Sr. Global Product Line Manager - Men's Outerwear

Columbia Sportswear • Portland, OR

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Global Product Line Manager- Men's Outerwear leads the seasonal strategy, product vision, and global execution for a key product category. In this role, you’ll build and manage seasonal line plans, leverage consumer and market insights, and guide cross ‑ functional teams to deliver compelling, profitable assortments. You will play a central role in global Go ‑ to ‑ Market milestones and drive operational clarity and efficiency across the product creation ecosystem and l ead the end‑to‑end product from brief through costing, sampling/fit, and production handoff, ensuring alignment across Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and regional teams.

Requirements

• Deep Product & Category Expertise — 5–8+ years in apparel merchandising/product creation with strong technical construction, materials, and costing knowledge. Outerwear specific product creation and experience is preferred.
• Strategic Line Planning & Leadership — Proven ability to build insight‑driven seasonal line plans and manage pricing, product mix, and profitability.
• End ‑ to ‑ End Product Lifecycle Management — Skilled from concept through production, balancing cost/margin decisions with product excellence.
• Cross ‑ Functional Influence & Leadership — Able to align and influence Design, Development, Planning, Marketing, Finance, Sales & Manufacturing with strong communication and presence.
• Market, Consumer & Business Acumen — Interprets insights, whitespace, and sell‑through with understanding of Wholesale, DTC, and eCommerce channels.
• Demonstrated analytical rigor — interprets sell‑in/sell‑through, trend, and consumer data to spot patterns, risks, and opportunities; frames trade‑offs with clear, structured reasoning.
• Core Competencies & Working Style — Analytical, organized, collaborative, and effective in fast‑paced, iterative seasonal environments.
• Meticulous attention to detail — catches errors in specs, pricing, colorways, and naming; ensures presentations and line plans are polished and accurate.
• Creative problem‑solving — finds solutions when timelines shift, materials change, or costs increase; proposes alternatives that balance design intent with business needs.
• Presentation & storytelling skills — communicates the ‘why’ behind product decisions and supports sell‑in with clear, confident delivery.
• Curiosity & growth mindset — seeks to understand the full product lifecycle, absorbs feedback quickly, and stays engaged with industry trends, consumer behavior, and brand strategy.

Nice To Haves

• Outerwear specific product creation and experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal line plans aligned with strategic growth drivers, marketplace needs, and brand direction.
• Lead, influence, and align Design, Development, Planning, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Manufacturing toward unified category priorities.
• Support global waypoints and Go‑to‑Market activities, ensuring milestones, deadlines, and deliverables are consistently met.
• Improve communication, tools, processes, and cross‑functional workflows to strengthen operational excellence.
• Balance product excellence, consumer needs, and margin targets to build profitable, globally relevant product assortments.
• Own the global pricing strategy, margin optimization, and SKU productivity; use data to rationalize assortments, reduce complexity, and maximize profitability.
• Drive milestone/gate meetings (brief handoff, line adoptions, color adoption), proactively clear roadblocks, and maintain accountability across teams.
• Translate consumer behavior, trend research, and sales performance into clear product positioning, key‑item strategies, and seasonal storytelling; equip Sales & Marketing with compelling narratives and tools to drive sell‑in and sell‑through.
• Partner closely with regional merchandising teams to ensure global consistency with appropriate marketplace segmentation.
• Ensure PLM/line tools are accurate and up to date across overlapping seasons.

Benefits

• At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding.
• Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community.
• Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match.
• Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services).
• In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.
• We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed