Merchandising Manager – Running/Training

Puma
Shanghai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Education & TrainingSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Communication","Influencing","Cross-functional collaboration","Process improvement"]

Drive Puma China merchandising for Running and Training apparel, owning the merchandising strategy and seasonal product assortments. Partner with global PLM, GTM, commercial, RCC, and marketing to deliver ranges aligned to business objectives. Oversee the category business cycle from range building and forecasting through sell-in, order fulfillment, and sell-thru monitoring. Use consumer insights, trends, and competitor intelligence to identify long-term opportunities, risks, and turn-around plans.

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Merchandising Manager – Running/Training

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Job Summary

Drive Puma China merchandising for Running and Training apparel, owning the merchandising strategy and seasonal product assortments. Partner with global PLM, GTM, commercial, RCC, and marketing to deliver ranges aligned to business objectives. Oversee the category business cycle from range building and forecasting through sell-in, order fulfillment, and sell-thru monitoring. Use consumer insights, trends, and competitor intelligence to identify long-term opportunities, risks, and turn-around plans.
Location: Shanghai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Education & Training

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own Puma China merchandising strategy for Running and Training apparel categories.
  • •Drive seasonal product assortment development in partnership with global PLM, GTM, commercial, RCC, and marketing.
  • •Manage the full category business cycle including range building, forecasting, pricing, sampling, sell-in, order fulfillment, and sell-thru monitoring.
  • •Use consumer insights, trends, competitor intelligence, and sell-out performance to build ranges that meet market needs.
  • •Communicate vision and objectives across the organization and develop short- and long-term turn-around plans for risks and threats.

Key Requirements

  • •Develop and execute merchandising strategy for assigned categories to achieve company goals including revenue and gross margin.
  • •Oversee the category business cycle across range building, forecast, pricing, sample, sell-in, order fulfillment, and sell-thru monitoring.
  • •Build product ranges based on consumer insights, trends, competitor strategy, and sell-out performance.
  • •Influence global PLM and GTM teams to shape creation and the China GTM plan, and identify local creation opportunities with RCC.
  • •Implement efficient x-functional processes and develop competitor intelligence to keep teams aware of competitor launches and updates.
Experience:SportswearApparelMerchandising
Skills:Strategic thinkingCommunicationInfluencingCross-functional collaborationProcess improvement

Company Brief

Puma
Global athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories brand designing, developing, marketing and selling sports-inspired products for consumers and athletes worldwide.
Industry: Fashion & Apparel
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany
Founded: 1948
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