Puma Uk&i - Manchester, United Kingdom - Step

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PUMA UK&I are seeking an enthusiastic graduate to join them
as soon as possible until July 2024.

As part of the UK&I PUMA business, you'll gain unique industry exposure, work on amazing projects and be part of a team of experts sharing their knowledge.

You will live and breathe the brand, rep the product and work with like-minded people who are passionateabout what they do.

If you love fashion and retail and want to gain a real understanding of how products make it onto our shelves, this opportunity with Puma UK is just for you.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain an overall understanding of merchandising through working with every area of the business and with all team members, but don't confuse this with a visual merchandising placement

Puma UK's operation is purely a wholesale operation, and the merchandisers select the correct products from the whole international range for the UK market.

This requires an awareness of trends, and you will produce monthly product and trend reports fordistribution.

You must also have an awareness of markets, competitor information and innovation in the market, and you will undertake a review of competitors' activity in terms of product, quality, availability and retail support.

You will work across the footwear, apparel, and team sports departments producing reports and analysing the ranges.

This will include ensuring they have the right stock in the right amounts and researching competitors to see how/ what they are doing.

You will support the business, focusing on the Merchandising aspect of the team. This role will concentrate on carrying out administrative tasks to ensure efficient business processes are in place.

You will also assist with the implementation of product launches. This involves sourcing samples, setting up displays, travelling to the showrooms and showcasing the range to retail buyers.

Essential Skills Applicants must be Ideally, you will be a graduate of a fashion-related business, marketing or retail degree

Due to the analytical nature of the role, strong excel skills are essential
You will be academically strong in Maths/science disciplines (confidence with numberscodes and data referencing)
You will be organised, hardworking, confident, and able to plan and priorities your workload during busy times.
You will need to be able to network (internally and externally), work in a team and be able to work independently/use your own initiative to get tasks completed.
You will have welldeveloped problemsolving skills, and the ability to make decisions with conflicting information.