Teamhead Athlete Servicing

PUMA Group; Herzogenaurach; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading sports brand in Herzogenaurach is seeking an experienced candidate to lead the Athlete Services team. The role includes ensuring athletes wear the correct products, collaborating with teams in Asia, and translating feedback into development specs. Applicants should have 8-10 years of experience in athletic footwear and a passion for sports, alongside strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• 8-10 years athletic footwear work experience.
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team.
• Passion for Sports.
• Ability to travel extensively.

Aufgaben

• Lead the Athlete Services team ensuring athletes wear correct products.
• Translate athlete feedback into development specs.
• Collaborate with factories in Asia and Sports Marketing teams.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project planning

Team collaboration

Communication

Cultural understanding

Flexibility

Creativity

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

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 and all genders are welcome. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

YOUR MISSION

If you love sports and have a strong affinity to performance footwear or if you love athletic footwear and have a strong affinity to sports we would love to welcome you in our team. The PUMA International Sports Marketing Team is looking for someone to lead its integrated athletes servicing team and needs you. We put athletes first and we service them with the speed, agility and spirit of a PUMA, always listening to our athletes and offering the best individual solutions.

Does this sound appealing to you? We welcome your application.

• Lead the Athlete Services team to ensure all contracted athletes are wearing correct products on the field of play
• Create player specific specs by translating athlete feedback into development specs
• Close collaboration and exchange with factories in Asia
• Function as the connecting link between Sports Marketing and Product Development
• With the Team take care of the order process for international athletes, including seasonal forecasting, order placement, order tracking, delivery, database management, etc.
• Ensure specifications are per the athletes specific needs prior to dispatch.
• Prepare and update relevant data systems with all necessary information on the player specific customization needs
• In collaboration with International Sports Marketing Managers ensure the relevant category footwear roll out plan is executed as expected and support strategic product introductions.
• Establish relationship to PUMA athletes and their environment (management, medical staff, coaches, physiotherapists).
• Collaborate and communicate with external parties (contracted athletes, athlete management, coaches, medical staff) to positively influence the perception of PUMA performance products
• Together with the respective Business Unit Product Line Management and Development teams proactively involve athletes in the product development process through presentations & testing of new statement product concepts
• Work closely with Footwear Product Development to enhance the overall performance of inline products based on pro players feedback and input.

YOUR TALENT

• 8-10 years athletic footwear work experience
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team
• Passion for Sports
• Excellence in project planning and implementation
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and under pressure, cross-cultural understanding, creative mind-set, openness, flexibility and commitment.
• Strong communication skills in English, additional languages are a plus.
• Ability to travel extensively

PUMA supports over 19,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

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.