Product Line Management Basketball Footwear

PUMA

33d

About The Position

The Product Line Manager will have the opportunity to work in a hands-on product management environment for a growing business within Puma. They will be directly involved in the product creation process for the Global Basketball Footwear lines to service the global market. Collaborate across global BU, Development, Merch, and Sales to develop plans resulting in business and brand heat growth through the lens of Basketball Footwear. Own the product creation process for multiple models within Puma Basketball Footwear Range. Work closely with marketing, sales, merchandising and development to ensure proper GTM process is kept and product story comes to life. Facilitate growth plans of Puma Basketball Footwear including both inline and signature product ranges on a global scale. Maintain product information systems ensuring excellent data quality, collaborate with GTM to ensure data accuracy and deadlines Keep track of samples arriving from sourcing regions and send them to the Global merchandisers and sales teams Maintain sample storage area to ensure organization and easy access to the product

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or Finance
2-4 years of experience in Product Line Management within the sportswear industry, footwear preferred
Experience with managing systems with attention to detail
Experience working in ambiguous and agile work environment
Independent and open-minded thinker
Proactive and solution driven
Interest in Basketball and it’s product stories
Solid knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word are necessary.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Adobe Cloud specifically Illustrator

Responsibilities

Collaborate across global BU, Development, Merch, and Sales to develop plans resulting in business and brand heat growth through the lens of Basketball Footwear.
Own the product creation process for multiple models within Puma Basketball Footwear Range.
Work closely with marketing, sales, merchandising and development to ensure proper GTM process is kept and product story comes to life.
Facilitate growth plans of Puma Basketball Footwear including both inline and signature product ranges on a global scale.
Maintain product information systems ensuring excellent data quality, collaborate with GTM to ensure data accuracy and deadlines
Keep track of samples arriving from sourcing regions and send them to the Global merchandisers and sales teams
Maintain sample storage area to ensure organization and easy access to the product