Manager, Retail Merchandising

YOUR MISSION

Together with the Head of Retail Merchandising SEA, responsible for delivering a buy strategy per season and building the most profitable, balanced, customer focused range for the country which reflects the PUMA Brand Strategy and supports any key country strategies.

Accountable for managing the in-season trading of the business in a way where inventory is managed efficiently and required trading decisions are made and communicated to stakeholders.

• Execution of seasonal INLINE buy
• Execute seasonal buy in accordance with OTB & Budget
• Define assortment based on market/ platform/ customer profile, participate in seasonal pre-line/ kickoff/ tradeshow meetings to ensure product relevance
• Ensure timely submission of seasonal orders
• Manage the right product mix with targeted division/product category in mind
• Ensure the buy based on analysis of the historical data/sell through
• Define product strategy by sales channel to achieve optimal sell through results
• Deliver seasonal line to ensure gross margin, sell through performance and healthy stocks inventory
• Review seasonal collection performance vs expectations and in analyzing consumer buying patterns, predicting future trends
• Effective and efficient in-season rollout
• Collaborate with GTM/ Ops/ VM team to ensure seasonal rollout is aligned with Global direction
• Be close to market to monitor direct competitors against Brand's position in terms of pricing, product, technology, Hero items.
• Ensure timely rollout of monthly launches and product assortment plan prior launch of a season
• Touch base weekly/monthly with VM & OPs to reaffirm on window and promotion roll out
• Align best practices across territory
• Adhere to existing best practices and ensure it is consistently rolled out in different participating platform/s
• Ensure that functional work processes are clearly defined
  
  

Tasks

Pre-season Planning

In-season Planning

Process improvement

Strategy

Building the Team

YOUR TALENT

• Bachelor Degree, preferably with business degree
• Minimum 5 years retail / merchandising experience in a fashion / branded / retail environment
• Strong computer skills including MS Excel, Word, Power Point.
• Proven competencies in retail math and understanding of what drives business- and store performance
• Solutions focused, results-drive, highly organized and adaptable
  
  

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.

YOUR MISSION

Together with the Head of Retail Merchandising SEA, responsible for delivering a buy strategy per season and building the most profitable, balanced, customer focused range for the country which reflects the PUMA Brand Strategy and supports any key country strategies.

Accountable for managing the in-season trading of the business in a way where inventory is managed efficiently and required trading decisions are made and communicated to stakeholders.

• Execution of seasonal INLINE buy
• Execute seasonal buy in accordance with OTB & Budget
• Define assortment based on market/ platform/ customer profile, participate in seasonal pre-line/ kickoff/ tradeshow meetings to ensure product relevance
• Ensure timely submission of seasonal orders
• Manage the right product mix with targeted division/product category in mind
• Ensure the buy based on analysis of the historical data/sell through
• Define product strategy by sales channel to achieve optimal sell through results
• Deliver seasonal line to ensure gross margin, sell through performance and healthy stocks inventory
• Review seasonal collection performance vs expectations and in analyzing consumer buying patterns, predicting future trends
• Effective and efficient in-season rollout
• Collaborate with GTM/ Ops/ VM team to ensure seasonal rollout is aligned with Global direction
• Be close to market to monitor direct competitors against Brand's position in terms of pricing, product, technology, Hero items.
• Ensure timely rollout of monthly launches and product assortment plan prior launch of a season
• Touch base weekly/monthly with VM & OPs to reaffirm on window and promotion roll out
• Align best practices across territory
• Adhere to existing best practices and ensure it is consistently rolled out in different participating platform/s
• Ensure that functional work processes are clearly defined
  
  

Tasks

Pre-season Planning

In-season Planning

Process improvement

Strategy

Building the Team

YOUR TALENT

• Bachelor Degree, preferably with business degree
• Minimum 5 years retail / merchandising experience in a fashion / branded / retail environment
• Strong computer skills including MS Excel, Word, Power Point.
• Proven competencies in retail math and understanding of what drives business- and store performance
• Solutions focused, results-drive, highly organized and adaptable
  
  

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.