Full-Time

VP – Product Creation

Posted on 5/3/2024

Columbia Sportswear Company

Columbia Sportswear Company

5,001-10,000 employees

Outdoor gear and apparel manufacturer

Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$300,000 - $350,000Annually

+ 401k plan with company match + voluntary benefit offerings

Expert

Carlsbad, CA, USA

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, international commerce, or related discipline
  • 15+ years of experience, 10+ years of senior management experience with extensive active outdoor lifestyle apparel knowledge
Responsibilities
  • Identifying the competitive landscape and customer needs and identifies opportunities to strategically align the brand to those needs
  • Formulating high growth product strategies to produce incremental growth aligned to those needs
  • Championing strategy cross-functionally to ensure company alignment and galvanize & inspire teams to develop tactics to support strategic direction
  • Driving the prAna brand through differentiated products, stories, and experiences that consistently exceed functional and emotional customer expectations
  • Developing an omni-channel merchandising architecture, leveraging current market dynamics and customer trends
  • Creating consumer-focused, compelling and innovative product for the Global marketplace each season
  • Developing best in class product quality, technical design, and cost-effective development to build best in class product
  • Evaluating scenarios and implications of complex decisions
  • Leveraging key stakeholders to drive fast, efficient, and effective business processes and transformations as needed
  • Developing and driving key indicators at all levels to ensure added economic value to the Company
  • Leading, driving, and inspiring diverse, high-performing teams to improve organizational effectiveness
  • Working collaboratively across functions within product, brand/marketing, and marketplace teams to execute each season flawlessly
  • Creating a synergistic Product Leadership team and business environment that encourages accountability, high-standards, and innovation to consistently deliver positive business results
  • Building diverse collaborative teams modeling inclusivity leveraging each team member’s unique background and perspective
  • Building a team atmosphere that others want to be part of leading with equity and by example

Columbia Sportswear Company

Columbia Sportswear Company

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Columbia Sportswear Company is an ideal workplace for those passionate about the outdoors and product quality. They focus on providing active lifestyle gear, with a commitment to cutting-edge technologies and rigorous quality testing that ensures industry-leading reliability and performance. This approach not only highlights their leadership in outdoor and sportswear but also fosters a culture of excellence and innovation among its employees.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Portland, Oregon

Founded

1938

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

21%

2 year growth

25%
INACTIVE