Product Manager, ORI/BB FTW

PRODUCT MANAGER FOOTWEAR ORI/BB

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
•    Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts
•    Execute the category direction
•    Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts
•    Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
•    Proactively manage range direction
•    Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it on
•    Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market
•    Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome
•    Actively analyze business, draw conclusions and propose action steps
•    Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines
•    Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products
•    Be considered as a range expert by markets and retailers
•    Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content
•    Work independently on projects and follow up on project development
 
 
Key Relationships:
 
•    Maintain a strong relationship and ensure constant dialogue/feedback with 

business unit and across other BU´s
•    cross-functional team (Design, PD, Materials, Costing, Planning) 
•    markets 
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 
•    Transport information clear and effectively – negotiate skillfully
•    Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
•    Work independently as well as part of a team
•    Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
•    Knowledge of footwear creation or merchandising
•    Actively interested in footwear
•    Strong analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented
•    Ability to travel
•    Passion for sport
 
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
 
•    College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion
•    Minimum of 5 years Product Marketing experience with FTW background
•    Experience in merchandising is helpful
•    Fluent in English
•    PC skills (MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel)


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Job Title:  Product Manager, ORI/BB FTW

Brand: 
Location:  Shanghai
TEAM:  Brand Management & Communications
State:  SH
Country/Region:  CN
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  538785
Date:  Dec 23, 2025