

• Prepare design review presentations.

• Maintain design data base (Creativeshare)

• Highschool Diploma
• 7-10 years of experience as an Executive Assistant in a fast-paced, high growth environment supporting C level executives
• Experience working in footwear & apparel wholesale and retail industry is preferred.
• Proven mastery of MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; ability to design and edit graphic presentations and materials
• Interest and experience in interacting with all departments and levels within a company, as well as outside vendors
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, proactive and the ability to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround
• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information

• Coordinate, schedule and manage complex, high-volume domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and detailed itineraries, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with executive preferences and business priorities.
• Provide sophisticated calendar management: prioritize inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts; make judgements and recommendations to ensure smooth day to day operations.
• Act as concierge for international executive team by offering support during visits and travel to Somerville office.
• Arrange and handle all logistics for on-site and off-site meetings and events: schedule meetings; draft agendas; develop, compile, and distribute presentation materials. 
• Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks, including but not limited to:
  • Process invoices from purchase requisition creation through goods receipt
  • Plan and manage complex international and domestic travel arrangements
  • Manage and track expenses; complete expense reports
  • Review and approve President’s direct reports activities such as expenses and vacation requests in accordance with Company policies
  • Proofread documents
  • Maintain contact lists
• Work closely and proactively with the President to keep her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately:  act as a “barometer,” having a sense for the issues taking place and keeping President updated; Anticipate needs in advance of meetings, conferences, etc.  Prioritize daily schedule and commitments accordingly.
• Provide "gatekeeper" and "gateway" role, providing a bridge for smooth communication between the President and staff, demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust, and support with the Executive Team. Complete projects by assigning work to appropriate staff, including the Executive Team, on behalf of the CEO.
• Prepare company and department presentations, prepare written correspondence and emails for daily, monthly and quarterly meetings.
• Manage event registration and accommodations for international meetings for all attending employees. 
• Assist with the on-site coordination and execution of company townhall meetings and special events.
• Budget management. 
• Actively drive special projects as assigned.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team, including maintaining close relationships with key Sales stakeholders, wholesale accounts and partners.

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Merchandising or similar field
• 0-2 years’ experience in merchandising, integrated retail, or product creation related role
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel; experience with Power BI a plus
• Experience in a cross functional work environment, project management or matrix organization
• Effective communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives
• Detail orientation and accuracy in data inputs and document updates
• Thrives in a dynamic environment, proactively identifying opportunities and owning tasks to support merchandising goals

• Assist the Teamhead/Lead with Line Plan updates, seasonal Visual Line Plan creation and systems maintenance for the Business Unit inclusive of adds, drops, cancels, CAD changes, pricing adjustments and intro date shifts
• Own the seasonal product Ranging process
• Own sample ordering for pre-line meetings, sales meetings and sales reps adhering to seasonal sample targets and KPIs

• Assist Merchandising team in the education of the regional sales team on seasonal merchandising strategies and products
• Participate in the pre-line process to validate key concepts, ensure range coverage and identify critical gaps
• Assist in go-to-market activities for seasonal sell-in meetings inclusive of product set up and presentation support
• Build relationships with key buyers to gain account insights, identify opportunities and gain product feedback
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to align on seasonal marketing strategies and product activations

• Assist in seasonal forecast entry and administration

• Perform ongoing sell-through analysis for categories, channels, and key accounts to stay ahead of market needs
• Create and maintain competitive brand matrices