Senior Manager, Merchandising - PUMA Golf

YOUR MISSION

• Drive US seasonal PUMA Golf line architecture, assortment, and lifecycle plans, ensuring that the line plan is built to support key category growth initiatives and Key Account strategies
• Partner with Global Product Line Management to ensure the creation of product that meets Channel needs/targeted line architecture and pricing requirements
• Drive presentation of seasonal architecture to global product teams along with insights and commercial input that aligns to brand positioning and vision.
• Deliver impactful presentations that influence financial performance
• Own the overall process of briefing margin appropriate products and/or special programs based on specific market needs that incorporate customer insights, consumer trends, competitive activities, market intelligence and the North American distribution strategy.
• Oversee all information related to products including but not limited to price points, forecasts, introduction/launch dates and distribution plans
• Responsible for pre-season sample management
• Review ongoing sell-through analysis for the overall category and key accounts to assess trends and needs while ensuring fast decision making
• Travel the market to gain insight on current trends, consumer behaviors and channel opportunities
• Review buys plans by article with Planning Team prior to all orders to factory
• Serve as Apparel product expert of the region, internally and externally
• Drive seasonal pre-line process for Apparel across all channels to collect customer insight, brief additional needs and adjust seasonal assortment plans as needed
• Review incoming Key Account assortments to ensure key marketing styles were ranged
• Collaborate with Sales counterparts to identify needs as related to assortment plans and product flow to maximize wins for the PUMA brand and the customer
• Educate the Sales force on seasonal merchandising strategies and product
• Work closely with Planning and Operations counterparts to share information regarding financial targets, functional milestones and account planning, forecasting and performance
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that the go-to-market process runs smoothly.

YOUR TALENT

• 8+ years of experience in Merchandising or Product Management in either Wholesale or Retail organization, knowledge of the golf market is a must.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Retail Merchandising, or a related field
• Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude, and retail math knowledge
• Strong collaboration skills required to work cross-functionally with sales, product marketing and design teams
• Comprehensive business knowledge of the US golf marketplace including competitive set, distribution channels, pricing, segmentation strategy, regional variances
• 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
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Ability to travel up to 25%

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $90,200 - $128,290 + Bonus + Benefits (https://us.puma.com/us/en/puma/careers/puma-perks-resources-and-benefits) 

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

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

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For additional information, please contact: us-hrrecruiter@puma.com