Product Line Manager II

This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be inoffice 3 days or more per week depending on business need. This inoffice expectation is subject to change at business discretion.

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy.

We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Product Line Manager II drives a specific product line category and supports seasonal product strategies. Executes on the development of seasonal line plans and ensure successful GotoMarket activities globally. Participates in crossfunctional teams to develop and drive the of the aligned vision of the product line that meets the needs of the consumer while driving profitable growth. Works to develop influencing skills and collaborates across regions and other product functions.

HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Supports the efforts in the creation and of the mid and longterm strategies for the business. Contributes through business marketplace and consumer research and analysis identifying opportunities to grow the business long term. Requires crossfunctional partnership and the support from key stakeholders in Design Finance Planning Marketing Sales and Manufacturing to ensure priorities are aligned.
• Builds the bottomup seasonal line plan for a portion of the business. Includes growth drivers that align with the strategic business direction and considers macro trends in the marketplace. Ensures line plan creation results in the meeting or exceeding of revenue and productivity metrics and aligns with brand vision while meeting the needs of customers across the globe.
• Participates and supports the teams efforts across all global waypoints and GotoMarket activities. Ensures these activities meet all calendar deliverables and deadlines defined by the brands master calendar.
• Plays a key role for the businesss crossfunctional product teams. Provides leadership and guidance to the overall team. Partners with other functional peers to ensure teams are executing on the direction and priorities of the business and holds teams accountable. Identifies best practices in order to improve communication operational efficiency process tools and sustains seamless working relationships.
• Provides commercial support of the US marketplace. Helps to create and execute marketplace segmentation for their business that maximizes business opportunities across Wholesale DTC and eCommerce channels in the US marketplace. Partners with Sales teams to ensure full alignment in product and pricing architecture that reflects the relevant marketplace. Supports the Sales teams efforts in creating sellin assets and attends preline and other keyaccount meetings in representing the product assortment.

YOU ARE

• Passionate about creating product.
• Strategic and able to set global strategy lines determining global consumer strategy for new initiatives and ongoing initiatives.
• You are collaborative and enjoy working with internal and external partners like Planning Sourcing Market Merchants and Product Designers.
• Possess knowledge of the global outdoor apparel consumer.
• Passionate about the outdoors.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelors degree in business or related discipline. Equivalent work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Requires 35 years of product line management product creation or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of product development process
• Must have ability to present a professional and informative product and trend assortment to those both inside and outside the organization
• Proficient in retail math best seller analysis competitive landscape analysis
• Proficient in MS Office; specifically Excel PowerPoint Adobe

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This job description is not meant to be an allinclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: The pay transparency policy is available here: Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular fulltime employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee wellbeing by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of wellbeing: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance disability flexible spending accounts health savings account and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident critical illness hospital indemnity and legal services). In addition Columbia offers EAP which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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