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 work with both the Performance and Lifestyle product management teams as well all key stakeholders/functions that are involved in the consumer creation process – development, design, inline product teams, materials etc. Additionally partnering with merchandising on marketplace positioning and geo insights/franchise health.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As a Senior Product Line Manager for North America Express Lane Footwear team, we are looking for someone who will be a leader within our product creation team and will bring a positive attitude, an ability to bring people together, and someone who can work with various groups across the organization to help move the team and the product forward.

We are looking for someone who can drive and manage all facets of the product creation process. This person will be responsible for creating consumer-led product briefs that will serve our North America marketplace needs. This person will also need to understand and leverage market trends, consumer behaviors, and analytics to create insights to bring new products to our consumer.

This person will need to represent the consumer, have a passion for product, fashion, color, and style. They also need excellent communication skills as well as be able to influence, collaborate, and create consensus. They will need to demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as a high level of attention to detail and the ability to create and drive an efficient process. This individual should be able to work well in ambiguity, can evolve and refine the operating model they work within, and can lead a cross-functional team in the creation of product.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Product Development, Sports Product Management or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

• 4+ years of product experience or related experience in merchandising, retail, product

• Strong global consumer and marketplace knowledge

• Proven track record of displaying strong business acumen and strategic decision making

• Great product eye

• Strong style sensibility

• Experience monitoring and understanding trends, and applying that understanding to product briefs is preferred

• Proven track record of fostering a collaborative team environment

• Great presentation and communication skills – experience presenting to Senior Leaders within Nike and External Partners

• Attention to details

• Enterprise leadership potential

• Proven leadership authenticity and credibility with internal and external partners

• Global or Geographic experience is preferred

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Senior Product Line Manager for North America Express Lane (NAEL) FW, you will be responsible for the product creation process from initial concept through to commercialization and production for assigned models to lead to on time delivery and development according to critical dates, product specification, sustainability, performance, and profitability goals.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

• Take product insights and create compelling briefs, in additional to working with all product partners to ensure product excellence.

• Present the culmination of this work to our cross functional partners to enable the full end to end process to come to life.

• Be responsible for achieving revenue and margin goals.

• Coordinating and communicating the line or specific products to internal and external audiences.

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.