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PLM
Boston, MA
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Job Description
Job Description
Join the International Footwear Product Management team. Implement footwear strategy for the global growth of Lifestyle. Possess knowledge of industry trends, consumer profiles, retail markets, and the competitive landscape. Lead the charge to create innovative, market-leading, consumer driven footwear. Drive and create strategic business plans to exploit category assets and maximize growth potential of PUMA.
Core Responsibilities:
•Lead the product teams (design/development) in the creation of the product line. Drive short and long-term strategies, tactical product executions and innovations that position PUMA as the leader in Lifestyle market through footwear inspired by PUMA’s Heritage.
•Collaborate closely with Lifestyle team to align “Big Idea” strategies within Lifestyle. Align with Apparel and Accessories counterparts to create full stories.
•Be a consumer and competitive expert, monitoring trends and products that relate to the Lifestyle category.
•Execute and manage the product process from clear briefs to range launch.
•Provide briefs which give clear product direction and information to the development and design partners. Define consumer opportunity, competition and target accounts.
•Manage and execute to designated calendar milestones.
•Meet category financial targets as set by the corporation.
•Analyze and report category business performance on a monthly basis.
•Maintenance of all of the product information systems as needed.
•Presentations of the ranges, both internally to Puma merchandising and sales, and externally to key retailers / partners.
•Develop and manage an effective working relationship between merchandising, sales and marketing to effectively plan new product introductions.
•Travel domestically and internationally to build market / retailer network for consistent product feedback in our key markets.
We Expect
•Preferably Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Finance
•Minimum 3-5 years international footwear product management experience with top tier international sports company
•Excellent communication and speaking skills
•Credible knowledge of international fashion as well as technical consumer trends and market dynamics
•General knowledge of international retail environment
•Strong leadership skills. High initiative, high energy, passionate, decisive, eye for detail, confident
•Strong analytical, overall business orientation
•Ability to frame and defend an alternative position
•General technical product knowledge
•Strong organization and time management skills.
•Ability to convincingly present category knowledge using PowerPoint and spreadsheet software tools.
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Experience Required
5 plus years exp
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Last Update
January 17, 2012
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