Lead Product Line Manager – Apparel, EMEA Local Creation
Company: Nike
Location: Hilversum, Netherlands (Remote)
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-07-10
About this role
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a Local Creation team, we are welcoming 2 Lead Product Line Managers – Apparel, EMEA Local Creation.
In these roles, you will work closely with cross-functional partners across Product Management, Design, Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, Business Integration, and Finance, Costing as well as account-facing stakeholders. You will shape product strategies that are brand-right, consumer-relevant, and executable within the Local Creation model. The roles have a direct reporting line into the Senior Manager, Product Line Management – Apparel, Local Creation EMEA.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
In these roles, you will lead the Apparel agenda within EMEA Local Creation. These roles require product instincts, strong marketplace understanding, and the ability to turn consumer, account, and brand insights into clear product opportunities. You know how to bring focus in a fast-moving environment, connect cross-functional inputs, and drive decisions that deliver commercially relevant, brand-right product.
The roles blend product strategy, operating model development, and end-to-end execution. You bring deep knowledge of the product creation process, strong product judgement, and the ability to turn speed opportunities into clear actions that serve both the business and the consumer. You are comfortable working in ambiguity, aligning cross-functional teams, and balancing consumer relevance, feasibility, timing, and commercial impact.
You bring a balance of strategic thinking, product acumen, and executional rigor. You are comfortable shaping line direction, building and executing briefs, and managing trade-offs across timing, margin, and product integrity. You foster effective teamwork, value different perspectives and you build trust through clarity, strong judgement, and the ability to move teams toward aligned outcomes.
Requirements:
- Experience in product line management, merchandising, or product creation within apparel, with prove...