US Golf Merchandising Lead: Growth & Line Strategy

Puma Group; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

PUMA North America, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA, seeks an experienced Merchandising/PM leader to drive the Golf line architecture, assortment, and lifecycle plans, aligning with key account strategies and brand vision.

The role collaborates with Global Product Line Management and Sales to deliver seasonal architecture, build compelling presentations, and manage go-to-market processes across channels, with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drive US seasonal PUMA Golf line architecture, assortment, and lifecycle plans.
• Partner with Global Product Line Management to ensure the creation of product meeting channel needs and pricing requirements.
• Drive presentation of seasonal architecture to global product teams with insights and commercial input.
• Create and deliver impactful product presentations for internal sales meetings and Key Account pre-lines.
• Oversee pre-season sample management with US merchandising manager.
• Review sell-through analysis for the category and key accounts to assess trends.
• Collaborate with Sales to identify needs related to assortment plans and product flow.
• Educate the Sales force on seasonal merchandising strategies and product.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Product management

Golf market knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Retail Merchandising, or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

PUMA North America, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA, seeks an experienced Merchandising/PM leader to drive the Golf line architecture, assortment, and lifecycle plans, aligning with key account strategies and brand vision.

The role collaborates with Global Product Line Management and Sales to deliver seasonal architecture, build compelling presentations, and manage go-to-market processes across channels, with up to 25% travel.