Junior Product Line Manager Sportstyle Footwear (18 months limited)

PUMA Gruppe; Herzogenaurach; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading sports brand in Herzogenaurach seeks a Product Manager to support the planning and development of the kids' footwear collection. The role requires collaboration with design, marketing, and merchandising teams, along with strong analytical skills and market knowledge. Ideal candidates will possess 1-2 years of relevant experience and excellent communication skills in English. This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team in a globally recognized company.

Qualifikationen

• 1-2 years of experience in product management in the sporting goods industry, preferably footwear.
• Excellent English proficiency in communication.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and manage tasks.

Aufgaben

• Support the planning of the kids' footwear collection.
• Coordinate with design and merchandising teams.
• Present product strategy to international partners.
• Analyze global forecasts and prepare market studies.
• Support the team in coordinating internal tasks.

Kenntnisse

Product management experience

Market knowledge

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Graduate studies in Business Administration or Sports Management

Jobbeschreibung

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• Support Kids footwear collection planning, focusing on range structure and price point matrix
• Cooperate with design, development and merchandising to ensure that the final collection is meeting consumer and account needs
• Support the team during teardowns with development and factories ensuring all information is up to date and understanding how costing affects product quality, margin, net sales from design phase to production release
• Support in presenting product strategy and product lines to international partners as well as key accounts
• Manage the showroom planning for international meetings as well as the sample approvals
• Analyze global forecast and sales and prepare market and competitor studies with direction of Teamhead or Product Line Manager
• Cooperate with Marketing on shooting approvals or retouching needs
• Manage the intern tasks, planning internal catch up and guiding skills development.
• A minimum of 1-2 years work experience in product management in the sporting goods industry, preferably footwear
• Good market and retail knowledge
• Good analytical skills
• Very good verbal communication skills as well as excellent English knowledge (written and spoken)
• Flexible Teamplayer with good organizational skills and well-structured work Graduate studies in Business Administration, Sports Management or comparable degree.

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.

The PUMA corporate Headquarters are located in Herzogenaurach or Herzo, as we like to call our hometown, located in southern Germany close to Nuremberg. Every day, more than 1000 colleagues walk through our doors, ready to push sport and fashion forward. And if you’re lucky, you just might run into Usain Bolt or Antoine Griezmann walking down the hall.