Your mission
Are you motivated to make children’s hearts beat faster and turn little couch potatoes into big outdoor enthusiasts with the help of technically innovative and durable kids clothing?
Then apply now for the job as Product Manager:
- You are responsible for the global collection management (apparel / accessories / equipment) of namuk and shape namuk’s product vision together with the founder.
- You will work closely with Design, Development, Operations, Marketing and Sales to develop products and collections that fit the brand and meet the needs of our customers.
- You will manage product launches, provide operational and technical support to our marketing and sales teams, and ensure go-to-market plans are met.
- You develop product specifications and assortment definitions and are responsible for ensuring that all base product data is correctly available internally.
- You continuously inform yourself about new trends and innovations and ensure that our assortment is future-oriented and industry-leading. You also attend trade fairs and conferences.
- You act as a link to our suppliers and producers and make sure that we are as efficient as possible in terms of pricing/margins and that we reach our goals.
- You are willing to develop and grow into product team leadership, both in terms of processes (including digitization/implementation of systems) and people development.
Your profile
- Deep understanding of the premium lifestyle and outdoor market with a clear focus on sustainability. Passion for the outdoors and/or fashion industry, affinity for design.
- Demonstrated strength in project management and ability to manage complex projects, meet key timelines and deadlines, and own processes through from start to finish.
- A business and/or textile engineering degree and 5+ years of industry experience in global product management or collection development
You are used to working conceptually and have a very good command of written and spoken English. - Digital readiness: You are familiar with MS Office programs/Google Drive, editing a techpack in Illustrator and filling out a BoM is no problem for you. You are motivated on driving digitisation in the product team including the introduction of a PLM.
- You have very high quality standards in your daily work, work precisely, have a keen eye for detail and maintain a good overview even in hectic times.
- You like to take on a lot of responsibility from day 1, work independently with an entrepreneurial mindset and are motivated to further develop the product team.
- You are open-minded, able to work under pressure, committed and communicative and enjoy working in a small team.
What we offer
- An open, dynamic and positive corporate culture with little bureaucracy and a flat hierarchy.
- Diverse opportunities for development in a fast-growing, internationally active start-up.
- A flexible working environment, varied challenges and the opportunity to actively contribute to the further growth of the most innovative Swiss children’s outdoor label.
- A small but dynamic and highly motivated team with the aspiration to revolutionise the market with sustainable, durable and high-quality children’s clothing.