Product Manager (fanwear)

The Job

Your Mission

• Execute and manage the product process from clear briefs to range launch;
• Create a critical path, line plan and planning and translate this effectively into a clear product briefing for the creative team and coordinate the tasks and responsibilities of the teams. Develop short- and long-term collection strategies, tactical product executions and innovations that position fanwear motorsports as the leader in the assigned categories;
• Prepare market- and competitor studies on an international level as well as analyzing forecasts and sales data;
• Cooperate with design, development, and sales to ensure final collections are reflecting market needs;
• Collaborate with stakeholders and drive the product creation process based on the Go-to-Market calendar milestones;
• Understand sales, margin, and merchandising requirements to deliver market / account fitting product concepts;
• Meet category financial targets as set by the organization;
• Build and maintain cross functional communication and relationship;
• Manage, maintain, and distribute all information of assigned product lines. Ensuring correct and on time input in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and ERP system;
• Present product lines to internal and external teams in a comprehensive, clear, tactical manner;
• Regular market, fair and account visits

Your Talent

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Sports Management, or comparable fields;
• You have 4 or more years of experience in product management, preferably in the sports-lifestyle and / or sporting goods industry or an international organization working with global brands;
• Good market and retail knowledge in the lifestyle, fashion, and / or sporting goods industry;
• Flexible team player with an open mindset, strong organizational skills, analytical, well-structured with the ability to prioritize;
• The ability to embrace change with a solution based mindset.
• Very good verbal communication skills as well as excellent knowledge of the English language (written and spoken);
• Excellent MS-Office skills (Excel, Word, Power Point

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This role is based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Working remotely from other countries is not possible. To be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the Netherlands without the need for a work permit.

We Offer

• Our salaries are based on 38 hours per week, but a fulltime week is 40 hours per week. Instead, you choose between extra holidays (40 per year in total) ór you choose for a 40-hours salary (salary increased with ca 5,5%) with still 28 holidays. You can switch every six months;
• Annual bonus scheme
• New hires (introduction) days with all new colleagues from all our global offices;
• Great offer of e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
• Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
• Provided lunch for low cost;
• Choice between lease-bike, NS Business Card (24/7) or travel allowance.
• 8% holiday allowance, employee insurances and a good pension scheme;
• Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
• Hybrid working; 3 days in the office and 2 days at home (incl. allowance for home working);
• Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
• International working environment with colleagues of more than 55 different nationalities;
• Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga, bootcamp, gym etc);
• Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
• stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
• Last but not least: Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.