Junior Manager Merchandising FTW Commercial

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Your mission

• Support the implementation of the European commercial merchandising strategy by aligning assortments with global product directives and preparing basic analytical inputs that strengthen brand heat, demand, and range efficiency.

• Assist in coordinating seasonal Go‑To‑Market activities by maintaining launch calendars, updating timelines, and ensuring smooth information flow between merchandising and category marketing teams.

• Contribute to merchandising plans by gathering data, updating assortments, and compiling recommendations based on guidance from Senior Managers and category leads.

• Help adapt global assortments and guidelines for European clusters by updating templates, validating product lists, and ensuring accuracy across documents and systems.

• Maintain and update regional price lists and ensure all related system entries follow global instructions and remain accurate.

• Track and consolidate forecasts from channel teams to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission to senior merchandising colleagues.

• Provide analytical and administrative support to financial midterm planning through basic reporting, data collection, and preparation of budget inputs.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams by sharing updated product information, preparing documentation, and coordinating commercial activities as directed.

• Support operational routines by monitoring data accuracy, updating reports, maintaining process documentation, and assisting with SMU and collaboration tasks.

• Assist with GTM materials, catalogues, workbooks, and showroom preparation while gathering market insights, tracking in‑season performance, and contributing to overall team operations.

Your talent

• A solid foundational knowledge in business, merchandising, marketing, economics, or fashion—supported by relevant internships or early career experience in merchandising, product, buying, planning, retail, or marketing.

• A basic understanding of product lifecycle management, consumer trends, and industry dynamics within sporting goods, fashion, or lifestyle categories.

• Strong functional merchandising skills, including familiarity with assortments, product data, price lists, item masters, and channel differences across Wholesale, E‑com, and Retail.

• Foundational analytical and technical skills, including Excel proficiency (lookups, pivots, formulas), comfort working with datasets, and the ability to identify simple trends in sales or market data.

• Growing technical capability with merchandising systems such as ERP, PLM, PIM, and forecasting tools, paired with high attention to detail and data accuracy.

• Strong organizational and process‑management skills, enabling effective task prioritization, calendar coordination, and support of cross‑functional GTM routines.

• Clear and collaborative communication skills to work with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Merchandising Operations, and Global Product teams.

• A proactive, curious, and accountable working style, with willingness to learn, take initiative, and support team priorities within a fast‑paced, international environment.

Our principles

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 is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.