Assistant PLM, Collaborations

Under Armour•Baltimore, MD

6d•$65,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Product Line Manager (APLM) of Collaborations & Partnerships will be given the opportunity to work with Under Armour’s growing list of external collaboration partners across all product divisions. In this role of Assistant PLM of Collaborations and Partnerships, you will report to the Sr. Director and you contribute to the product creation efforts to ensure our Brand shows up consistently with our partners while curating a product line built efficiently by the organization that leverages UA’s greatest innovations and best product solutions for our Teams, Athletes, and New Consumers. You will help navigate a complex mix of Merchandising and Product Creation that will allow UA to fully maximize our partnerships through Brand exposure as well as direct and indirect revenues in the market. In doing so, you will contribute to creating insightful and impactful product briefs, interacting with the consumer and assessing the market to identify trends in the market. You'll also support the team in creating impactful presentations to sell-in the product at the appropriate gates and be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of our systems and other sales tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with typically 2 years of related experience or Masters degree without experience or typically 6 years of relevant experience without degree.
Project management, product marketing, merchandising and/or Consumer insight experience.
Strong presentation, organization, project and time management, collaboration and influencing skills.
Team Player Attitude
Customer Service orientation, solution-oriented, optimistic, obsessed with quality.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience managing Full Product Life Cycle
Strong Communication and Collaboration skills
Ability to mine consumer insights & translate into product solutions
Ability to multi-task across categories and functions

Responsibilities

Assist in identifying potential partners, building the brief, communicating the vision to cross functional partners, and carrying the process from concept to commercialization.
Work with design, development and sourcing through the fit and development process to deliver great product that hits margin targets and the numbers
Oversee, manage, and ensure all systems + data are up to date and input on time.
Partner with planners, merchandisers, sales, marketing, regions and the Sr. Director to develop strong understanding of the business and marketplace. An Assistant PLM should be able to analyze and articulate information around bookings, sales, and trends to inform future line plan decisions.
Work with, observe, and gain crucial athlete/partner insights informing and influencing product. Be knowledgeable on the market landscape and the competition.
Assist the Sr. Director to outline and manage seasonal business plans to include growth opportunity based on product range (styles/skus), price positioning, channel distribution, delivery launch and seasonal flow
Have detailed knowledge of the product in your area, while also having insight into product across divisions – maintaining a record of product journeys, costing, and approval timelines, and pertaining to respective models and styles
Have detailed knowledge of Under Armour’s greatest innovations and performance solutions to support the effort of these brand stories showing up on our Team Athletes.
Assist in product presentations internally and externally
Responsible for data entry into Trasix/Centric, and other related systems.