Product Manager - Retail Product Lines 1

Our client, a leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturing company, is looking for a Product Manager - Retail Product Lines 1. This is for an initial duration of 06 months and is located at Beaverton, OR.

Job Title: Product Manager - Retail Product Lines 1

Reference ID: 26-04894

Location: Beaverton, OR.

Duration: 06 months

Job Type: Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)

PLM I - Global Men's Streetwear Apparel

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Minimum required years of experience: 2+ YOE in office or sample management with a strong interest in learning product management
• Education requirements: Bachelors, ideally in retail or product management focused areas

Must have skills:

• High attention to detail, organizational skills
• System management with VLPs, helping with line plan management and updating charts in internal systems of record
• Past Client experience or knowledge of MMX and Miro

Nice to have skills:

• Looking to learn about color design, product, or technical development
• Has a high level of enthusiasm with consumer end products - sneaker heads, michael jordan fans, a strong connection to sports
• Please include this on the resume!
• Software/technical requirements:

Who You'll Work With:

• You will support the product creation process through key interaction with Product Management, Design, Materials, Tech Design, Merchandising, Sourcing/Costing, Demand Planning, and Operations. You will maintain and foster key relationships between Global Apparel, Geo, and X-Category Product Management teams at the appropriate level to ensure alignment and integration for key dates.

Who We Are Looking For:

• An ideal PLM I is a collaborative teammate with a history of streetwear experiences, strong problem-solving skills, and phenomenal attention to detail. You will need strong organizational skills, a drive for crafting outstanding product and the ability to learn, adapt, and lead quickly. A passion for serving our consumer is a requirement as we build the future of Streetwear apparel. We are looking for someone who will partner effectively with diverse teams around the globe and across the Client family. This role requires high workload capacity & resourcefulness - no two days are ever the same!

What You'll Work On:

• You will be responsible for supporting the holistic Men's Streetwear Apparel team by:
• Analyzing streetwear & sport trends in global markets and helping translate those insights into authentic Jordan Brand opportunities.
• You'll apply professional understanding of product creation, delivery, and pricing need of consumers, key markets and thoughtful decision making.
• You'll serve as the primary systems expert in partnership with your key cross functional teammates. Systems integrity and daily maintenance is highly important.
• You will be responsible for managing and regularly updating our collection visual line plans (VLPs) and other tools.
• You'll manage the holistic team's samples through strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Product Management, Product Merchandising, Product Marketing, Retail Merchandising or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 1+ years' experience in apparel or footwear product creation role and deep understanding of the product creation process
• Demonstrate excellent and creative consumer, streetwear, and marketplace understanding
• Experience, knowledge and passion for men's streetwear and the culture of sport
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities, including the ability to motivate, lead, negotiate and impact the triad
• Excellent business management experience, analytical proficiency and understanding of retail math
• Experience with Excel/Keynote/Miro/MMX

Interested and Qualified candidates, please send your most recently updated word document resume to Jaffer.s@sunrisesys.com.