Lead Product Line Manager, NA Local Creation Apparel

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

In this role you will reportintothe Senior Manager Product Line Management North America Local Creation Apparel. You will work closely with Product Line Management peers and leaders across the team partneringwith Design and Development within a dedicated Apparel triad to shape product direction drive clarity and enable strong execution across the end-to-endproductcreation process.

You will work on Nike apparel across consumer groups and sports with a strong focus on sportswear. You willmaintainownership of a dedicated product segment leading work from early concept and briefing through seasonal execution andsell in. You will collaborate closely with cross functional partners including Merchandising Sales and Global Product Creation teams to ensure alignment to consumer needs seasonal strategies and marketplace opportunities.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Werelooking for a Lead Product Line Manager to join the North America Local Creation Apparel team. This role is ideal for an experienced product leader who brings strong productpointof view fluency in the North America consumer and marketplace and the ability to lead complex product work with confidence and precision.

The ideal candidate is highly organized strategic andexecution driven. You bring a passion and intuition for trend sport and culture with a sharp understanding of how to create distinctive product for a specific consumer and marketplace segment. You are comfortable balancing the demands of growing both mindshare and market share while delivering product that feels relevant meaningful and clearly differentiated.

You thrive in fast paced environments and are known for delivering clear compelling briefs that enable Design and Development partners to do their best work. You move with urgency and accuracy bring structure to ambiguity and hold yourself to a high standard of operational excellence. This role requires a high degree of partnership and alignment across teams with the ability to bring stakeholders together around shared priorities and deliver well integrated outcomes.

You are a polished and effective communicator comfortable navigatingcomplexityand competing priorities in service of the consumer and the business. Experience working with large wholesale retailers isstronglypreferred.

• Bachelors degree in Business Retail Merchandising or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of educationexperienceand training.

• 6 years of relevant experience in apparel product creation product line management merchandising or a related discipline

• Fluency in the North America apparel consumer and marketplace with strong intuition for trend sport culture and emerging insights

• Proven experience owning a dedicated product segment end-to-end and deliveringconsumer ledproduct at speed

• Experience working with large wholesale retailers andcross functionalpartners

• Strong organizational skills andattention to detail with the ability to manage complexworkflows

• Confidence translating strategy into clear briefs tools and direction forcross functionalpartners

• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and drive alignment toward sharedoutcomes

• Polished communication presentation and stakeholder management skills

• Passion for continuous improvement and elevating both product outcomes and ways ofworking

• Comfortoperatingin ambiguity whilemaintaininghigh standardsof quality accuracy andaccountability