Title: Senior Product Line Manager, Global Apparel
Location: Onsite – Beaverton, OR
Duration: 6 Month Contract
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- As our Product Line Manager – Nike Tee COE, this individual will oversee all facets of the apparel product creation process for Tees.
- This is a high visibility role with both strategic and creative elements, managing the product seasonal strategy to meet financial targets and product creation process.
- We are looking for someone with a deep understanding of tees, sport, street, and sneaker culture.
- A successful candidate will be someone who has strong collaborative, operational, communication, and analytical skills and can influence key stakeholders across a complex matrix operating model.
- This candidate should have a passion for Tees!
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- In this role the ideal candidate will be responsible for crafting insightful product briefs, analyzing consumer and competitive trends in Tees to bring innovative, quality product to market that meets margin targets.
- You will own strategy and the successful execution of the line plan architecture in partnership with Global Merchandising.
- You will also be responsible for creating impactful presentations that leverage digital tools at appropriate gates to inform and inspire triad and downstream partners around our seasonal product strategies.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
- This individual will lead product strategy, consumer work, and product creation processes for the overall product line in collaboration with the Product Director.
- You will spend time with consumers, the COE triad (graphic design, technical development, product creation center, and sourcing/costing) as well as global merchandising partners to conduct analyses of the current business and assortment opportunities.
- You will also lead the design and development teams to hit key deliverables each season, including all key creation deadlines.
- You will co-own the successful creation and execution of the line plan architecture in partnership with Global Merchandising.
- This individual will collaborate with teammates in the gender product and merchandising teams as well as gender cut and sew apparel design triads (apparel, graphic, and color).
- You will also share best practices from your Tee business with product peers, cross-functional partners, and leadership teams within the COE and across the gender offense.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor’s degree and +4 years’ experience in a product-related role
- 2 years’ additional experience in lieu of a degree
- Deep understanding of the men’s consumer, street culture and market (key consumer trends and moments, aesthetic, preferences, relevant brands, industry collaborations, brand history, etc.)
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- Business acumen & strong analytical abilities
- General understanding of apparel product construction and sourcing process
- Able to lead and influence a team and enable collaborative working relationships
- Attention to detail and deadlines
- Solutions-oriented, open to raising hand and proposing new product and process ideas
- Experience in graphic application methods, garment washes, and finishes is preferred
- Experience monitoring and understanding trends, and applying that understanding to product briefs is preferred
- Necessary Skills/Tools: Visual Tool Creation (Keynote/Miro), Excel Skills, Smartsheets, AirTable