Product Line Manager II – Running Accessories (Global)

The People Brand; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + benefits

On-site gym

Paid Parental Leave

Summer hours

Unlimited vacation

Company holidays

Professional development

Employee product discounts

Job summary

Lever, Inc. in Torrance, California is seeking a Product Line Manager II for the Running Accessories category to own the category strategy, forecasts, and cross‑functional execution with a consumer‑centric mindset.

You will drive 1–3 year plans, create seasonal briefs, lead market analyses across regions, collaborate with Design, Development and Sales, and develop sell‑through tools while traveling up to 20%.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of consumer product, product brand marketing, and/or sporting goods industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional teamwork.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, customer relations, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Understanding of product lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of global consumer and retail landscape.

Responsibilities

• Become the global expert in assigned categories and markets.
• Drive product strategy through 1–3 year plans with market analysis and competitive landscape.
• Create seasonal product briefs defining positioning, pricing, attributes, consumer info, and margins.
• Develop briefs for new innovation projects.
• Analyze market segmentation to meet revenue and margin goals.
• Manage product calendar timelines and gates.
• Collaborate with Design, Development, Operations, Finance, and Sales.
• Conduct consumer, athlete, and trade research on trends.
• Present to key customers, brand partners, and senior management.
• Develop marketing briefs, catalogs, and in-store displays.
• Create training tools for the Sales team.
• Forecast for new and current assortments including 24-month horizon by region and key customers.
• Coordinate with Finance and S&OP teams.
• Provide regular reporting on existing business.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree (Marketing or related)

6+ years consumer product / sporting goods experience

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Lever, Inc. in Torrance, California is seeking a Product Line Manager II for the Running Accessories category to own the category strategy, forecasts, and cross‑functional execution with a consumer‑centric mindset.

You will drive 1–3 year plans, create seasonal briefs, lead market analyses across regions, collaborate with Design, Development and Sales, and develop sell‑through tools while traveling up to 20%.