Product Manager Fanwear

The Job

Your Mission

• You steer the product-lifecycle-management, from commercial input, briefing to internal teams, design & development phase to range launch;
• You work effectively with the PUMA network, from PLM to GTM teams to execute PUMA branded motorsport & teamsport (football) ranging to the stichd network;
• You develop short- and long-term collection strategies, tactical product executions and innovations that position our brands / assets / teams as the leader in the assigned categories; 
• You own the collection critical path for each Line Plan developed;
• You effectively translate the commercial input, analysis and financial KPIs into a line plan.  You provide a clear product briefing for our internal teams, and you coordinate the tasks and responsibilities of the teams;
• You prepare market- and competitor studies on an international level as well as analyzing forecasts and sales data;
• You cooperate with design, development, and sales to ensure final collections are reflecting market needs;
• You collaborate with stakeholders and drive the product creation process based on the Go-to-Market calendar milestones;
• You understand sales, margin, and merchandising requirements to deliver market / account fitting product concepts;
• You meet category financial targets as set by the organization;
• You manage, maintain, and distribute all information of assigned product lines. You are responsible for correct and on time input in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and ERP system;
• You present product lines to internal and external teams in a comprehensive, clear, tactical manner;
• You regularly visit markets, fairs and participate in key account meetings;
• You take up all kinds of relevant activities and system work. 

Your Talent

•    You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Sports Management, or comparable fields;
•    You have multiple years of experience in product management, preferably in the sports-lifestyle and / or sporting goods industry or an international organization working with global brands;
•    A knowledge and understanding of our products and interest in Motorsport and/or Football;
•    Good market and retail knowledge in the lifestyle, fashion, and / or sporting goods industry;
•    Preferably knowledgeable in Licensing;
•    Flexible team player with an open mindset, strong organizational skills, analytical, well-structured with the ability to prioritize;
•    Very good verbal communication skills as well as excellent knowledge of the English language (written and spoken);
•    Excellent MS-Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and PLM.

This role is based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Working remotely from other countries is not possible. 

To apply for this role, you must already have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We will not apply for work or residence permits  

We Offer

•    1-year contract with option for extension to permanent contract;
•    A junior, medior or senior position, depending on your experience and education;
•    Choose between a lot of holidays; 37 per year ór choose for a 40-hour salary per month with still 25 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 GoodHabitz e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
•    Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
•    Provided lunch for low costs;
•    Choose between lease-bike, NS Business Card or travel by car for € 0,23 per km (>10km).
•    8% holiday allowance, a good pension scheme and collective health insurance;
•    Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
•    Hybrid working. On fulltime basis 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
•    Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
•    International working environment with colleagues of more than 50 different nationalities;
•    Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga and bootcamp);
•    Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
•    stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
•    Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.

About Us

As a family of experts - currently employing over 750 people - we focus on creating exceptional products within our categories. From branded socks and underwear to fashionable swimwear and iconic fanwear, we are proud to Consciously Craft Convenience for customers and consumers.

Partnering with global A-list brands our current brand portfolio includes PUMA, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Head and Calvin Klein for our Essentials. For our Fanwear business: BMW Motorsport, Formula 1, Williams Racing, Porsche Motorsport, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, Aston Martin F1 Team and Manchester City Football Club. And for our Lifestyle business: BMW Lifestyle. 

Through weaving together Design, Sales, Logistics, Marketing and Digital, we create a seamless one-stop-shop environment. A member of the PUMA Group, stichd is a licensee with its head office located in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. In addition, stichd has a global presence with sales offices throughout Europe, China, in Southeast Asia and North America. The company’s warehousing and logistics are in Tilburg, Netherlands, Mexico City, Malaysia and the United States of America.

If you’re interested in this position and meet the requirements, click 'Apply' now!

Acquisition as a result of vacancies is not appreciated.

stichd provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at stichd and PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.