Teamhead Athlete Servicing

PUMA.com

Office

PUMA Way Headquarters, Germany

Full Time

Your Mission

If you love sports and have a strong affinity to performance footwear or if you love athletic footwear and have a strong affinity to sports we would love to welcome you in our team. The PUMA International Sports Marketing Team is looking for someone to lead its integrated athletes servicing team and needs you. We put athletes first and we service them with the speed, agility and spirit of a PUMA, always listening to our athletes and offering the best individual solutions.

Does this sound appealing to you? We welcome your application....

Lead the Athlete Services team to ensure all contracted athletes are wearing correct products on the field of play
Create player specific specs by translating athlete feedback into development specs
Close collaboration and exchange with factories in Asia
Function as the connecting link between Sports Marketing and Product Development
With the Team take care of the order process for international athletes, including seasonal forecasting, order placement, order tracking, delivery, database management, etc.
Ensure specifications are per the athletes specific needs prior to dispatch.
Prepare and update relevant data systems with all necessary information on the player specific customization needs
In collaboration with International Sports Marketing Managers ensure the relevant category footwear roll out plan is executed as expected and support strategic product introductions.
Establish relationship to PUMA athletes and their environment (management, medical staff, coaches, physiotherapists).
Collaborate and communicate with external parties (contracted athletes, athlete management, coaches, medical staff) to positively influence the perception of PUMA performance products
Together with the respective Business Unit Product Line Management and Development teams proactively involve athletes in the product development process through presentations & testing of new statement product concepts
Work closely with Footwear Product Development to enhance the overall performance of inline products based on pro players feedback and input.

Your Talent

8-10 years athletic footwear work experience
Experience in leading and mentoring a team
Passion for Sports
Excellence in project planning and implementation
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and under pressure, cross-cultural understanding, creative mind-set, openness, flexibility and commitment.
Strong communication skills in English, additional languages are a plus.
Ability to travel extensively

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.