Sporting Fashion & Goods
Merchandising Manager – Running/Training
Mid Level
Shanghai, China
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Is based within PUMA China and focuses on merchandising for Running and Training apparel. It involves driving the merchandising strategy and execution for these categories, working closely with cross-functional teams such as global PLM, GTM, commercial, RCC, and marketing. The objective is to develop and execute seasonal product assortments that align with the company's overall business goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the category business cycle from range building, forecasting, pricing, sampling, sell-in and order fulfilment, as well as sell-through monitoring.
- Develop and execute merchandising strategy for assigned categories to achieve company goals, including revenue and gross margin.
- Identify key initiatives for assigned categories, including key growth drivers and resources.
- Build product ranges that meet market needs based on consumer insights, trends, competitor strategy and sell-out performance.
- Build strong connections with global PLM and GTM teams to influence overall creation and go-to-market plans to land in the best way for the China market.
- Identify local creation opportunities and work with the RCC team on local creations.
- Work closely with the commercial team to ensure consumer and channel needs are fulfilled and aligned from a financial perspective.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to plan a holistic go-to-market journey that drives consumer engagement and end sales.
- Implement efficient cross-functional communication processes for assigned categories.
- Develop competitor intelligence processes to elevate cross-functional awareness of competitor product launches and strategy updates.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Excellent strategic thinking, including the ability to identify long-term opportunities, risks, and threats for the business and develop short-term and long-term turnaround plans to address them.
- Strong influential capability to effectively communicate vision, strategy and objectives across the organisation.
Preferred Skills
- Passion for sports, running and hybrid training (HYROX).
The Application Process
Applications are reviewed by real people committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity. No automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions; AI may be used solely for isolated organisational steps such as scheduling interviews.
- Click 'Apply Online' and follow the steps to upload an application.
About the Company
PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.
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