Product Manager, RN FTW

Job Title

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 under running and some terrex

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

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 respective product category

Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented

Ability to travel

Actively interested in performance FTW products

Passion for sport

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion

Minimum of 5 years Product Marketing experience with FTW background

Experience in merchandising or running FTW products is helpful

Basic English, both written and oral

PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)