Product Associate - Apparel & Accessories (Entry Level)

HOKA; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & bonuses

Financial planning & wellbeing

Time away from work

Discounts & perks

Growth & development

Health & wellness

Job summary

Deckers Brands in Portland, Oregon, is seeking a Product Associate for HOKA Apparel and Accessories to join the PLM team from the ground up. You will work closely with product leadership and cross-functional teams, gaining exposure to Product, Merchandising, Planning, and more, while helping us inspire athletes to fly over the earth.

This entry-level role emphasizes hands-on learning, organizational excellence, and collaboration across departments, with mandatory in-office presence during GTM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years related experience in retail/wholesale, product line design and/or development, merchandising (fashion footwear preferred).
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrate authenticity through honesty, integrity, and courage.

Responsibilities

• Serve as backbone of organization and information implementation for the HOKA Apparel and Accessories PLM Team.
• Create and maintain global line sheets and data in Flex PLM.
• Translate product line representation into Flex PLM, ensuring accuracy of style numbers, pricing, color codes, features, and benefits.
• Maintain ownership and act as point person for drops, adds, and line changes.
• Communicate line updates downstream with global merchandising team.
• Organize sales sample purchase orders each season with Global Sales Sample (logistics) team.
• Identify, develop, and implement techniques to improve productivity and efficiencies, including sample archiving and organization systems.
• Lead the organization of product room and coordination of samples.
• Support key events and meetings, including sample sales, milestone meetings, and sales conferences.

Skills

Retail/Wholesale experience

Product line design/development

Merchandising

Administrative tasks

Detail-oriented

Organized

Cross-team communication

Authenticity & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Flex PLM

Job description

Deckers Brands in Portland, Oregon, is seeking a Product Associate for HOKA Apparel and Accessories to join the PLM team from the ground up. You will work closely with product leadership and cross-functional teams, gaining exposure to Product, Merchandising, Planning, and more, while helping us inspire athletes to fly over the earth.

This entry-level role emphasizes hands-on learning, organizational excellence, and collaboration across departments, with mandatory in-office presence during GTM