🧪 Top-Karrierechance: (Senior) Manager Product Testing Footwear bei PUMA in Herzogenaurach gesucht

Your mission

• Optimize and lead the comprehensive footwear product testing workflow to deliver robust fit, performance, and quality metrics that elevate product development.

• Direct the entire testing cycle while securing prompt, high-quality input from all project participants.

• Gather, validate, analyze, and consolidate testing evaluations into clear, strategic action points.

• Collaborate with Product Development to evaluate fit and functional feedback, spearheading continuous enhancement initiatives.

• Partner with Technical Services to investigate quality topics and ensure thorough follow-up actions.

• Manage and refine the Product Testing Database to maintain consistent data integrity and completeness.

• Facilitate Testing at Source operations and align with Asia-based teams on seasonal product selection and Athlete Service support.

• Organize testing events and benchmarking trials, presenting findings clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.

• Travel nationally and internationally as required (approximately 20%).

Your talent

• Establish an expansive product testing network delivering meaningful consumer insights to foster product innovation.

• Build and maintain a versatile tester base supporting both seasonal demands and long-term testing strategies.

• Expand expertise in footwear construction, materials, and manufacturing techniques to increase testing efficiency.

• Serve as the main point of contact for wear testing innovation, testing novel materials, constructions, and technologies.

• Drive the evolution of the Digital Product Testing Platform together with IT teams and essential partners.

• Train and onboard team members on testing methodologies, standards, and digital systems.

• Promote cross-functional teamwork, continuous learning, and active knowledge sharing across teams.

Our principles

PUMA offers equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of background, identity, or personal status. Equality remains a core value, and discrimination or harassment is strictly not tolerated.

Every application is evaluated by human recruiters committed to fairness and transparency. Automated systems or AI tools do not make hiring decisions at PUMA. AI functions may assist with basic organizational steps like interview scheduling, but final decisions remain entirely human.

As a global sports brand, PUMA crafts inspiring footwear, apparel, and accessories, operating in over 120 countries with a global team of approximately 22,000 employees.