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Product Manager GORE BIKE WEAR® (Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany, Europe)

Gore, Newark, DE, USA

Founded in 1958, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a privately-held company headquartered in Newark, Delaware, USA. For more than 50 years, Gore has built a worldwide reputation for ethics and integrity in its dealings with customers, suppliers, and employees, and for taking a long-term view when assessing business situations. Today, Gore has more than 9,500 employees, called associates, located in 30 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan and China, and sales offices around the world. Annual revenues are $3 billion. Our fluoropolymer products provide innovative solutions throughout industry, in next-generation electronics, for medical products, and with high-performance fabrics. We've repeatedly been named among the "100 Best Companies to Work For," in the U.S. by FORTUNE magazine, and our culture is a model for contemporary organizations seeking growth by unleashing creativity and fostering teamwork. While we may be best known for our GORE-TEX® fabrics, all our products are distinguished in their markets. Our technologies and fluoropolymer expertise are unsurpassed. We create next-generation cable assemblies and components for the electronics industry, set the standard for outerwear comfort and protection, solve difficult industrial problems with innovative materials and technology, and Gore medical products work in harmony with the body's own tissues to restore normal body function. We take our reputation for product leadership seriously, continually delivering new products and better solutions to the marketplaces of the world.

Responsibilities:

In your role as product manager you will formulate the product strategy for the collection and drive its implementation. To achieve this, you will be working closely with members of the global functional Leadership Team and agreeing with them on the strategies to adopt. This involves briefing our Design team and colleagues in Product Development as well as defining priorities. As Gore’s point of contact for our premium brand you will be responsible for ensuring the „fitness for use“ of our outfit systems, setting prices and providing inputs into new developments. Further areas of responsibility include driving product optimization, organizing product launches and taking charge of life-cycle management.

Qualifications & Skills:

- Relevant studies in the field of business or technology, ideally with a particular focus on product management.

- At least 5 years professional experience in the sports apparel industry.

- Proven track record in product management and life-cycle management.

- Technical know-how, combined with a pronounced problem solving orientation.

- The ability to make independent decisions that allow for rapid response.

- Self-confident team player.

- An assertive presence and strong communication skills.

- Well-versed in the application of MS Office software.

- Fluent in English and German, both written and spoken.

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