Tasks
Roles & Responsibilities
- Expand the Porsche accessories division with vehicle-inspired lifestyle products, including supplier liaison, quality assurance and compliance requirements of local laws.
- Stay apprised of market trends and develop new product ideas and collections for the U.S. Market.
- Work cross-functionally with Porsche internal teams at our Headquarters in Germany.
- Source and liaise with local suppliers; manage design, sample production, quality assurance and compliance of local laws.
- Manage profitability analyses (inclusive of margins, quality, logistics) and ensure budget planning and in-time implementation meets expectations.
- Support the local marketing team with product launches, brand event activations and retail marketing initiatives to raise overall brand awareness.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required /Master’s degree preferred in Marketing, Product Management / Development or Business Administration
Work Experience
- Minimum of 4 years of comprehensive relevant professional experience in product management within the apparel/luxury industry.
- Extensive vendor network within the fashion manufacturing industry in the U.S. (especially California).
- Good understanding of consumer trends and lifestyle pop culture.
- People oriented, team player that can build strong partnerships across all channels.
- Pronounced understanding of processes and the ability to negotiate complex issues.
- Creative and strategic minded with strong executional abilities and a can-do attitude.
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Strong commercial, financial, and business acumen.
- Excellent IT user skills, including Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Dynamics 365 etc.
- Strong organizational skills, especially time-management and experience in meeting tight deadlines
- Independent work style, self-starter, extremely organized and structured
- Goal oriented and thrives on competition and challenges.
- Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Easily adapts to changing scenarios
- Ability to work with a wide range of colleagues and internal/external partner.
- German language – a plus, but not required.
Principal Working Relationships
- Reports to the Porsche Design of America Head of Marketing & PR (with a dotted line to the Head of Product Management at PLX).
At a Glance
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