Product Line Manager II - Running

JR286, Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym access at HQ

Summer hours

Unlimited vacation

13 company holidays

Professional development workshops

Employee product discounts

Job summary

JR286, Inc. in Torrance, CA is seeking a driven Product Line Manager II to guide Nike Running, Training and ACG products.

You will own consumer insights, build a range plan, and lead the product team with timely market information to optimize revenue and margins. You will collaborate with Design, Development, Operations, Finance and Sales to deliver 1–3 year strategies, create briefs, analyze markets, and drive cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field.
• 6+ years of consumer/product marketing experience, preferably in sporting goods or fast-paced environments.
• Strong leadership and ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Define 1–3 year product strategy for NA and international markets.
• Create seasonal product briefs with positioning, pricing, attributes and margins.
• Develop briefs for new product innovations.
• Analyze market segmentation to drive revenue and margin goals.
• Maintain product calendar and gates to ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with Design, Development, Operations, Finance and Sales.
• Conduct consumer, athlete and trade research to identify trends.
• Prepare presentations for customers, licensors, senior management, and sales meetings.
• Develop marketing/packaging briefs, catalogs and in-store displays.
• Train sales team with product tech sheets and videos.
• Forecast 24‑month assortment by region and key customers; align with FP&A and OPS.
• Provide regular reporting to drive incremental sales.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Category: Product

Requisition Number: PRODU001446

Posted: July 15, 2026

Employment Type: Full-Time

Workplace: On-site

Location

19400 Harborgate Way, Torrance, CA 90501, USA

Overview

JR286 is seeking a driven Product Line Manager II to join our team in Torrance, California. As a Product Line Manager II for Nike Running, Training and ACG performance at JR286, you will serve as the consumer product expert for your key assigned categories. You will create and translate valuable consumer insights and opportunities from all channels in order to build out a range plan to support your seasonal revenue, margin and inventory goals. As the Product Line Manager II, you will be responsible for maintaining necessary and timely product, competitor, and market information in a manner that enables the entire Product team to effectively manage the collection and business on a day-to-day basis.

What You’ll Do

• Become the global expert in the assigned category: Understanding of the North America and International markets including consumer, competition, and retail landscape.
• Drive the product strategy: 1-3 year strategy plans include global market analysis, identifying key business drivers by region, historical analysis, retail opportunities and challenges, new business opportunities, technologies and competitive landscape.
• Create seasonal product briefs that define new product positioning, pricing, product and packaging attributes, consumer information, competitor analysis, regional relevance, brand relevance and meet and/or exceed the margin goals.
• Create advanced development and design briefs that will lead to new innovation projects.
• Analyze and develop market segmentation, with the objective of offering unique and relevant products, to meet the needs and requirements of each segment and achieve company revenue and margin goals.
• Work within the product calendar timelines for on-time completion of all major dates and gates.
• Provide ongoing communication to, and work closely with, cross-functional team including Design, Development, Operations, Finance and Sales.
• Conduct ongoing consumer, athlete and trade research, to identify product technology trends and gain knowledge of the target consumer and other related needs.
• Actively participate in planning and delivering presentations to/for key customers, branded licensor teams, senior management, sales meetings, and tradeshows.
• Drive product awareness and optimize sell-through, by developing marketing and packaging briefs, catalogs, showroom merchandising standards, and in-store displays.
• Develop training tools for sales team that focus on the product’s strengths, including tech sheets, videos, etc.
• Forecast new and current product assortment: 24‑month forecasting at the category, style and SKU level by region and key customer base. Drive cross‑functional coordination with Finance, Sales, and Operations Planning teams.
• Provide regular, accurate and rigorous reporting on existing business to drive incremental sales and business.
• Other duties as assigned.

What to Bring

• 6+ years of classical consumer, product brand marketing experience, and/or sporting goods channel preferred, combined with a proven track record of delivering results, in a less structured, fast‑paced, high‑performance, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, customer‑relation, and presentation skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Understanding of product lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of the global landscape.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, results‑driven organization.
• Strong organizational skills; managing many diverse projects with different deadlines and priorities.
• Exhibit a sense of urgency and independent initiative toward accomplishing objectives.
• Ability to work with and provide insight to management team.
• PC literate; proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Additionally

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Detail oriented, self‑driven and highly motivated.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to use tact and diplomacy communicating with all levels.
• Excels in effective time management and able to work effectively in a team environment.
• This position operates in a brand‑driven consumer and customer‑focused environment, dominated by large multinational sporting goods and specialty retailers. The Product Line Manager must understand the needs and wants of consumers and align with the category business plans in fulfilling the needs of the athlete.

What We Offer

• Company gym with access to personal trainer (at HQ in Torrance, CA)
• Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
• Responsible Time Off (Unlimited Vacation)
• 13 company holidays
• Professional development workshops
• Employee product discounts on selected brands

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