Product Manager, Creation Center Tokyo Originals

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Bring consumer and sport insights into your concepts

• Execute the category direction

• Work with all creation functions to deliver product concepts

• Create ranges within the category from both an image and commercial point of view

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage range direction proactively

• Propose a clear strategy for the range and how to move it forward

• Show full understanding of the product creation process whilst managing all tasks within the given time frames, with special attention to speed to market

• Work within cross-functional team and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process with an optimum product outcome

• Analyse business, draw conclusions and propose action steps

• Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics by using relevant structure and content

• Provide input for setting the Go-To-Market direction and implement it into relevant ranges in partnership with GTM counterparts

• Work independently on projects and follow up on project development

• Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships

• Plan and prioritize daily working time effectively with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Strong knowledge of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines

• Prepare and present your ranges and business-related topics - with respective audience in mind - by using relevant structure and content

• Support the creation team to implement day-to-day operational administrative tasks as a satellite creation team member

Key Relationships:

• Product Design

• Product Operations / Development (Multiple Locations)

• Japan Business Unit & Local Cross-Functional Teams

• South Korea Business Unit & Local Cross-Functional Teams

• Global Lifestyle Business Unit & Go-To-Market Teams

• Global Business Affairs Team

• Global Sourcing Team

• External Collaboration Partners/Accounts

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Skilled at transporting information clearly and effectively

• Strong negotiation skills

• Strong knowledge of product information systems, interlinking functions and respective timelines

• Good level of product expertise to create industry leading products

• Knowledge of respective product category

• Strong analytical skills with solution-driven and result-oriented mindset

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree, preferably in marketing, business, textile or fashion

• Minimum 2-3 years of Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW and ACC background

• Experience in trade, vertical retail business model or sales is a plus

• Fluency in English and Japanese (written and spoken) is required

• Willingness and flexibility to travel as required by the business.

• Deep passion for sports, fashion, art, music, and sneaker culture.