Senior Product Line Manager, Global Apparel

Location

Beaverton, OR | United States

Job description

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The first spark of a product idea sets the NIKE, Inc. Product team into motion. The team of developers, testers, engineers, designers and managers obsess over Nike’s iconic silhouettes and create groundbreaking new styles. They collaborate, ideate and refine products’ construction, fit and materials. They maintain a keen understanding of consumer and market trends. They skillfully operate at the intersection of buyer needs, technical feasibility and business objectives. And they work lockstep with Merchandising, Design, Manufacturing and others to produce the final result: products that reflect the soul of sport and inspire athletes to reach new levels of performance.

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As our Senior Product Line Manager – Women’s Basketball Apparel, this individual will oversee all facets of the product creation process for WNBA and NCAA Women’s Basketball Apparel, from brief to delivery.  We are looking for someone that can  establish, maintain, and cultivate key relationships with leagues, teams, and assets and  recognize consumer and competitive trends in key markets. The ideal candidate will be able to leverage athlete, consumer, and marketplace insights and translate them into impactful product narratives that resonate. This candidate will lead and collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver and showcase the most innovative and high-performance product in the industry for athletes, as well as deliver a compelling retail assortment for consumers.  The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the uniform creation process, strong relationships with Nike Sports Marketing, and incredible organizational skills to allow them to manage a breadth of projects on varying timelines.

Key responsibilities

Leadership

• Leading a cross-functional team by setting clear priorities and expectations, while fostering collaboration
• Aligning merchandising, brand marketing, sports marketing, design, tech development, operations, and Product Creation Center partners to lead creating and delivering, in full and on-time, one of our most high-profile apparel product lines at the company
• Positively influencing internal and external partners, including tracking progress of and gaining asset approval on-time

Product Strategy & Business Insight

• Gathering athlete and consumer insights to define a product strategy that serves elite athletes, as well as consumers
• Analyzing current business across promo and retail, then creating strategy for and successful implementation of the lineplan

Key competencies

• Leads with a positive collective spirit and creates a ‘one team’ environment across functions
• Ability to operate effectively even when the way forward is not clear and to take an ambiguous situation and create a clear path forward for the cross-functional team
• Ability to communicate in consistent, clear, agile and timely manner with cross-functional partners - written and verbally
• Leads by example and can hold team accountable for meeting deadlines and delivering quality work
• Acknowledges and celebrates differences to arrive at the best outcome

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Retail Merchandising, Business or an equivalent to
• 2 additional years' relevant work experience or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in product-related roles
• Deep knowledge and understanding of athletes, marketplace, and consumer landscape.
• Expert Product Management and Merchandising skills and expert understanding of the product process

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

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