Senior Associate- Category (Kids) Job in Bengaluru at PUMA

Puma is hiring for the role of Senior Associate- Category!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Responsible for delivering Key KPIs of maximizing Sales, Gross margin, range building, and Brand focus category while catering to requirements of all channels
• Overall assortment planning for the category in sync with Key brand initiatives for the season, target customers for each format (product and pricing), and strategic objectives for the season/year
• Maximizing Gross profit through the right pricing strategy and cost optimization with local sourcing teams
• Range building from Global inline range and plugging gaps for the Indian market from local sourcing
• Achieving the top line and bottom line for the category as per Puma India's short and medium-term objectives
• Range Planning and assortment building – Global Inline and non-inline (India-specific developments)
• Responsible for working closely with Sales and customers to build products that meet market requirements and plug product and price point gaps in the global range
• Responsible for driving this business along with the Sales team to achieve market leadership
• Analyzing gaps in the range from Global and filling them through developments locally for the Indian market
• Right pricing strategy to maximize ASPs, margin, and sell thrust
• Cost negotiations with sourcing teams to maximize input cogs and drive the right pricing
• Managing end-to-end process of order placement, tracking, and delivery monitoring to ensure timely launches in alignment with channel-level launch targets
• Maximizing option and sales efficiency on non-inline (local) developments
• Closely coordinating with channel merchandising, sales, customers, and other internal departments to deliver on all objectives
• Coordinating with marketing, VM, training, and other demand and awareness-building teams to drive category focus
• Providing leadership, development, and guidance to the team to execute category goals
• Maintaining updated knowledge of key competitor products, distribution, and pricing strategies
• Actively tracking fashion and consumer trends to continuously look for opportunities to grow business and plug gaps

Requirements:

• MBA/Degree in business studies. Related education in Fashion Management is an added advantage
• 2+ years of working experience in the sports-lifestyle business
• Experience in working with a retail/fashion/branded environment
• Leadership Skills
• Strategic Decision Making
• Strong Stakeholder management, influencing, and communicating skills
• General knowledge of go-to-market processes
• Strong analytical skills
• Technical product knowledge
• Ability to convincingly present category knowledge using PowerPoint and spreadsheet software tools.
• Fluency in the English language (speaking, reading, writing) at business level
• Interested in working in a truly multicultural environment