Product Line Manager- Women's Life Outdoor

Role: Product Line Manager- Women’s Life Outdoor
Team: Life Outdoor
Scope: Individual Contributor
Years of Experience: 5+
Location: Ventura, CA
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Patagonia requires all employees to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Traditionally, the apparel industry globally has been driven by fast fashion, which does not take the environmental and social impacts of garment manufacturing into account. The Patagonia Sportswear business unit seeks to disrupt and challenge this model, and pioneer and scale environmental and social responsibility, by introducing new initiatives (including recycled nylon, recycled down, natural dyes and Fair Trade) into the product assortment. We are looking for someone who is highly collaborative and loves building product that is equally beautiful, functional, and productive.
Supporting the Product Line Director, it is the Product Line Manager’s responsibility to drive the development and delivery of a product line that increases revenue, gross margin, and market share with a strategic assortment of best-in-class products. With their understanding of the Patagonia product range and business, the market, and key stakeholder insights, they leverage our internal product teams and resources to assist in delivering innovative products that resonate with our global sales channels.
The PLM is responsible for maintaining necessary and timely product, competitor, and market information in a manner that enables the Product Line Director to effectively manage the W’s Life Outdoor Category. The PLM must work cross-functionally with design and development throughout the product creation process to achieve seasonal product goals. This individual will maintain all systems, information decks, and product marketing information related to the category. This person will also be responsible for creating impactful presentations that apply digital tools at appropriate gates to inform and inspire cross functional and downstream partners around our seasonal product strategies.
What You’ll Do:

• Develop content for sales and marketing tools, merchandising strategies and other product planning needs essential for delivering seasonal product collections.
• Maintain the category line plan, retail pricing, color information and all relevant product information within the PLM system and necessary line planning, pre-lining and line review tools, for W’s Life Outdoor.
• Responsible for creating content and leading presentations with global sales channels at Global Line Reviews and Sales Meetings.
• Manage allocated travel budget for tradeshows, dealer visits, market tours, and regional sales meetings.
• Work with design and development to ensure all products are fit correct, executed per the brief, and achieve costing and margin targets.
• Deliver a globally-relevant line of best-in-class products that maintain/grow revenue and gross margin, decrease our planetary impacts and support our broader activism.
• Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across teams and drive the product development process by enabling and empowering others.
• Select and maintain category sales sample set and manage SMS process.
• Responsible for leading presentations and discussions with global sales channels, buyers and key dealers to gather insights that inform product and line development.
• Engage the interdepartmental product team to drive workflow, operational priorities and actions towards deadlines on the seasonal Go-To-Market Calendar.
• Deliver briefs and other forms of product communication to Design, Development, Marketing and Materials Teams.
• Oversee and manage relevant and current product, competitor, trend and market information for the W’s Life Outdoor category.
• Think critically to evaluate situations, make responsible decisions and drive projects to completion.
• In partnership with product creation team, help develop products that stay true to the Patagonia’s design principles and initiatives.

Who You Are:

• Emotionally intelligent - high level of self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-Oriented - ability to consistently communicate and follow up between external and internal parties and meet deadlines.
• Strategic - able to think big picture and drive work accordingly.
• Leader - act as a thought leader, build trusted relationships, influence decisions and drive urgency on critical priorities.
• Curious - obsessed with driving new product innovations and exploring the global marketplace.
• Inclusive - experienced in collaborating with others across difference.
• Demonstrates Initiative - conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Influential - able to engage with others in complicated and emotional workplace issues to collaborate on solutions and action.
• Nimble – moving from strategic process to tactical execution and back, seamlessly.
• Dynamic – we will be leading our community and categories through change.

Experience You Bring:

• Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to deliver presentations to large groups.
• General understanding of apparel construction and sourcing process.
• Bachelor’s degree and MBA preferred, but not required.
• Deep understanding of the Women’s apparel, outdoor industry, and active market (key consumer trends and moments, aesthetic, preferences, relevant brands, industry collaborations, brand history, etc.)
• Experience with PLM or another Product Lifecycle Management System.
• Exceptional understanding of business and marketing objectives with a proven record of delivering against KPIs.
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills.
• 5+ years sales, product or marketing experience in wholesale, retail or direct businesses.
• Attention to details and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Experience in the product development process, merchandising and assortment planning processes, strategic product creation process.
• Working knowledge of personal computers with experience in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Illustrator.

Pay range: $91,871.82 - 153,119.70 USD Annual
Hiring range: $100,000-$120,000 USD Annual
At Patagonia, pay ranges are assigned to a job based on the location specific market median of similar jobs according to 3rd party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary for several reasons including skills/capabilities, experience, and available budget.
Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Patagonia requires all employees who enter a Patagonia owned or operated facility or who physically interact with others as part of their job duties to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.