Apparel Product Manager in Beaverton, Oregon - #73029 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 73029

Apparel Product Manager
Our client is seeking an experienced Apparel Product Manager to lead complex apparel products through the full product creation lifecycle, from initial strategy and concept development through delivery and presentation. This role requires a highly organized, collaborative product leader who can coordinate numerous stakeholders, influence decision-making, and confidently represent product strategies with both internal teams and external partners.

This role is a hybrid model in Beaverton, Oregon.

Apparel Product Manager Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development and management of performance apparel products, coordinating priorities, timelines, deliverables, and key milestones throughout the product creation process.
• Develop and execute product strategies informed by consumer insights, marketplace trends, athlete needs, business objectives, and growth opportunities.
• Guide cross-functional teams across product management, design, materials, technical development, merchandising, sourcing, costing, finance, planning, and related functions to deliver high-quality products.
• Manage complex products with numerous design, branding, technical, and commercial considerations, proactively resolving issues and maintaining alignment across stakeholders.
• Build productive relationships with external partners and confidently lead product discussions, presentations, reviews, and challenging conversations.
• Translate product strategies and consumer needs into clear briefs for creative and development teams, while presenting completed concepts to internal stakeholders, external partners, and other key audiences.
• Maintain strong organization and attention to detail across seasonal product calendars, ensuring critical product management milestones and deadlines are achieved.
• Partner with business teams to support revenue, growth, margin, and overall product performance objectives.
• Monitor relevant performance, lifestyle, fashion, color, and marketplace trends to identify opportunities and ensure products remain compelling and consumer-focused.
• Travel domestically and occasionally internationally as business needs require.

Apparel Product Manager Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience within apparel, ideally involving complex product creation and cross-functional development processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Product Development, Sports Product Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing multifaceted products such as uniforms, apparel, footwear, branded collaborations, logo-driven products, or similarly complex consumer goods.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills, including experience engaging and presenting to external partners.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence, align, and guide diverse cross-functional teams without relying on direct authority.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced product environment.
• Strong understanding of consumer-focused product strategy, with an interest in sport, apparel, performance products, lifestyle trends, color, and style.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively across geographically and functionally diverse teams.
• Experience with brand collaborations involving apparel or footwear is preferred; relevant collaboration experience with other consumer products may also be considered.
• Proficiency with tools such as Excel, Smartsheet, PowerPoint, Keynote, Miro, or comparable product planning and presentation platforms.
• Previous experience within the athletic apparel, footwear, sports, or related consumer products industry is preferred.
• Ability to accommodate approximately 10% domestic and occasional international travel.

Compensation: Up to $56/hr. (DOE)

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