Senior Product Line Manager, NA Local Creation Footwear
Nike · Beaverton, OR
- On site
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Beaverton, OR
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Job highlights
- Manage footwear product creation for North America.
- Drive product strategy from concept to commercialization.
- Translate consumer insights into product briefs.
- Collaborate with design, development, and global teams.
- Focus on Nike Sportswear and potential other categories.
About the role
About the Role
As a Senior Product Line Manager, you will partner with the North America Local Creation team, including Design and Development, and collaborate closely with Global Product and Merchandising partners to drive franchise health and marketplace relevance. This role primarily focuses on Nike Sportswear (NSW), with potential to extend across Performance Run and Kids. You will engage with North America Local Creation Apparel counterparts and the broader North America Nike Geo community, reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Product Line Management, NA Local Creation.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking a Senior Product Line Manager to serve as an individual contributor within the North America Local Creation Footwear product creation team. You will bring a positive mindset, a strong point of view, and the ability to align teams to advance product and process. This role requires someone who can drive key facets of the product creation process and translate consumer and marketplace insights into clear, compelling product briefs that serve North America consumer needs. You should be comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity, evolving ways of working, and confident in leading cross-functional partners through decision-making.
We are looking for a strong consumer advocate with a passion for product, fashion, color, and style. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential to create alignment across diverse teams. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to help create and drive an efficient process are also key.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or related field. (Equivalent combination of education, experience, and training will be considered.)
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in product creation, product management, merchandising, or related fields.
- Robust business acumen and strategic decision-making rooted in deep consumer and marketplace understanding.
- Strong product point of view with an understanding of footwear construction and product storytelling.
- Ability to translate vision and insights into compelling consumer-led concepts and product solutions.
- Refined style sensibility and curiosity to continuously learn about consumers, trends, and opportunities.
- Proven ability to capture and articulate consumer insights and influence product direction.
- Clear, effective verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders and external partners.
- High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple timelines.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across diverse teams.
- Ability to travel up to 15-20%.
What You’ll Work On
As a Senior Product Line Manager for North America Local Creation Footwear, you will focus on creating inspiring product on a faster timeline to serve consumers specifically in the North America marketplace. You will be responsible for the product creation process from initial concept through to commercialization and production for assigned models. This includes ensuring on-time delivery and development according to critical dates, product specifications, sustainability, performance, and profitability goals.
You will deeply understand the NSW consumer in the North America geography and apply those insights to create distinctive, coveted product that solve real consumer needs. This involves balancing innovative thinking and freshness with commercial realities and franchise health.
Accommodations
Nike offers 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.
Key skills/competency
- Product Line Management
- Footwear Product Creation
- Consumer Insights
- Marketplace Relevance
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Product Strategy
- Merchandising
- Design Collaboration
- Retail Merchandising
- Product Development
Skills & topics
- Product Line Manager
- Footwear
- Product Management
- Merchandising
- Nike Sportswear
- Product Creation
- Consumer Insights
- Apparel
- Retail
- Fashion
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in product creation, product management, and merchandising, emphasizing consumer insights and strategic decision-making for footwear.
- Showcase your product point of view: Demonstrate a strong understanding of footwear construction, product storytelling, and fashion/style sensibility in your application and interviews.
- Emphasize collaboration: Provide examples of influencing diverse cross-functional teams, managing multiple timelines, and driving product forward.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your analytical thinking, attention to detail, and how you translate consumer needs into product solutions for the North America market.
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Frequently asked questions
- What specific footwear categories does this Senior Product Line Manager role cover at Nike?
- This Senior Product Line Manager role primarily focuses on Nike Sportswear (NSW) footwear. However, there is potential for the role to extend across Performance Run and Kids footwear categories as well.
- What is the expected level of experience for this Senior Product Line Manager position at Nike?
- Nike is looking for a Senior Product Line Manager with a minimum of 3+ years of experience in product creation, product management, merchandising, or related fields. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is preferred, but equivalent experience will also be considered.
- How does Nike support candidates with disabilities during the application and interview process for this role?
- Nike is committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities. This includes offerings like screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, and closed captioning. Candidates needing assistance should complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
- What are the key responsibilities of the Senior Product Line Manager in driving product creation at Nike?
- The Senior Product Line Manager is responsible for the entire product creation process, from initial concept through commercialization and production. This includes ensuring on-time delivery, meeting product specifications, and achieving sustainability, performance, and profitability goals for assigned footwear models.
- What kind of collaboration is expected for the Senior Product Line Manager at Nike?
- This role requires close collaboration with internal teams such as Design, Development, Global Product, and Merchandising. You will also engage with North America Local Creation Apparel counterparts and the broader North America Nike Geo community.
- How important is consumer insight and market understanding for this Nike role?
- Consumer and marketplace understanding is critical. The Senior Product Line Manager must deeply understand the NSW consumer in North America, translating insights into compelling product briefs and solutions that meet consumer needs and drive marketplace relevance.
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