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Merchandising / Buying, Herzogenaurach, Germany

Senior Manager Brand Operations (18 months limited)

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

Your mission

  • Lead by example, executing all tasks and projects with strategic oversight, attention to detail, and a heightened level of excellence and efficiency​

  • Lead a culture of continuous improvement by proactively evolving seasonal GTM processes, ensuring cross-functional alignment, scalability, and adaptability to market dynamics​

  • Drive milestone management by developing scalable frameworks (incl. for key meetings like Line Freeze), optimizing workflows, and ensuring strategic alignment for key seasonal processes and long-term improvements​

  • Continuously evolve the KI framework by shaping its definitions, refining the approach, and ensuring alignment with GTM and marketing objectives​

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for operational queries from markets and business units, providing guidance and issue resolution as needed​

  • Deliver clear and timely business packs and in-season updates (e.g., Weekly Updates) by communicating deadlines and collecting content from Business Units for scheduled releases, ensuring relevant insights are available for decision-making​

  • Confirm that key operational systems are updated by the relevant teams and that all seasonal articles, data, and images are accurate and ready for distribution to the markets​.

Your talent

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Planning (financial, demand, supply, merchandising) in mid-size organization

  • Professional skills in Excel and Power BI are a must have; skills in SQL, macro programming and AI coding is a plus

  • Good presentation skills

  • Analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply experience and knowledge to provide creative solutions to problems

  • Ability to multitask and evaluate multiple requests with multiple degrees of priority simultaneously

  • Collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to follow through on projects both cross functionally and vertically within the organization

  • Ability to execute processes and innovate to support Corporate Targets.

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.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

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.

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PUMA Headquarter Herzogenaurach

Herzogen­aurach

The PUMA corporate Headquarters are located in Herzogenaurach or Herzo, as we like to call our hometown, located in southern Germany close to Nuremberg.  Every day, more than 1000 colleagues walk through our doors, ready to push sport and fashion forward.  And if you’re lucky, you just might run into Usain Bolt or Antoine Griezmann walking down the hall.

PUMA Headquarter Herzogenaurach

Shape PUMA Merchandising

PUMA encourages your passion for sports – we live it ourselves. That's particularly true for PUMA Merchandising, where it's essential to make the connection between market needs and product development. With creative solutions, we channel market and consumer needs into PUMA products.