Product Range Manager

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
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
Work independently on projects and follow up on project development

Key Relationships:

Maintain a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with business unit and across other BU’s
Cross-functional team (Design, PD, Materials, Costing, Planning)
Markets

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 footwear creation or merchandising
Actively interested in kids’ FTW
Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
Ability to travel
Passion for sport

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

Product Manager, KIDS FTW