Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
* Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts
* Execute the category direction
* Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
* Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
Key Responsibilities:
* Proactively manage range direction
* Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it on
* Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
* Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome
* Actively analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
* Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines
* Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products
* Actively execute spot buying (e.g.buying existing fabrics or already developed/existing styles at supplier)
* Be considered as a range expert by markets and retailers
* Prepare and present your ranges and business related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
* Actively provide input for setting the CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with CtC counterparts
* Work independently on projects and follow up on project development
Key Relationships:
* Maintain a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with
o business unit and across other BU´s
o cross-functional team ( Design, Fashion Operations ,CtC, Materials, Costing, Planning)
o markets and relevant key retailers
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
* Transport information clear and effectively – negotiate skillfully
* Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
* Work independently as well as part of a team
* Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast paced environment
* Knowledge of respective product category
* Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
* Ability to travel
* Actively interested in lifestyle and/or fashion
* Passion for sport
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
* College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
* Minimum of 2-3 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
* Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is helpful
* Fluent in English
* PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)