Puma Vacancies

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Retail Sales Supervisor

Johannesburg, South Africa

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity – no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

Your Talent

• National Senior Certificate
• Three to four years of management experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear) with results driven track record
• Proven ability to exceed sales while meeting payroll goals, demonstrated ability to identify, hire, train, develop and retain top talent Managers as well as teams, ability to reason through complex issues, demonstrates effective communication, ability to present information to large groups and facilitate store visits
• Strong interpersonal, communication and motivational skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Commercial acumen
• Leadership
• PC-skills, MS-Office Knowledge, Outlook, Internet

Your Mission

Ensure high customer service standards, manage store operations, oversee staff performance, handle cash desk transactions, maintain merchandising standards, and achieve financial and operational goals while adhering to company policies and safety regulations.

• Sales Management: Drive and achieve sales, KPIs, and profitability goals via offering and showing products to customers, assisting them in choosing products, consulting on product purposes, properties, quality, care rules, prices, offer substitute, new, and related products, calculating purchase costs, issuing receipts, preparing documents, packing purchases, and handling exchanges.
  Customer Experience & Communication: Ensure high standards of customer service and engagement on the sales floor.Take measures to prevent and resolve conflict situations.Foster effective communication within the team and with other departments.
  Salesfloor Engagement: Spend 90% of time on the sales floor engaging with customers and coaching employees.
  Team Management: Assist in recruiting, training, developing, and managing store staff. Motivate and encourage retail sales staff to achieve sales target
  Store Operations:
  Process POS transactions (sales, exchanges, discounts and refunds) accurately in comply with Retail P&Ps. Identify, interpret, diagnose the performance of the store as based on controllable operational KPI’s  (including but not limited to CR, UPT, ATV).
  Loss Prevention: Oversee loss prevention and ensure operational compliance.
  Inventory Management: Achieve or exceed inventory and shrink goals; manage physical inventory counts.
  Merchandise Management: Handle incoming and outgoing merchandise and communicate opportunities. Ensure the store’s visual presentation meets or exceeds PUMA VM standards.
  Reporting: Prepare and analyze sales reports, and provide insights to improve performance.
  Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and legal requirements.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.

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Shop-in-Shop Visual Merchandiser

Johannesburg, South Africa

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity – no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

Your Talent

• Minimum qualification: a degree in fashion design, or a related discipline
• Experience in retail or visual merchandising.
• 2 – 3 years Visual Merchandising experience
• Proficient in SAP; Excel; Word; Power Point; Outlook and Internet
• Driver’s License essential
• Willing to travel

Your Mission

The Visual Merchandiser will be responsible for developing, delivering and communicating visual concepts and strategies to promote the brand, products and services in-store.

• Conducting research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle
• Liaising with internal Sales Managers and Retail Managers to discuss sales strategies
• Identify and source props, fabrics, hardware and lighting
• Maintain a budget and negotiate with suppliers for visual materials
• Work with architectural features of stores to maximise the available space
• Create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines
• Visit branches to coach in-store Visual Merchandise or Sales Teams
• Assemble or dismantle visual display on windows or in-store
• Comparison Shops [comp-shop]
• Motivate teams to complete displays to tight deadlines
• Plan for and merchandise at store openings
• Expert knowledge of the sporting, consumer goods industry, marketing and retail business

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.

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Retail Store Manager

South Africa

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity – no matter your background, identity, or experience. To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

Your Talent

• National Senior certificate
• 3 to 4 years of managerial experience in a focused, customer service-oriented retail environment (preferably apparel/footwear) with results driven track record.
• Proven ability to exceed sales, demonstrated ability to identify, hire, train, develop and retain top talent Managers as well as teams, ability to reason through complex issues, demonstrates effective communication, ability to present information to large groups.

Your Mission

The Retail Store Manager will be responsible for strategically managing and promoting sales culture within a Retail Store to achieve or exceed sales, KPIs, and profitability goals to position PUMA to be the Fastest Sports Brand in the world.

• Directly responsible for ensuring the Store consistently achieves or exceeds sales, KPIs and profitability goals through the effective use of short- and long-term planning, expense control, sales and service.
• Guarantee consistently high standards of customer experience within the Store in accordance with PUMA’s Brand Values and service standards.
• Responsible for recruitment, training, development and succession of high performing, results driven Associates and Management.
• Prepare and administer timely and accurate performance appraisals for each member of the store team.
• Hold each member of the store team accountable to meeting / exceeding company expectations through weekly productivity conversations, daily coaching in the moment, performance recognition, and performance action notices as necessary.
• Spends 85% of their working time on the sales floor engaging with consumers, selling, and coaching employees.
• Responsible for ensuring training programs, both Domestic and Global (required per the role), are successfully completed to drive results within the store.
• Communicate and provide feedback to Area Manager
• Implement, manage and monitor Loss Prevention education, training and awareness programs.
• Directly responsible for execution and processing of both incoming and outgoing merchandise.
• Directly responsible for Loss Prevention and Operational compliance within store.
• Achieve or exceed all Inventory and Shrink goals; oversee and manage Physical Inventory counts.
• Participate in new store openings and/or store closings; travel may be required.
• Attend Store Manager Meetings as well as all offsite training and position related meetings as required by Area Manager; travel may be required.
• Responsible for accurately processing sales, exchange, and refund transactions at the cash desk, with proper operation of the POS system, handling forms of tender with accuracy and respect, and ensuring proper discounts are applied when applicable. Also, responsible for processing employee transactions while adhering to the Associate Discount Policy & Procedure.
• Ensure execution and maintenance of all Visual Guidelines as well as guaranteeing the visual presentation of the Store always meets or exceeds PUMA standards.
• Maintain physical condition of Store according to relevant guidelines and communicate maintenance needs in a timely manner.

Required to work non-traditional hours; weekends, evenings, holidays; overtime may be required.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.

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We wish you all the best with your applications