Word onderdeel van het NIKE, Inc. team

NIKE, Inc. doet meer dan gear maken voor de beste atleten ter wereld. Het is een plek waar mensen met een passie samenkomen om de toekomst van sport vorm te geven. We zijn trots op wie we zijn en wat we nastreven: innovatie en inspiratie brengen aan elke atleet* ter wereld. We zoeken atleten die grenzen kunnen verleggen, ons potentieel kunnen vergroten en ons naar grootsheid kunnen blijven leiden. De nieuwe trendsetters, spelverdelers, waaghalzen en verbindende schakels. Ben jij er klaar voor?

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

As a Local Creation team, we are welcoming 2 Lead Product Line Managers – Apparel, EMEA Local Creation.

In these roles, you will work closely with cross-functional partners across Product Management, Design, Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, Business Integration, and Finance, Costing as well as account-facing stakeholders. You will shape product strategies that are brand-right, consumer-relevant, and executable within the Local Creation model. The roles have a direct reporting line into the Senior Manager, Product Line Management – Apparel, Local Creation EMEA.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

In these roles, you will lead the Apparel agenda within EMEA Local Creation. These roles require product instincts, strong marketplace understanding, and the ability to turn consumer, account, and brand insights into clear product opportunities. You know how to bring focus in a fast-moving environment, connect cross-functional inputs, and drive decisions that deliver commercially relevant, brand-right product.

The roles blend product strategy, operating model development, and end-to-end execution. You bring deep knowledge of the product creation process, strong product judgement, and the ability to turn speed opportunities into clear actions that serve both the business and the consumer. You are comfortable working in ambiguity, aligning cross-functional teams, and balancing consumer relevance, feasibility, timing, and commercial impact.

You bring a balance of strategic thinking, product acumen, and executional rigor. You are comfortable shaping line direction, building and executing briefs, and managing trade-offs across timing, margin, and product integrity. You foster effective teamwork, value different perspectives and you build trust through clarity, strong judgement, and the ability to move teams toward aligned outcomes.

Requirements:

  • Experience in product line management, merchandising, or product creation within apparel, with proven ownership of apparel strategy and execution.

  • Strong understanding of consumer, product, marketplace dynamics, and commercial scale.

  • Ability to build product briefs, manage line plans, and guide product decisions across seasons.

  • Well-established cross-functional influencing skills and ability to align teams around priorities and trade-offs.

  • Proven ability to lead in fast-paced environments where speed, clarity, and cross-functional alignment are essential.

  • Experience building new ways of working or improving cross-functional processes to drive speed and consistency.

  • Excellent communication, influencing, and prioritization skills, with the ability to lead through ambiguity

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

  • You will lead the Apparel product agenda for EMEA Local Creation, translating marketplace opportunities into clear product direction and helping deliver product that is relevant, distinctive, and on time.

  • Lead the Apparel product strategy for EMEA Local Creation across seasonal and speed-led opportunities

  • Build and guide product briefs, line plan inputs, and seasonal recommendations grounded in marketplace and consumer insight

  • Represent the Apparel point of view in cross-functional forums and align teams around clear around immediate priorities and long-term direction

  • Own line planning inputs, product prioritization, and seasonal recommendations and manage trade-offs across timing, cost, product integrity, and operational feasibility to maintain focus and effectiveness

  • Represent the Apparel product point of view in cross-functional forums and align stakeholders

These positions will be posted until 31st July. After this date, we will assess applications and share feedback. Interviews will start in August.

Relocation is available.

Wat je kunt verwachten

ZO WERKT ONS SOLLICITATIEPROCES

01 Solliciteer

Onze teams bestaan uit mensen met diverse vaardigheden, kennis, input, ideeën en achtergronden. We willen dat je op de juiste plek terechtkomt: bekijk de functiebeschrijvingen, afdelingen en teams om te ontdekken welke functie bij je past.

02 Maak kennis met een recruiter of doe een test

Als je wordt geselecteerd voor een functie binnen Corporate, neemt een recruiter contact met je op om het sollicitatieproces te starten. Deze recruiter blijft gedurende het hele proces je belangrijkste contactpersoon. Voor functies binnen Retail doe je een interactieve test die bestaat uit een chat en quizzen. Deze test neemt ongeveer 10-20 minuten in beslag. Ongeacht de functie willen we meer te weten komen over jou, dus schroom niet om te laten zien hoe je service van wereldklasse benadert en wat jou uniek maakt.

03 Sollicitatiegesprek

Begin vol zelfvertrouwen aan deze fase door onderzoek te doen, te begrijpen waar we naar op zoek zijn en je voor te bereiden op vragen die zijn bedoeld om meer over jou en je achtergrond te weten te komen.

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