Product Manager, Apparel Kids, Bu Originals (m/f/d)

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:

• Close interaction with external US licensing partner as their key communication partner
• 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
• Actively execute spot buying (e.g.buying existing fabrics or already developed/existing styles at supplier)
• 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
• Actively provide input for setting the CtC (Concept to Consumer) direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with CtC counterparts
• 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 BUs
  • cross-functional team ( Design, Fashion Operations,CtC, Materials, Costing, Planning)
  • markets and relevant key retailers
• external licensing partner in the US

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 and flexibility to travel
• Actively interested in lifestyle and/or fashion
• Passion for sport

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• US / NAM market experience (kids market experience preferred)
• The role involves up to 30% travel – mostly to US
• College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
• Minimum of 2-3 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW or ACC background
• Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is helpful
• Fluent in English
• PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)