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WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report to the Chassis Product Director for Global Football apparel and will work closely with the Lead Product Line Manager and other Product Line Managers who work on the Global Football business. In addition to working with your triad to bring product to life, you will work with Geo and Territory Sales, Materials/Trims teams, Brand, Planning, Sourcing, Merchandising, and Finance along the product journey. This role works extremely close with our EMEA team in The Netherlands.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Senior Product Line Manager for our Global Football apparel business. This individual needs to have a proven ability to manage our product line of football kits and training apparel designed to meet the needs of our most elite athletes as well as our weekend footballers. In this fast paced and dynamic role, you will need to be comfortable managing competing priorities in a deadline driven environment while embracing the volatility which can come with working on the one true global sport.
In this role, this individual will lead our TEAM business and the product creation process across Men’s, Women’s, and Youth. As the Senior Product Line Manager, this individual will be responsible for leading a cross functional team, while bringing excellent business management skills, a strong strategic competence, and creative problem solving to this high profile role.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor’s degree or higher or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
2-4 years of experience in product-related role
Strong product creation and intuition for business
Ability to manage a large, high-profile business, including a strong base knowledge of product finance including revenue, margin, FOB’s, etc.
Creativity and passion for product, fashion, color and style
Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
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
Necessary Skills/Tools: Visual Tool Creation (Powerpoint/Keynote/Miro), Excel Skills, Retail Math, Smartsheets
Ability to travel ~10-15% of the time
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will be working daily with our global design, development, brand and merchandising teams across multiple subject areas, to create compelling kit and training stories. You will manage the product lifecycles for our TEAM line, and connect them to the branded and licensed businesses. You will be responsible for the custom digital product line, and continuously evolve it to stay ahead of the competition. You will be the leader of the team, keeping projects on task and communicating regularly to both internal and external partners. You will collaborate with team members to develop line plans, implement future product uniform strategies, and track overall progress and delivery in full and on time with one of our most high profile apparel product lines at the company.
You will work closely with your triad team each week to deliver on product creation calendar timelines, including product briefs, asset feedback, design reviews, merchandising plan, and marketplace distribution for multiple projects.
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
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
