Merchandising / Buying
Performance Merchandise Assistant
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Your Talent
- Relevant work experience and / or educational background in business analytics.
- An interest in developing a career in product merchandising.
- A passion for performance and sportstyle product.
- The ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Work well both autonomously and as part of a cohesive team.
- Advanced level analytical skills.
- The ability to work well in a fast-paced changing environment.
- Excellent organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- A desire to own projects and exceed expectations, with the ability to find solutions.
- Fully proficient across Microsoft packages including Power Bi, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Skills to present in 1:1 and group situations.
- Proactive, tenacious and an inquisitive nature.
- This role requires occasional UK and overseas travel.
Your Mission
- Provide administrative support to the Performance Merchandising Team in the creation of the footwear, apparel and accessories ranges.
- Support and where necessary drive data analysis of the UKI range from a purchasing, forecasting, pricing and margin perspective
- Support the wider Merchandising Team with local ERP set-up of wholesale and DTC range
- First point of contact for cross-departmental queries on the performance product range focused on run / train / hoops
- Management of key excel files covering forecasting, pricing, product descriptions and status
- Follow and track the global critical path process to ensure key seasonal deadlines are met.
- Play an active role at key milestone meetings
- Creation of sell-in tools to support Sales GTM process – e.g. workbooks, line plans, price lists, etc...
- Ownership of product set up for run / train / hoops, including internal systems, restrictions, embargos, relevant trackers, master sheets, price changes, etc….
- Develop your knowledge of the run / train / hoops UKI market to help deliver feedback to the regional and global business units
- Regular store visits and wrap-up reports to keep yourself and the wider business up to date with retailer and competitor activity
- Analyse historical PO and sales data alongside seasonal target guidance to provide accurate forecasts and maximise SKU efficiency.
- Support placement of sample orders having reviewed seasonal needs to maximise efficiency, avoiding unnecessary costs.
- Merchandising showrooms at the start of each season and packing them down in preparation for the next one.
- Liaising daily cross functionally with the wider merchandising team, DTC, sales, and marketing to execute account and brand plans, and keeping them aware of all relevant updates.
- Contribute as part of a strong and harmonious merchandising team that has excellent collaborative working relationships with all other local, regional, and global functions and personnel.
- Review weekly GTM updates and follow-up on action points.
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 supports over 21,000 employees across 51 countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
