Director of Footwear Product leading SMU Product Creation while collaborating with strategic partners for Reebok. Overseeing product management and team development in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
Drive growth with strategic partners domestically and internationally through SMU Product Creation across all categories and age groups
Collaborate with sales and business planning teams to engage with accounts to develop and maintain partnerships that ensure Reebok's effective presence and presentation at retail
Support sales and business planning teams with account pre-lines and previews
Collaborate with inline product creation team to share key account wins and ensure feedback is executed in future ranges
Ensure appropriate and correct brand positioning across all categories and age groups
Create an effective work environment for the team across all cross-functional categories-product creation, business planning, sales, etc.
Promote a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations and individual goals, and focus the team /
organization on key drivers that impact success
Build a high-performing team through development and day-to-day coaching of staff
Be an advocate for the category both internally and externally to ensure that proper resources are garnered
Ensure overall adherence to the product creation calendar and achievement of key milestones through critical decision making and leadership
Resolve issues with the team relating to design, staff performance, or cross-functional problems
Partner with cross-functional leaders to design, streamline and optimize processes and workflows to ensure quality of entire commercialization process
Provide insight and analysis of consumer and marketing trends, competition, retail landscape, and cultural
drivers affecting business dynamics
Analyze and summarize internal and external data
Analyze and prepare category business performance reports on a quarterly basis to present to Senior Leadership team
Requirements
Minimum 10 years’ experience in footwear product management, at least 5 of which were in a management or leadership role.
Knowledge of product creation process essential
Bachelor’s degree in related field. MBA a plus.
Ability to travel internationally
Strong presentation skills (presenting to large groups expected)
Ability to partner with, collaborate with, and influence internal and external business partners
Strong influencing skills
Strong collaboration skills
Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills
Excellent verbal and written language skills in English
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products
Experience in FlexPLM preferred
Excellent analytical skills
Be a leader to those in the department
Provide prompt and constructive feedback, and assume a coaching role in order to support and inspire his/her cross functional team
Ensure overall adherence to product creation calendar and achievement of key milestones through critical decision-making and leadership
Tackle conflicts proactively and find constructive solutions together with his/her counterparts
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