Product and Brand Manager

Description 

We are hiring a Product & Brand Manager (Global Product Manager) to drive Sports and Fashion Own Brand Apparel strategy and delivery of business goals, both in the UK and globally. Working closely with Product Creation, the Commercial Team and Buying Functions, you will be responsible for ensuring best in class Own Brand product to service Footasylum, DTC sites and wholesale partners. 

Responsibilities 

• Working with key stakeholders across the business, support the Head of Global Product Management in the development and implementation of a complete Own Brand Strategy for each Own Brand. (across multiple seasons/years). 

• Responsible for delivering clearly defined seasonal product briefs to the Product Creation Team relevant to target consumers for Footasylum, UK Wholesale and International Wholesale/Franchise partners. 

• Ensure product is meeting all channel needs throughout the design/development phase. 

• Responsible for launch of products to all channels. 

• Responsible for management and process of Wholesale/Distributor SMU programmes and requests. 

• Be a key part of a ‘Trend’ team within the business to identify new brand opportunities and current own brand category extensions. 

• Support the Legal Team with input and feedback on trademark registration requirements. 

• Lead the development of direct reports through continuous coaching and implementation of HR tools (PDPs, Check-Ins etc).  

About You 

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Sports Fashion and High Street Fashion Buying/Product roles is essential, demonstrating strong Leadership skills. 

• Excellent internal and external relationship builder. 

• Global experience preferred.  

• Clear understanding and experience of working with and developing apparel brands / seasonal collections. 

• Strong multi-market research, product category and range creation skills. 

• Critical understanding of market trends, price points and competitive landscape to ensure brands and product collections remain consumer relevant. 

• Experience in creating and delivering strategies. 

• Forward thinker and reactive to market situations to ensure Footasylum stays ahead of our competition and meets target consumer demands. 

• International travel will be a requirement for the role. 

Diversity 

We recognise and value the importance of diversity in helping us to ensure that we have a variety of different perspectives when we are providing service to our colleagues and customers. We know that this will help us to deliver a great service, which our customers will love. This is great news for our business. Importantly, for us diversity is also about building happy teams, filled with colleagues who want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences. 

Recruitment Process 

We review applications on an individual basis. If we feel you would be a good fit you will be invited for an informal discussion about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.