Director of Product

Richardson Sports Inc; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Seven paid holidays

On-site fitness center

Cafe on-site

Job summary

Richardson Sports Inc. seeks a Director of Product to own product line management across headwear, team uniforms, apparel, and accessories.

You will drive market-aligned strategies and oversee the full product development lifecycle from concept to launch. You will lead a small, agile team, collaborate with sales, marketing, supply chain, and executives, and ensure high-quality, market-ready products that strengthen brand positioning and fuel growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Development, Merchandising, Business, Fashion Design, or related field; equivalent industry experience considered.
• 8+ years of progressive product line management, development, or merchandising in headwear/apparel.
• Leadership experience managing a product team, cross-functional initiatives, and vendor relationships.
• Strong technical understanding of headwear/apparel development, materials, trims, construction, and costing.

Responsibilities

• Lead product line management and development across headwear, team uniforms, apparel, and accessories, aligned with brand strategy, quality standards, customer needs, and financial goals.
• Coach and develop a small, agile product team to maintain a high-performance culture.
• Develop seasonal and annual product strategies, including assortment architecture, positioning, pricing, margins, and lifecycle planning.
• Oversee full product development from briefs to prototypes, testing, costing, approval, and commercialization.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure relevance, feasibility, and on-time delivery of product lines.
• Monitor market trends, consumer insights, and feedback to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Manage calendars, timelines, sample reviews, and milestone meetings to ensure disciplined execution.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

Product strategy

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Description

Richardson Sports is looking for a highly skilled and well-rounded Director of Product to lead product line management and product development across our premium headwear, team uniform, apparel, accessory categories. This role requires a strategic product leader with the market awareness, business acumen, and organizational discipline of a product line manager, combined with the technical product development experience needed to bring innovative, high-quality products to market.

The Director of Product will take an active role in owning the full product lifecycle—from market research, assortment strategy, and line planning through technical development, commercialization, and launch execution. This position will work closely with sales, marketing, supply chain, design, vendors, and executive leadership to ensure Richardson delivers products that meet customer needs, strengthen brand positioning, and support long-term growth.

This role is FULLY on site at our Springfield, OR location.

Key Growth & Responsibilities

• Lead product line management and product development across Richardson’s headwear, team uniform, apparel, and accessory categories, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, strict quality standards, customer needs, market trends, and financial goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small, agile product team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth while keeping a hands-on, high-performance culture.
• Develop and manage seasonal and annual product strategies, including assortment architecture, product positioning, pricing recommendations, margin targets, lifecycle planning, and go-to-market priorities.
• Oversee the full product development process from concept through commercialization, including product briefs, material selection, fit, construction, decoration methods, prototypes, samples, testing, costing, and final approvals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure product lines are commercially relevant, technically sound, operationally feasible, and delivered on time.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity, consumer preferences, team sports needs, decoration capabilities, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product innovation and line improvement.
• Manage product calendars, development timelines, sample review processes, and key milestone meetings to ensure disciplined execution from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with sourcing and supply chain teams to evaluate vendor capabilities, product quality, cost structure, lead times, material availability, and production feasibility.
• Use sales data, margin analysis, inventory performance, customer insights, and market feedback to make informed recommendations regarding product additions, updates, discontinuations, and long-term category strategy.
• Ensure all products meet Richardson’s high standards for quality, fit, performance, compliance, brand consistency, and customer expectations across all product offerings.

Requirements

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Development, Merchandising, Business, Fashion Design, or other related field; equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
• 8+ years of progressive product line management, product development, merchandising, or related experience within the headwear or apparel industry.
• Leadership experience managing a product team, cross-functional initiatives, development calendars, vendor relationships, and multi-category product lines.
• Strong technical understanding of headwear and/or apparel development, including materials, trims, construction methods, fit, sizing, decoration techniques, costing, sampling, testing, and production processes.
• Demonstrated ability to combine commercial product strategy with hands-on development expertise, including experience translating market opportunities into profitable, manufacturable products.
• Proven experience using data, market research, consumer insights, and financial metrics to guide product decisions, assortment planning, pricing, margin management, and lifecycle strategy.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Richardson, we believe great people deserve great benefits. Eligible employees enjoy:

• 100% employer-paid Medical and Dental insurance premiums for eligible employees
• 401(k) with up to a 4% company match after 90 days of employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Seven paid holidays each year
• On-site fitness center
• Discounted Crunch Fitness memberships
• Full-service on-site café featuring a barista
• Modern, welcoming workplace with a collaborative team environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and background check.