Associate Product Line Manager

Location:  San Francisco, CA or Portland, OR | Merchandising Team | Reports to Sr Director, Product

Who is Allbirds?

At Allbirds, we believe in using business as a force for good. We’re a global footwear and apparel brand with roots in New Zealand and headquarters in San Francisco. Since 2016, we’ve been on a mission to prove that comfort, design, and sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive. Our commitment to creating better things in a better way is fueled by a belief that the fashion industry needs to focus less on flash and more on thoughtfulness. We're a certified B Corporation, meaning we meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. We’re dedicated to making the most sustainable products we can using premium natural materials - designed for life’s everyday adventures. In fact, TIME 100 named us for being one of the most innovative companies. Already calling our first shoe, the Wool Runners, the most comfortable in the world, and there is much more to come.

General

The Manager I, Product Line Manager role will be instrumental as we continue building industry leading Footwear as this role will focus on driving our product creation from inception, including crafting product briefs, analyzing business metrics, researching trends, building visual line plans, and collaborating with Product Design & Product Development teammates as we bring these concepts and briefs to life. This position will develop seasonal product initiatives and assortments that meet revenue targets/financial metrics and deliver on the brand vision and strategy, as well as marketplace segmentation needs. Under the direction of the Senior Directo of Product, this role is accountable for ensuring the Global assortment answers regional needs while driving for a cohesive global assortment that best represents Allbirds brand. 

Besides our product teammates, this role will partner with Merchandising, Planning, Sales and Marketing to drive brand priorities and concepts through a comprehensive go-to-market process. Lastly, this role will also help ensure the accuracy of product information in our product management system and help optimize the management of product samples.

What You'll Do:

• Actively contribute to the development of the product strategy and seasonal line plans that deliver on seasonal and long term financial and operational goals. 
• Manage product creation process through a robust partnership with product design and product development.
• Build product and color briefs that clearly outline consumer needs and business objectives to build a robust seasonal product roadmap.
• Build assortment visualization tools for an effective merchandising process to inform planning and commercial decision making.
• Gathers consumer insights, market research and interprets opportunities (competitive analysis/comps shops) to translate into seasonal initiatives and product briefs. 
• Lead master data creation, data management, and data organization on our PLM tool.
• Own sample management between Portland, San Francisco, and regional offices.
• Builds seasonal Global assortment plans and reconciles Global assortment with regional merchandising plans at key milestones to ensure alignment
• Participates in and presents content at key Product Creation milestones in front of cross-functional audiences (both internal and external, inclusive of Sales Meetings)
• Partners with Merchandising, Planning and Finance teams to develop product lifecycle plans that meet / exceed margin targets across product portfolio
• Participates in the cross functional Go-To-Market meetings, ensuring product vision is brought to life in store and online with Retail and Marketing partners 
• Inspires confidence across the brand, demonstrating expertise on product, consumer, and marketplace

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience in lieu of degree 
• Expert in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and experience with PLM systems a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in retail, product line management, merchandising or product development and/or design
• Strong experience in footwear preferred
• Excellent ability to coordinate and collaborate effectively across teams
• Self-Starter and creative problem solver with an eye for process improvement
• Outstanding attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Detail-oriented, organized and with a great sense of ownership around their work
• Comfortable presenting with all levels of internal employees, executives and external audiences
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Proven track record of managing product assortments
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to influence business partners at all levels
• Proven ability to adapt quickly to ambiguity and allocate time to execute multiple tasks & changing priorities
• Passion for our mission of sustainability - Doing better things in a better way.  

What do we offer?

In Office: The  pay range for this role is: $90k - $100k and must be performed in either our San Francisco, CA or Portland, OR corporate office.  Relocation is not available for this position.

Allbirds routinely evaluates pay rates, and the ranges are subject to change based on market rates and other considerations.  We factor in a number of components when determining starting pay, including the job and level you are hired into, location, skillset, experience and peer compensation.

Benefits Overview:

When you join our flock at Allbirds, we offer competitive pay as well as bonus and equity for eligible roles, healthcare, retirement savings, and other great benefits for the whole being. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, please see the detailed list below.

• Health benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and eligible dependents. 
• Medical plan options include: PPO, HDHP (100% premium paid for employees, employees only pay premium for dependents), and HMO (in California)
• 100% Company paid OneMedical memberships available for members of certain medical plans. 
• Company HSA contribution for enrolled HSA members.
• Financial benefits include: company equity for eligible roles, 401(k) with employer matching contribution (with immediate vesting and pre and post-tax options), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, company-paid life insurance for full time roles, short-term and long-term disability, pre-tax savings programs for eligible healthcare, childcare and commuter expenses for both full and part-time roles, medical travel expense reimbursement program for full and part-time roles.
• Unlimited PTO for full-time corporate roles, sick and vacation time for  other roles, plus parental leave (with a new parent bonus for full-time employees), volunteering, medical & family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Employee Assistance Program and more.
• Other Perks include: the company discount (50%) on most Allbirds products, discount mall through LifeBalance, reimbursement on eligible wellness expenses (full-time employees) and cellphone and more for certain eligible roles.

Work Environment

Work takes place in an office setting. This job may require working more than 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours a week. It requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time and communicate effectively with a diverse audience in person, by phone and by computer. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift, push, and carry up to 20 lbs frequently and up to 30 lbs occasionally.  

Diversity

Allbirds is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Allbirds policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.