Sporting Fashion & Goods
Senior Product Line Manager, Global Training Apparel
Mid Level
Beaverton, United States
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The Global Training Apparel team creates product for athletes who train to perform at their best, from athletes training to elevate performance in sport to consumers for whom training is their sport. The Senior Product Line Manager owns and drives a Training Apparel product assortment from strategy through commercialisation, developing a deep understanding of the athlete, consumer, marketplace and business in order to identify opportunities and build compelling seasonal assortments. The role partners closely with Design, Merchandising, Development, Materials and Sourcing, leading a cross-functional team through key creation milestones and product decisions while balancing athlete needs, innovation, design vision, commercial opportunity and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Build seasonal product strategies and assortments informed by athlete, consumer, marketplace and business insights
- Identify opportunities for newness, innovation and portfolio evolution while maintaining clarity of purpose across the line
- Create clear, inspiring product briefs that define the consumer problem, product opportunity and intended marketplace role
- Partner with Design and Development throughout creation to ensure products deliver against the intended vision
- Lead cross-functional conversations and key product decisions, creating clarity and alignment across partners
- Partner with Merchandising and Geo teams to understand marketplace needs and incorporate relevant insights into global product strategy
- Monitor competitive and cultural trends, identifying relevant opportunities for Training
- Manage the product creation calendar and ensure critical decisions and deliverables are completed on time
- Maintain accurate product information and systems throughout the creation process
- Communicate product strategies, assortments and recommendations clearly to cross-functional partners and senior leaders
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Product Management or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted
- 3+ years of relevant product management, merchandising or product creation experience
- Strong understanding of the consumer, marketplace and competitive landscape
- Passion for sport, Training and creating outstanding apparel
- Ability to translate consumer and marketplace insights into product opportunities and assortment decisions
- Strong product instincts with an understanding of performance, innovation, style and commercial considerations
- Ability to manage multiple seasons and priorities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to influence, align and lead cross-functional partners
- Demonstrated curiosity, strategic thinking and proactive problem solving
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate product strategy and recommendations clearly
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
Preferred Skills
- Experience in performance apparel, athletic apparel or a related product category
The Application Process
A number of accommodations are offered to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, an accessible single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed.
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