YOUR MISSION
- Be responsible for driving the growth and profitability of your own PUMA Categories within the eCommerce direct-to-consumer business in Europe
- Become an expert of your Category P&Ls and ensure monthly & yearly targets are met, maturing a full end-to-end understanding of internal and external inputs that can affect your P&L
- Create and execute a strategy to improve your main KPIs including Sales, Profitability, Product Conversion and Sell Through Rate
- Closely cooperate with peers and Teamheads to incorporate strategic directions into operational activities and standard processes
- Critically review existing structures and ways of working and suggest measures to improve efficiency proactively
- Propose, own and deliver complex multi-stakeholders projects in areas including but not limited to pricing, merchandising, revenue optimization, content management and planning
- End-to-end manage product launches, key drops, and campaigns on PUMA.com and Marketplaces
- Closely cooperate within your “Category Squad” consisting of Merchandising, Consumer Experience and Marketing to analyze the performance, identify opportunities and derive actions
- Partner up with Merchandising to provide product insights, requirements, and feedback for the seasonal buy. Optimize the assortment for each channel
- Utilize tools such as Excel and PowerBI to gather meaningful conclusions from complex set of data. SQL knowledge is a plus.
- Conduct analysis and mature insights on topics such as competitive landscape, industry trends and other growth opportunities.
- Derive actionable insights from reports, data analysis or A/B tests to increase sales and profitability
- Be a strong representative of PUMA’s values and step in a Teamhead when needed
YOUR TALENT
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in business administration or another relevant field. MBA preferred
- 4-7 years of experience in eCommerce, Category Management, Digital Merchandising or Analytics and BI
- Experience with eCommerce tools and platforms such as SFCC, Google Analytics, PowerBI or Site Merchandising tools
- Commercial mindset and entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to effectively prioritize various tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders in cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical skills – excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential; knowledge of Power BI or other reporting tools is beneficial
- Knowledge of the sports and fashion industry is a plus
- Willingness to take own initiatives and work independently on assigned tasks with little guidance as well as accept direction on given assignments
- Excellent communication skills in English, fluency in German or another European language is beneficial
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. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.
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What We Do
At PUMA, we are in constant pursuit of faster. That extends beyond our support of the fastest athletes in the world. We also work to be fast in how we adapt to and connect with the constantly changing world around us. Through innovative design, iconic footwear and apparel, and authentic partnerships, we aim to always push what’s next in both sport and culture. That hustler’s spirit can be felt across PUMA categories, partnerships, offices, and countries. And we are always in search of talent that can help us set the pace at which sport and culture collide, as well as finding better ways to connect and collaborate with our communities.
PUMA supports over 14,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
