Data Automation & Insights Manager

PUMA SE; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PUMA SE is seeking a Data Automation & Insights Manager to lead the UK Sales operations team in Manchester. The role focuses on driving data-driven decision making, forecasting, and performance analysis across Sales, Marketing and Merchandising.

Strong Power BI and Excel skills, plus a proven team leadership track record, are essential. Open offices and a collaborative team culture across PUMA UK, with emphasis on accuracy, storytelling with data, and actionable insights to support customer

Qualifications

• Proven experience within Sales Operations, Commercial Operations or a similar commercially focused role.
• Experience managing and developing a team.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong PowerBI and Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of data structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the UK Sales operations team, setting clear priorities, maintaining high standards and supporting individual development.
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Merchandising and other commercial functions, ensuring alignment around priorities, performance and execution.
• Own and continuously improve key Sales Operations processes, ensuring they are simple, consistent, accurate and effectively executed.
• Support the forecasting and commercial planning process, providing visibility of performance against forecast and identifying the key drivers behind changes.
• Analyse sales, customer, product and commercial performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
• Turn complex data and analysis into clear concise and compelling commercial stories
• Maintain a high standard of data accuracy and reporting quality
• Develop and improve reporting and analytical tools
• Support Sales teams with the information and insight required for customer meetings
• Monitor customer and product performance
• Identify opportunities to improve process and reporting

Skills

PowerBI

Excel

Data analysis

Forecasting

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial operations

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Data storytelling

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Data Automation & Insights Manager

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.

• Lead, manage and develop the UK Sales operations team, setting clear priorities, maintaining high standards and supporting individual development.
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Merchandising and other commercial functions, ensuring alignment around priorities, performance and execution
• Own and continuously improve key Sales Operations processes, ensuring they are simple, consistent, accurate and effectively executed.
• Support the forecasting and commercial planning process, providing visibility of performance against forecast and identifying the key drivers behind changes
• Analyse sales, customer, product and commercial performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
• Turn complex data and analysis into clear concise and compelling commercial stories
• Maintain a high standard of data accuracy and reporting quality
• Develop and improve reporting and analytical tools
• Support Sales teams with the information and insight required for customer meetings
• Monitor customer and product performance
• Identify opportunities to improve process and reporting
• Proven experience within Sales Operations, Commercial Operations, Business Operations or a similar commercially focused role.
• Previous experience managing and developing a team
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Natural curious and inquisitive, having the ability to challenge assumptions
• Strong organizational and prioritisational skills
• Comfortable working with data and reporting tools
• Solutions-focused and improvement-mindset
• Strong people skills with the ability to build relationships
• Strong Powerbi and Excel skills
• Strong understanding of data structures

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.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

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.

Open offices and great teams: PUMA UK has much to offer in Manchester, Batley and Dublin.