Senior Director, Product Line Management - Global Training Apparel

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 15%

Job summary

Nike Inc. is seeking a senior leader to drive product strategy and creation for Training Apparel, blending innovation, performance, and style for athletes worldwide.

You will lead the category product creation team, set the direction for compelling product stories, and ensure on-time delivery and profitability in a high-visibility role. The ideal candidate has a sharp product aesthetic, strong business insight, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in product, merchandising, buying, sales, trend, or apparel-related field.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent leadership and talent development track record.
• Strong product foresight and aesthetic sensibility.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication including presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy and product creation from concept to market.
• Lead category product creation team and set direction for product stories.
• Ensure on-time delivery, specs, and profitability goals.
• Own product realization and evolution of product lines.
• Shape the future of Training Apparel for global audiences.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Influence

Team collaboration

Product sense

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Retail Merchandising or related field

Job description

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This role reports to the VP of Global Training Apparel and leads a team responsible for a key portion of our Training Apparel line. You will partner closely with Merchandising, Design, Development (TechDev), Materials, Sourcing, Costing, Brand, Sales, and Geography teams, and you will regularly present to large audiences, including senior leadership. Your partners and teammates will count on you to build a clear strategic plan and lead its execution with process clarity, a solution-oriented mindset, and positive energy, bringing a deep understanding of the consumer, trends, industry, competition, and global marketplace to every decision.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This role leads product strategy and product creation for Training Apparel, building industry-defining product that blends innovation, performance, and style for athletes around the world. We are looking for a leader with strong strategic vision, exceptional product taste, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority. The ideal candidate understands the evolving training industry, consumer, marketplace, and cultural landscape, and balances art and science by pairing a sharp product aesthetic with strong business insight.

• Passion for apparel, training, and trends


• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education,experienceand training.


• 10+ years of experience in a product, merchandising, buying, sales, trend, or apparel-related field


• In-depth understanding of consumer, marketplace, competition, and industry trends in both training and fashion


• Proven ability to lead through influence and build collaborative relationships across a highly matrixed, cross-functional organization


• Excellent leadership skills and a consistent record of developing top talent


• Strong product foresight and aesthetic sensibility


• Strong business insight and analytical abilities to guide product and line decisions


• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership and large audiences


• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

In this role, you will drive product strategy and the product creation process from initial concept through commercialization and production, ensuring on-time delivery and development against critical dates, product specifications, and sustainability, performance, and profitability goals.

You will own product realization, including the planning and evolution of product lines and the profitability of the business. You will lead the category product creation team, set the direction for category product stories, and oversee execution through to market.

This is a high-visibility leadership role for someone who knows the product creation process inside and out and is ready to shape the future of Training Apparel.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.