The North Face: Senior Product Manager, Global Lifestyle Footwear

Now that you’ve found the job description, what’s next? 

At The North Face we dare to lead the world forward through Exploration. We were born to Explore, Disrupt and to Lead. We were born to Love Wild Places and to Spark Curiosity. We believe that exploration is a mindset - both on the mountain and off the mountain - and it infuses everything we do. As a community of explorers, we stay curious about new ideas, places, and people. 

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of adventure-loving people, The North Face just may be the place for you.  

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit The North Face Careers or www.thenorthface.com.  

Senior Product Manager, Global Lifestyle Footwear

What will you do?

Collaborate with Design, Development, Regional Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing teams to develop seasonal product initiatives and assortments aligned with revenue targets and brand vision. As the curator of the global assortment, ensure cohesion across regions. Lead and mentor a team of direct reports, upholding the brand’s value proposition while driving innovation.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. 

• Strategic Leadership:

  • Develop and execute a global product creation strategy for the category.
  • Drive growth and revenue across channels and regions.

• Assortment Planning:

  • Collaborate with Global Planning to create comprehensive global assortment plans.
  • Align assortment and line plans with regional merchandising financial goals.

• Talent Development:

  • Cultivate high-performing talent within your team.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to direct reports.

• Product Lifecycle and Margin Targets:

  • Partner with Product Development and Global Planning to establish product lifecycle plans.
  • Strive to meet or exceed margin targets for the category.

• Market Insights and Segmentation:

  • Conduct market research to identify seasonal opportunities.
  • Drive global segmentation at consumer, category, channel, and tier levels.

• Operational Excellence:

  • Collaborate closely with Design and Product Development partners.
  • Ensure timely and effective execution of prototypes.

• Go-To-Market Efforts:

  • Participate in cross-functional go-to-market workstreams.
  • Translate seasonal vision into compelling in-store and online experiences with Retail and Marketing partners.

• Sales Meetings:

  • Engage in preseason meetings with strategic accounts and direct-to-consumer teams.

What do you need to succeed? 

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 5+ years of footwear industry experience and professional achievements. 

The foundation skills you will need in this position are: 

• 3+ years management experience and success with cross functional partnerships
• Experience product forecasting, statistical modeling and/or strategic planning with strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Experience in retail sales analysis and interpretation of data to identify opportunities 
• Understanding of sales, product design, development, and manufacturing process
• Strategic leader