Product Line Manager III-SRT

Columbia Sportswear Company • Portland, OR

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Product Line Management Specialist leads a specific product line category and develops seasonal product strategies and line plans. The role guides cross-functional teams in executing an aligned product-line vision that meets consumer needs and drives profitable growth. It influences partners to achieve product excellence, strong team performance, and company growth initiatives globally.

The position supports mid- and long-term business strategies through business, marketplace, and consumer research and analysis. It builds seasonal line plans for part of the business, including growth drivers aligned with strategic direction and marketplace trends, and helps ensure plans meet revenue and productivity targets while supporting brand vision and global customer needs. The role also supports global Go-to-Market activities and calendar deliverables, provides leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, and improves communication, operations, processes, and tools.

For the US marketplace, the role provides commercial support and helps create marketplace segmentation across Wholesale, DTC, and eCommerce. It partners with Sales on product and pricing architecture, sell-in assets, and representation of the product assortment at pre-line and key-account meetings. The position is a hybrid role based near Portland, Oregon, with an expectation of working onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs.

Requirements

• BS or master’s degree, or applicable education, in Business, Product Management, Product Development, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant hands-on experience.
• 8+ years of current experience in the apparel, outdoor, or fashion industry.
• Excellent presentation and people-management skills.
• Ability to manage a team in a high-workflow, high-pressure environment.
• Strong knowledge of global GTM processes, QT manufacturing, and operations capabilities.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency.
• Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with internal and external partners.
• High-level leadership and management skills, including strategic thinking, communication, problem solving, negotiation, people development, technical design, and process management.
• Experience working with offshore factories and knowledge of apparel manufacturing processes.
• Ability to work toward goals despite barriers, actively overcome obstacles, and adapt strategies.
• Ability to demonstrate control and flexibility in complex, ambiguous, or stressful situations.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems and recommend standards and operating strategies to mitigate risk and support growth.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships across levels and areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation and execution of mid- and long-term business strategies through business, marketplace, and consumer research and analysis.
• Partner with stakeholders in Design, Finance, Planning, Marketing, Sales, and Manufacturing to align priorities.
• Build bottom-up seasonal line plans for a portion of the business, including growth drivers aligned with strategic direction and marketplace trends.
• Ensure line plans meet or exceed revenue and productivity metrics, align with brand vision, and address the needs of customers globally.
• Participate in and support global waypoints and Go-to-Market activities, meeting deliverables and deadlines in the brand's master calendar.
• Play a key role on cross-functional product teams, align execution with business direction and priorities, and hold teams accountable.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the overall team.
• Identify best practices to improve communication, operational efficiency, processes, and tools, while sustaining effective working relationships.
• Provide commercial support for the US marketplace and help create and execute marketplace segmentation across Wholesale, DTC, and eCommerce.
• Partner with Sales to align product and pricing architecture with the marketplace, support development of sell-in assets, and represent the product assortment at pre-line and key-account meetings.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and a health savings account.
• Voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services.
• Free, confidential, 24/7/365 counseling services through EAP+.
• Wellness benefits.
• Employee discounts.
• Generous time-off program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior