E-business / Digital
Senior Category Manager eCommerce Europe
Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Your Talent
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in business administration or another relevant field. MBA preferred
- 4-7 years of experience in eCommerce, Category Management, Digital Merchandising or Analytics and BI
- Experience with eCommerce tools and platforms such as SFCC, Google Analytics, PowerBI or Site Merchandising tools
- Commercial mindset and entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to effectively prioritize various tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders in cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical skills – excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential; knowledge of Power BI or other reporting tools is beneficial
- Knowledge of the sports and fashion industry is a plus
- Willingness to take own initiatives and work independently on assigned tasks with little guidance as well as accept direction on given assignments
- Excellent communication skills in English, fluency in German or another European language is beneficial
Your Mission
- Be responsible for driving the growth and profitability of your own PUMA Categories within the eCommerce direct-to-consumer business in Europe
- Become an expert of your Category P&Ls and ensure monthly & yearly targets are met, maturing a full end-to-end understanding of internal and external inputs that can affect your P&L
- Create and execute a strategy to improve your main KPIs including Sales, Profitability, Product Conversion and Sell Through Rate
- Closely cooperate with peers and Teamheads to incorporate strategic directions into operational activities and standard processes
- Critically review existing structures and ways of working and suggest measures to improve efficiency proactively
- Propose, own and deliver complex multi-stakeholders projects in areas including but not limited to pricing, merchandising, revenue optimization, content management and planning
- End-to-end manage product launches, key drops, and campaigns on PUMA.com and Marketplaces
- Closely cooperate within your “Category Squad” consisting of Merchandising, Consumer Experience and Marketing to analyze the performance, identify opportunities and derive actions
- Partner up with Merchandising to provide product insights, requirements, and feedback for the seasonal buy. Optimize the assortment for each channel
- Utilize tools such as Excel and PowerBI to gather meaningful conclusions from complex set of data. SQL knowledge is a plus.
- Conduct analysis and mature insights on topics such as competitive landscape, industry trends and other growth opportunities.
- Derive actionable insights from reports, data analysis or A/B tests to increase sales and profitability
- Be a strong representative of PUMA’s values and step in a Teamhead when needed
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.
