Product Manager - Retail Product Lines 3 at eTeam in Beaverton, OR

Job description

• Job Title: Product Manager - Retail Product Lines 3
• ​Location: Beaverton, OR
• Duration: 12 months
• Hybrid: Mon – Thurs onsite, Fri remote
• · The Lead PLM, NSW Modern, Global Footwear plays a pivotal role in driving Sportswear’s modern and revolutionary model creation and seasonal execution.
• · This role requires an innovator’s mindset - vision, confidence, risk-taking, open-mindedness, mental agility, and passion - leading fearlessly with a propensity to drive teams towards new and unconventional solutions.
• · As a key line owner, this role ensures consumer-right, brand-defining products are developed and delivered with excellence.
• · The Lead PLM partners across functions to translate consumer insight and brand vision into actionable briefs, ensuring product lines meet both creative and commercial objectives.
• · This role influences across the product engine, ensuring alignment, accuracy, and timely execution that fuels the success of Sportswear’s next major franchise

Responsibilities

• · Seasonal Product Line Management
• · Own and manage seasonal product plans across assigned categories, franchises, or concepts within NSW Modern. Ensure seasonal product ranges reflect consumer, brand, and commercial priorities.
• · Brief Creation & Product Strategy
• · Create and deliver product briefs grounded in consumer insight, trend relevance, and brand direction.
• · Guide the product creation process from briefing through hand-off in partnership with Design and Development.
• · Product Execution & Operational Excellence
• · Maintain accuracy and data integrity across seasonal line planning tools and systems.
• · Ensure timely execution and alignment of deliverables across the creation process.
• · Cross-Functional Alignment
• · Drive collaboration with global and geo merchandising, consumer insights, and GTM teams.
• · Act as a connector to ensure seasonal product stories are communicated clearly and land with impact across markets.
• · Success Metrics
• · Successful and timely delivery of seasonal products aligned with revenue and margin goals.
• · Product briefs and storytelling that resonate with consumers and enable successful GTM execution.
• · Strength of internal partnerships and collaborative product creation process.
• · Positive consumer and marketplace reception of new and modern franchises.
• · Incremental revenue growth from owned models and franchises Keep It Tight Core Competencies Product Line Management & Seasonal Strategy Product Briefing & Clear Communication Consumer Insight Application & Trend Integration Product Storytelling & Brand Alignment Cross

Requirements

• · On-site role at PHK; typical work hours, 4/1 hybrid schedule
• · Contract will run ~1 year from start date
• · Potential for both international and domestic travel; 2-3 trips max
• · Degree preferred, not a hard requirement
• · 5-7 years’ experience minimum required in a product-adjacent role (more preferred)
• · Organizational skills
• · Knowledge of fashion/retail/footwear industry (cultural acumen)
• · Product creation experience/knowledge
• · Presentation skills (Keynote, PowerPoint)
• · Ability to work with little oversight
• · Self starter
• · Proactive nature
• · Prior Client experience (or experience with a similar competitor)
• · Retail environment knowledge
• · Cross functional merchandising experience
• · Franchise management experience
• · Experience running focus groups/extracting insight and taking an idea from conception to fruition
• · ETW will support work on the NSW Icons team, which oversees 70% of footwear business
• · Will work with ~12 on direct team, but very cross functional role; will coordinate with design, color, graphics, merchandising, development, etc.
• · 1-2 round of interviews anticipated

Skills

Required

• Organizational skills
• Product creation experience/knowledge
• Ability to work with little oversight
• Self starter
• Proactive nature

Preferred

• Retail environment knowledge
• Franchise management experience