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Lifestyle Product Line Manager Job in Rigby, ID
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Rigby, ID
Full-time | Management - Brand, Management - Product, Merchandising, Retail - Merchandising
About the job
The Product Line Manager is responsible for leading an assigned category's planning and product creation process from concept through commercialization. They're charged with ownership of assigned marketplace, execution of business plans, sales and margin accountability, calendar adherence, and cross functional leadership. The Product Line Manager owns relevant information on consumer and competitors, identifying trends, business strategy plans and analysis. 5+ year’s experience in a Lifestyle brand, preferably a brand with heavy direct to consumer presence.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Responsible for overall strategic direction of the line, which businesses to grow, decline and maintain in accordance with business priorities of each operating channel
• Oversee and manage the execution of business plans and calendar and budget adherence
• Define business strategy using key learnings and trends at division and category level
• Demonstrate clear understanding of costing details (fabric, trim, CM), ensuring thoughtful decision making on product attributes
• Lead PR presentations internally and externally; support product marketing campaigns
• In collaboration with Design & Development, work to develop and execute profitable product offerings while taking into consideration current trends.
• Manage the naming process for all products, in close partnership with Legal, Creative and Design teams.
• Define relevant competitors for division; maintain awareness of trends and competition and apply to KLIM
• Ensure good aesthetic judgment and brand understanding during the development of product
• Lead the product team in the creation of short and long-term strategies, tactical product executions and innovations. Develop seasonal business and line plans that contribute to the overall business plan. Establish product wholesale and global retail pricing structure that meets revenue and profitability targets.
• Develop and Manage product creation process to ensure that key milestones are achieved, and products meet the needs of customer base worldwide from strategy to launch. Ensure seamless interaction to deliver a product line that is designed, developed and manufactured to meet product requirements, market needs, margin goals, and calendar timeline
• Create product briefs that inspire design and development in the product Incorporate marketplace influences and consumer insights. Provide briefs that give clear product direction and information to the development and design partners.
• Partner with Design, Development and Sourcing to ensure deadlines are met and that product's hit all key metrics (initial gross margin, retail pricing, minimums, and turns). Develop a collaborative working environment among product creation teams. Resolve process issues and recommend ways to continually improve the interaction of team members as well as process efficiencies.
• Presentation of their product lines to various internal and external audiences such as Key Accounts, Sales and Upper Management at key events such as: Pre-Lines, Sample Reviews, Sales Meetings and Trade Shows.
• Analyze product sell through, turns and margin to maximize sales and margins. Analyze and report style/category/channel business performance on a regular basis.
• Determine category profit and revenue goals for each segment as well as plans to achieve them.
• Analyze current and past sales performance by brand and category down to the product level.
• Collaborate with sales and purchasing departments to ensure timing and appropriate forecasts are in line with projected financial plans.
• Work with both in house and outside design teams to ensure all initial design, function, pricing and timing goals are met.
• Collaborate with product development teams to ensure product functionality, profitability and timing goals are met.
• Ensure timelines are followed by all parties involved.
-- Monitor progress and insure that timeline are understood and met by design, development, marketing and sales.
-- Set up meetings with all parties involved to ensure that information is flowing, and due dates are being met.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure all product launch goals are defined and met.
• Maintain and provided necessary data for line plans in business systems across the organization
• Stay current on competitive research for both Powersports and lifestyle Clothing brands.
Education/Experience:
• Understanding key retail sales metrics and key merchandising requirements
• Effectively present information both internally and externally in a professional and brand appropriate manner
• Skilled at Word, Excel and a strong knowledge of spreadsheet functions
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, written and/or oral
• Ability to manage and lead a diverse group of individuals
• A 4 year degree in Retail Merchandising or related field.
• 10+ years related experience, preferably for a specialty retailer
• 5 years managerial experience, leading a team.
• Ability to independently drive a business
Please click through to apply on our website.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Responsible for overall strategic direction of the line, which businesses to grow, decline and maintain in accordance with business priorities of each operating channel
• Oversee and manage the execution of business plans and calendar and budget adherence
• Define business strategy using key learnings and trends at division and category level
• Demonstrate clear understanding of costing details (fabric, trim, CM), ensuring thoughtful decision making on product attributes
• Lead PR presentations internally and externally; support product marketing campaigns
• In collaboration with Design & Development, work to develop and execute profitable product offerings while taking into consideration current trends.
• Manage the naming process for all products, in close partnership with Legal, Creative and Design teams.
• Define relevant competitors for division; maintain awareness of trends and competition and apply to KLIM
• Ensure good aesthetic judgment and brand understanding during the development of product
• Lead the product team in the creation of short and long-term strategies, tactical product executions and innovations. Develop seasonal business and line plans that contribute to the overall business plan. Establish product wholesale and global retail pricing structure that meets revenue and profitability targets.
• Develop and Manage product creation process to ensure that key milestones are achieved, and products meet the needs of customer base worldwide from strategy to launch. Ensure seamless interaction to deliver a product line that is designed, developed and manufactured to meet product requirements, market needs, margin goals, and calendar timeline
• Create product briefs that inspire design and development in the product Incorporate marketplace influences and consumer insights. Provide briefs that give clear product direction and information to the development and design partners.
• Partner with Design, Development and Sourcing to ensure deadlines are met and that product's hit all key metrics (initial gross margin, retail pricing, minimums, and turns). Develop a collaborative working environment among product creation teams. Resolve process issues and recommend ways to continually improve the interaction of team members as well as process efficiencies.
• Presentation of their product lines to various internal and external audiences such as Key Accounts, Sales and Upper Management at key events such as: Pre-Lines, Sample Reviews, Sales Meetings and Trade Shows.
• Analyze product sell through, turns and margin to maximize sales and margins. Analyze and report style/category/channel business performance on a regular basis.
• Determine category profit and revenue goals for each segment as well as plans to achieve them.
• Analyze current and past sales performance by brand and category down to the product level.
• Collaborate with sales and purchasing departments to ensure timing and appropriate forecasts are in line with projected financial plans.
• Work with both in house and outside design teams to ensure all initial design, function, pricing and timing goals are met.
• Collaborate with product development teams to ensure product functionality, profitability and timing goals are met.
• Ensure timelines are followed by all parties involved.
-- Monitor progress and insure that timeline are understood and met by design, development, marketing and sales.
-- Set up meetings with all parties involved to ensure that information is flowing, and due dates are being met.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure all product launch goals are defined and met.
• Maintain and provided necessary data for line plans in business systems across the organization
• Stay current on competitive research for both Powersports and lifestyle Clothing brands.
Education/Experience:
• Understanding key retail sales metrics and key merchandising requirements
• Effectively present information both internally and externally in a professional and brand appropriate manner
• Skilled at Word, Excel and a strong knowledge of spreadsheet functions
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, written and/or oral
• Ability to manage and lead a diverse group of individuals
• A 4 year degree in Retail Merchandising or related field.
• 10+ years related experience, preferably for a specialty retailer
• 5 years managerial experience, leading a team.
• Ability to independently drive a business
Please click through to apply on our website.