Responsibilities

• Drive US seasonal PUMA Golf line architecture, assortment, and lifecycle plans, ensuring that the line plan is built to support key category growth initiatives and Key Account strategies
• Partner with Global Product Line Management to ensure the creation of product that meets Channel needs/targeted line architecture and pricing requirements
• Drive presentation of seasonal architecture to global product teams along with insights and commercial input that aligns to brand positioning and vision.
• Create and deliver impactful product presentations for internal sales meetings and Key Account pre-lines
• Own the overall process of briefing margin appropriate products and/or special programs based on specific market needs that incorporate customer insights, consumer trends, competitive activities, market intelligence and the North American distribution strategy.
• Oversee all information related to products including but not limited to price points, forecasts, introduction/launch dates and distribution plans
• Responsible for pre-season sample management working alongside the US merchandising manager
• Review ongoing sell-through analysis for the overall category and key accounts to assess trends and needs while ensuring fast decision making
• Travel the market to gain insight on current trends, consumer behaviors and channel opportunities
• Review buy plans by article with Planning Team prior to all orders to factory

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Merchandising or Product Management in either Wholesale or Retail organization, knowledge of the golf market is a must.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Retail Merchandising, or a related field
• Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude, and retail math knowledge
• Strong collaboration skills required to work cross-functionally with sales, product marketing and design teams
• Comprehensive business knowledge of the US golf marketplace including competitive set, distribution channels, pricing, segmentation strategy, regional variances
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with short timelines and changing priorities
• Flexible, solution-oriented, a skilled communicator and a relationship builder
• Fully proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Benefits

• Bonus + Benefits
• Benefit Summary Corporate