Senior Manager, Apparel Product Line Management, Expression, Local Creation GC

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH This role sits within Nike’s GC Local Creation organization and reports to the Director, Apparel Product Line Management, Local Creation GC. The Apparel Product Line Management team translates consumer, cultural, marketplace, and business insights into compelling product strategies and solutions for the Greater China marketplace. The role focuses on the Expression portfolio, leading locally relevant product expression, storytelling, and marketplace-right solutions. You will work closely with Product Line Management teammates and partners across Design, Product Development, Technical Development, Materials, Costing, Sourcing, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Brand, Marketplace, Sports, and global teams.

LOOKING FOR We are looking for a strategic, consumer-obsessed, collaborative, and results-oriented professional to join Nike’s Apparel Product Line Management organization for Greater China Local Creation. The ideal candidate brings a strong product point of view, deep curiosity about the GC consumer, commercial acumen, and the ability to turn insights into focused product direction. The successful candidate is comfortable creating clarity in ambiguity, influencing across a matrix organization, and balancing consumer relevance, brand distinction, speed, quality, and profitability. They communicate with impact, build trusted partnerships, and lead work with accountability and inclusion. Key requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Product Management, Merchandising, Business, Marketing, Design, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Typically 8+ years of experience in apparel product management, merchandising, category management, product creation, or a related field within sportswear, fashion, outdoor, or consumer products. Strong understanding of apparel product creation from consumer insight and brief development through design, development, commercialization, and marketplace launch. Ability to translate consumer, cultural, trend, marketplace, and commercial insights into focused product strategies and recommendations. Strong product sense, apparel knowledge, commercial acumen, and product storytelling capability. Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, setting direction, and aligning senior cross-functional stakeholders. Experience working effectively across functions and geographies in a matrix organization. Strong communication, influence, presentation, problem-solving, organization, and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple seasonal priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced and evolving environment. Professional working English is required. Mandarin capability for day-to-day collaboration in Greater China is strongly preferred. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON You will be accountable for the Expression portfolio, leading locally relevant product expression, storytelling, and marketplace-right solutions, helping deliver consumer-right, locally relevant apparel that fuels growth and deepens consumer connection in Greater China. In this role, you will: Define the multi-season strategy and seasonal priorities for the GC Local Creation Expression portfolio. Lead and develop the Expression Product Line Management team, including work across local expression, Nearshore, and Jordan-related priorities. Translate GC consumer, cultural, trend, and marketplace insights into clear product expression strategies and seasonal briefs. Shape line architecture, assortment direction, price-value positioning, product storytelling, and channel relevance. Connect product expression across Design, Brand, Merchandising, Marketplace, and product creation teams to deliver a consistent consumer proposition. Drive product creation excellence from concept through commercialization, ensuring clear consumer value, product intent, and business impact. Partner with Design, Product Development, Technical Development, Materials, Costing, Sourcing,