Your talent
- Preferably educated to degree
- Minimum 2 years of retail and/or industry experience are beneficial
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills are essential
- Excellent MS Excel knowledge and numerical skills
- Fluent English is a must, additional European languages are a plus
- Flexibility, time management and drive for results
- Team player mentality with strong communication and listening skills
Your mission
- Manage in-season stock investment to deliver planned targets for stores and for divisional / departmental area of responsibility
- Set up, monitor and optimize allocation tool to ensure it is working efficiently and according to store needs
- Review product performance daily / weekly to optimize inventory levels by store and drive sales, ensuring right product, right quantity, right place & right time
- Become cross-departmental link between stores, area managers and the departments within HQ: you are the main contact person for all merchandising related topics
- Analyse store performances through data analysis as well as through feedback from the field to identify risks and opportunities, ultimately leading to improvement of performance
- Support planning team in delivering proposals on key decisions on products, promotions, and markdowns, targeting specific product divisions and/or stores
- Leading & supporting operational as well as strategic tasks, to improve current processes and accomplish both short & long-term projects for planning & allocation team
- Liaise with fellow allocators to ensure coordination between stores & products, to ensure flow of product within the season.
Our principles
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 is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.