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Merchandising / Buying, Herzogenaurach, Germany

Junior Manager Merchandising ACC Commercial

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

  • Support the implementation of the European Commercial merchandising strategy by aligning assortments with global product directives and preparing analytical inputs that contribute to brand heat, demand, and range efficiency.

  • Assist with seasonal GTM coordination by maintaining launch calendars, updating timelines, and ensuring smooth information flow between merchandising and category marketing teams.

  • Contribute to the preparation of merchandising plans by collecting data, updating assortments, and compiling recommendations from Senior Managers and category leads.

  • Help adapt global assortments and guidelines to cluster‑level needs by updating templates, maintaining product lists, and ensuring accuracy in documents and systems.

  • Maintain and update regional price lists while ensuring accuracy across systems and alignment with global guidance.

  • Track and consolidate channel forecasts, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely data submission for Senior Merchandising colleagues.

  • Provide analytical and administrative support for financial midterm planning by preparing basic reports, collecting category data, and assisting with budget documentation.

  • Collaborate with cross‑functional partners such as Global Product, Sales, E‑com, Retail, and Marketing by sharing updated product information and supporting assigned commercial activities.

  • Participate in routines with Supply Chain, Merchandising Operations, and Analytics by monitoring data accuracy, updating reports, and supporting process documentation.

  • Support SMU and collaboration initiatives by preparing product lists, maintaining briefing templates, and coordinating inputs across Global, Sales, and Retail teams.

Your talent

  • A relevant bachelor’s degree and ideally early experience through internships or working student roles in merchandising, product management, buying, planning, retail, or marketing.

  • A basic understanding of product lifecycle management, assortments, consumer trends, and the fashion or sporting goods industry is essential.

  • Strong functional merchandising skills are required, including the ability to work with product data, price lists, item masters, and support GTM tasks with accuracy.

  • Solid analytical and technical capabilities are important, including comfort with Excel tools (lookups, pivots), basic data analysis, and a high attention to detail when working with pricing, forecasting, and system inputs.

  • The role requires the ability to learn and navigate merchandising systems such as ERP, PLM, PIM, and forecasting tools while maintaining strong data integrity.

  • Cross‑functional and organizational skills are key, particularly the ability to collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Global Product, and Merchandising Operations while managing multiple tasks and timelines.

  • Clear communication skills are needed to summarize information, prepare documentation, and proactively seek clarity and alignment with team members.

  • Personal traits such as curiosity, a proactive and positive mindset, reliability, and a hands‑on “can‑do” attitude contribute strongly to success in this role.

Our principles

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

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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PUMA Headquarter Herzogenaurach

Herzogen­aurach

The PUMA corporate Headquarters are located in Herzogenaurach or Herzo, as we like to call our hometown, located in southern Germany close to Nuremberg.  Every day, more than 1000 colleagues walk through our doors, ready to push sport and fashion forward.  And if you’re lucky, you just might run into Usain Bolt or Antoine Griezmann walking down the hall.

PUMA Headquarter Herzogenaurach

Shape PUMA Merchandising

PUMA encourages your passion for sports – we live it ourselves. That's particularly true for PUMA Merchandising, where it's essential to make the connection between market needs and product development. With creative solutions, we channel market and consumer needs into PUMA products.