Product Line Manager in Beaverton, Oregon - #72703 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 72703

Product Line Manager
Our client is seeking a collaborative and consumer-focused Product Line Manager to help drive the development and evolution of performance footwear products. This individual will play a key role in guiding product creation initiatives from concept through launch, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative product stories, athlete insights, and market opportunities to life. The ideal candidate combines strong product management expertise with exceptional communication skills, a passion for sport, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

This role is a hybrid model in Beaverton, Oregon.

Product Line Manager Responsibilities

• Lead and support footwear product creation initiatives from initial concept through final product delivery across multiple concurrent projects.
• Partner closely with product creation, design, development, merchandising, and marketing teams to align product strategies and execution plans.
• Develop compelling product presentations, seasonal product narratives, and executive-level materials to communicate opportunities, strategies, and recommendations.
• Gather and synthesize consumer, athlete, market, and competitive insights to help inform future product concepts and line planning decisions.
• Manage key product information, timelines, samples, and project milestones to ensure alignment across cross-functional stakeholders and critical checkpoints.

Product Line Manager Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product management, product creation, consumer insights, market research, merchandising, or a related product-focused discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing products through development cycles and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring products to market.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills with experience building high-level presentations using Keynote and Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both upstream and downstream partners.
• Experience within the footwear, sporting goods, retail, or consumer products industries is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of running products, athlete insights, consumer behavior, or performance sport categories is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Highly organized, collaborative, and adaptable with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation: Up to $74/hr. (DOE)

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