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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role joins Nike Brand Impact Sports and operates under the guidance in collaboration with Lead PLMs and Product Director. The individual collaborates across Design, Product Development, Engineering, Geography Merchandising, Sports Marketing, and Brand Marketing to bring seasonal athlete promo footwear to life. Through strong partnership and alignment, this role helps drive product excellence from concept through marketplace delivery.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for a detail-oriented Product Line Manager who brings passion, precision, accountability, and learning agility to every season. This individual communicates clearly, follows through on critical details, and confidently manages product information across seasonal systems and tools. They thrive in a highly collaborative environment, building strong relationships across product creation while adapting to changing priorities and timelines. The ideal candidate understands how disciplined execution enables compelling product storytelling and consumer-right footwear. They effectively collaborate with athletes and cross-functional partners, maintain accurate seasonal data, prepare materials for key reviews, and help keep promotional product plans moving seamlessly from brief through delivery.
· 2 years of experience in product line management, merchandising, product creation, footwear, or a related field.
· Bachelor’s degree in business administration, product merchandising, sports product management, marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
· Demonstrated attention to detail, strong execution, effective communication, learning agility, adaptability, and a commitment to team success.
· Experience working with product line management systems, seasonal product data, product briefs, samples, and cross-functional product milestones.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll support the execution of Nike Brand Impact Sports’ seasonal promotional footwear plans. Through accurate briefs, disciplined data management, athlete collaboration, and strong cross-functional partnerships, you’ll help the product creation team deliver compelling, consumer-right product lines on time and with excellence.
· Deliver seasonal product briefs and maintain accurate product information across relevant systems, tools, and seasonal processes.
· Manage seasonal data entry for promotional products, including athlete products and Special Make Ups (SMUs), ensuring accuracy and completeness throughout the season.
· Partner with Design and Product Development and Engineering through key product creation milestones, helping ensure samples are available and ready for critical reviews.
· Track seasonal deliverables and prepare clear, accurate materials for key meetings, reviews, milestone checkpoints, and leadership presentations.
· Build strong relationships with Senior and Lead Product Line Managers, Global and Geography Merchants, Materials, Color, Sports Marketing, and Brand Marketing partners.
· Communicate product details, consumer insights, and storytelling across functions to create alignment and support a consistent seasonal delivery rhythm.
· Contribute to the timely and complete execution of product deliverables while gaining expertise through partnership with Senior Product Line Managers and the Product Director.
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We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
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02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
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03 Interview
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