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Maximizes the effectiveness of Region Europe Marketing Spend to elevate PUMA’s brand desirability and increase the commercial impact across all markets within responsible geographical scope.

DIGITAL MARKETING:

• Ensure a full Digital alignment between PUMA DTC and Retailers
• Implement integrated campaign planning approach to ensure a full funnel strategy is applied from Brand Marketing to Performance Marketing
• Ensure budgets are dynamically allocated based on highest ROI
• Build an agile culture with the European marketing community to adapt and improve constantly our digital activities ROI : experience, measure & improve
• Establish and foster adoption of standard set of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of campaigns (short-term) and brand marketing efforts (long-term) in a consistent manner across Europe
• Ensure clear target KPIs are set and measured against in each Area
• Lead Area Director of Marketing with insights to optimize local marketing mix
• Ensure right budget allocation based on effectiveness in course of annual budgeting process
• Share best practices (within the region but also from Global).

CONSUMER INSIGHT:

• Championing the consumer
• Drive together with BU Mktg Team consumer insights studies to ensure there is a clear understanding of the different customer segments
• Ensure that the consumer insights are used to create tailored & impactful marketing communication strategies
• Ensure optimization across all channels (Whsl & Direct-to-Consumer) to maximize the benefit for PUMA EUROPE (not the individual Area P&L)
• Ensure the consumer journey is clearly defined and the marketing strategies accordingly defined
• Ensure the consumer insights from our direct-to-consumer are available and maximized for wholesale areas.

AGENCY:

• Setting up the right partner/agency structure
• Identify key partners (Google, FB…) and create a direct relationship when relevant
• Ensure the partner/agency network across Europe is optimized; Centralized to the extent it makes sense to realize scale/efficiencies ( for ex. Media and Last Inch/click); Localized to the extent it makes sense to be locally relevant
• Ensure the agency are efficiently and effectively managed; e.g. clear guidance on which competence / data is inhouse vs outsourced
• Ensure yearly negotiation with European partners to make sure we get the financial benefit of the scale and optimize the costs.

REPRESENTATION:

• Being the voice for Europe (Western and Eastern Europe)
• Ensure Europe’s requirements are sufficiently considered in Global Marketing and Global Sports Marketing (e.g. ambassadors, influencers, collab partners)
• Ensure global guidelines are applicable in Europe.

COACHING:

• Developing the Area Marketing Directors and European HUB Marketing Team.
• Ensure all Marketing Directors in each Area are on par with the expected competences
• Create development plans together with the Area MD to develop current teams
• Co-Interview new Marketing Directors together with the Area MD(Veto-Right)
• Build a strong community among the European Marketing Area and HUB.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY:

• Oversee, control and lead total Region Europe Mktg Budget.

LEADERSHIP

• Responsible for all aspects of the performance management and professional development of the team, including recruitment, development plans, providing constructive feedback, appraisals and exit processes
• Foster a positive and inclusive team culture by actively engaging team members, promoting open communication, and implementing initiatives that enhance employee satisfaction and well-being
• Compliance with and implementation of legal and operational requirements regarding occupational health and safety within your own area of responsibility.

Key Skills:

Strategic Leadership:Ability to develop and execute marketing strategies that align with business goals

Market Analysis:Proficiency in analyzing market trends and consumer insights to drive marketing decisions

Team Management:Strong leadership skills to manage and inspire a diverse marketing team

Communication:Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder and teams engagement

Digital Marketing:Expertise in digital marketing channels, including social media, SEO, and content marketing

Financial Acumen: strong skills in managing budgets, analyzing ROI, and making strategic decisions to ensure marketing efforts align with financial goals and connect marketing activities to revenue outcomes

Effective Stakeholder management: understanding stakeholder needs and expectations, and systematically communicate and collaborate with them to ensure their support and address any concerns.

Qualification Requirements:

Experience: 10+ years of marketing experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role

Education:A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field

Regional Knowledge:In-depth understanding of the European consumer, market and competition dynamics and cultural nuances

Analytical Skills:Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to measure and optimize marketing performance

Language Proficiency:Fluency in English; additional languages relevant to the European region are a plus

Intercultural Competence: ability to effectively and appropriately communicate and interact with people from different cultural backgrounds.