Your role in the Wolfpack:

• Define the category strategy for Footwear & Equipment together with the CPO and drive its execution in alignment with brand and business objectives.

• Create and drive seasonal business plans, ensuring clear alignment and execution across all functions.

• Lead the global Product Management and Merchandising functions for Footwear & Equipment.

• Build consumer-focused and commercially relevant assortments across product tiers, channels, and regions while ensuring a consistent global brand vision.

• Own category margin and profitability through strategic pricing, product mix management, and assortment steering.

• Drive assortment productivity and efficiency through optimized SKU architecture, segmentation, and range complexity management.

• Translate financial targets, channel strategies, and commercial input into seasonal range plans.

• Lead the category through the GTM process and inspire through compelling presentations at key GTM milestones.

• Collaborate closely with the Creative team to ensure the creative and design vision is consistently translated into commercially relevant product assortments.

• Partner closely with Sourcing teams to ensure Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier capabilities support development targets, commercial objectives, and business needs.

• Responsible for the category budget and resource management.

• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives across the organization and drive efficiency.

What you bring:

• 8 years+ of experience in Product Management, Merchandising or buying within the outdoor industry with at least 3 years in a Leadership role.

• Strong understanding of the footwear and/or equipment market, consumer needs, and industry trends.

• Proven ability to build commercially successful and consumer-relevant assortments.

• Strong strategic thinking combined with solid business and product acumen.

• Visionary mindset with a hands-on and can-do attitude.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to drive decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• Highly structured and organized with strong attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills and understanding of category KPIs.

• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams.

• Strong collaborative and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

• Passion for outdoor culture and deep understanding of outdoor consumers.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.