Pentland

Product Manager

• Define the long-term global product vision and seasonal range direction for Canterbury
• Lead range architecture, product lifecycle planning and portfolio priorities across key product areas
• Translate rugby performance, teamwear, training and lifestyle opportunities into clear product briefs and commercial choices
• Partner with Design, Development, Brand Marketing and GTM to align product stories, launch moments and sell-in priorities
• Lead and coach the Product Management team, setting clear priorities, accountabilities and ways of working
• Use consumer insight, athlete feedback, market data and commercial performance to shape product decisions
• Identify growth opportunities, innovation platforms and simplification opportunities across the range
• Improve product creation processes, tools and decision forums so teams can move with pace and clarity
• Maintain a clear view of range architecture, lifecycle choices and product priorities each season
• Bring together consumer insight, commercial feedback and development feasibility to make ambitious, deliverable product decisions
• Own the product management calendar, ensuring range strategy, pricing, margin, lifecycle and launch decisions are made on time
• Create clear product briefs connecting consumer insight, commercial opportunity, design direction and development feasibility
• Lead cross-functional range reviews, trade-off decisions and prioritisation across categories and pods
• Use performance data, consumer insight and market intelligence to improve future range architecture
• Build capability within the Product Management team and establish consistent ways of working
• Partner closely with regional teams so product direction is globally led but commercially relevant

VP Product Management

Operations

• Place, track and manage customer orders for designated accounts
• Organise, track and satisfy in-season order requests
• Convert customer orders when stock is available for delivery
• Communicate order progress to internal and external stakeholders
• Process cancellations, credits, debits, returns of non-faulty goods, VAS and DC requirements
• Prepare export documentation and compliance for global logistics where required
• Manage order administration and business processes related to goods or services
• Provide regular updates on sales, order book information, returns, debits, credits and order-processing activity
• Make and communicate changes to customer order books according to business and customer requirements
• Identify potential problems and solutions to manage customer OTIF
• Work cross-functionally with Asia merchandising and shipping teams on Direct Delivery Export to Market, if required
• Produce regular data analysis on order books and supply chain using internal and external sources
• Interrogate and source information from SAP
• Work with Pentland Distribution, Pentland Shipping Customer Operations teams and specific channel customers
• Understand and support delivery of brand priorities

Customer Operations Executive

• Place, track and manage customer orders against customer orderbooks, focusing on EMEA customers
• Organise, track and satisfy in-season order requests
• Convert customer orders promptly when stock becomes available
• Communicate order progress to internal and external stakeholders
• Process cancellations, credits, debits, invoices, returns of non-faulty goods, VAS and DC requirements
• Prepare export documentation and support global logistics compliance where required
• Manage order administration and related business processes
• Provide regular updates on sales, order book, customer returns, debits, credits and order-processing activity
• Make and communicate changes to customer order books according to business and customer requirements
• Identify potential problems and solutions to manage Customer OTIF
• Work cross-functionally with Asia merchandising and shipping teams on Direct Delivery Export to Market
• Produce regular data analysis on order books and supply chain using internal and external sources
• Interrogate and source information from SAP
• Work with customer operations, Pentland Distribution and Pentland Shipping teams
• Understand and support delivery of brand priorities

Customer Operations Executive Apprentice

Supply Chain

• Strategically plan category and product type volumes based on growth plans, historical data, and market strategies
• Develop pre-season forecasts for vendor and material planning with Regional Market Merchandising and Commercial teams
• Lead demand reviews and analyse changes in current and future demand
• Challenge and refine forecast robustness
• Prepare transparent monthly buy summaries covering spending across units, categories, and customer mix
• Manage the buy calendar and complete checks before purchase order management
• Maintain inventory stability and optimise sales conversion
• Allocate stock investments with Commercial and Market Merchandising teams
• Monitor orderbook movements and adapt plans with Commercial and Customer Operations teams
• Monitor the trading funnel and recommend markdown and clearance actions to drive sales, protect margin, cash, and stock health

Demand Planner

Brand Manager

• Support the VP Global Brand Marketing in developing and evolving Speedo’s global brand strategy, positioning and long-term brand narrative.
• Translate brand strategy into clear global frameworks, including brand narratives, seasonal themes, messaging principles and activation guidance.
• Act as a global brand guardian, ensuring Speedo’s tone of voice, storytelling, visual identity and brand standards are applied consistently across markets and touchpoints.
• Use consumer insight, brand health, category trends and cultural signals to inform brand thinking and ensure Speedo remains relevant and distinctive.
• Shape global brand campaign frameworks and narratives, helping define campaign ambition, core narratives, messaging frameworks and creative direction in partnership with internal and external teams.
• Partner with Go-To-Market to ensure approved brand campaigns, seasonal stories and launch moments are translated into clear activation frameworks for regional execution.
• Work closely with regional marketing teams to share brand priorities, review activation plans, exchange learnings and support strong global-to-local execution.
• Partner with Product Marketing to ensure brand narratives align with product pillars, innovation priorities and seasonal product storytelling.
• Work with Social & Community, Sports Marketing and Brand Partnerships teams to ensure social, athlete, partnership and community activity ladders up to the global brand strategy.
• Collaborate with Retail Experience and Store Design & VM teams to ensure brand storytelling translates effectively into retail, experiential and omnichannel environments.
• Partner with Media, PR and Insights teams to support campaign planning, earned media moments, brand performance tracking and post-campaign learning.
• Provide direction and support to direct reports within the brand marketing function, helping prioritise workload and maintain delivery standards.
• Present brand strategy, campaign frameworks and key learnings to senior stakeholders, regional teams and cross-functional partners.

VP Product Management

Customer Operations Executive

Customer Operations Executive Apprentice

Demand Planner

Senior Global Brand Marketing Manager