PLM, Apparel - Sportswear Outerwear

PLM, Apparel - Sportswear Outerwear

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.

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Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

The Product Line Manager (PLM), Apparel Sportswear Outerwear will drive the product process for the category Apparel business. You'll be responsible for developing a complete product line, grounded in a deep understanding of the consumer, culture, marketplace, and trend. You'll communicate a vision for the business; working closely with the cross functional partners in Design, Innovation, and Product Development to create a cohesive product line. Additionally, you will lead team excellence with your strong communication and ability to work cross functionally. You will be responsible for overseeing and / or presenting the line or specific products to internal and external audiences.

Your Impact

• Build and manage the apparel product from concept to commercialization for retail.
• Lead the product creation process with Design, Innovation, Product Development, Sourcing to hit overall seasonal dates
• Drive communication with the sourcing and materials teams with ultimate accountability for margin targets and commercialization.
• Lead product focus groups to better understand the athlete / consumer as well as identify trends and market opportunities.
• Knowledgeable on product creation and be the expert consumer insights, athlete feedback, fit & wear results, market & competitive trends & present to team to ensure UA is building market leading product.
• Drive SKU productivity and profitability.
• Partner with Global Merchants on creation of design brief, with final accountability for the brief
• Build and create exceptional presentations and selling tools to bring the category's vision to life.
• In partnership with Merchandising, conduct consumer research to identify trends and market opportunities to maintain competitive edge.
• Drive product communication with global merchandising, regional merchandising, and sales.
• Meet regularly with the sales teams, merchandising and marketing to analyze sales results, new trends, information from key accounts and competitors as a feedback for quick response to market opportunities and continuous improvement of the apparel business.

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Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Human Resources team via candidateaccommodations@underarmour.com.