Product Line Manager, Serengeti

Position Summary:  

Manage the sun and ophthalmic product lines keeping in mind cost, margin, delivery calendar, and sale-ability. Responsible for multiple projects concurrently while adhering to strict budgets and timelines. Provides innovation and new materials in all product categories. 

This position reports to the Brand President of Serengeti and is based at our Carlsbad, California headquarters.  

Job responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following): 

• Leads entire Eyewear development process and calendar
• Help drive design with President of North America, Brand Director and outside design agency
• Work with team in EMEA to ensure regional product needs are understood and met
• Ensures daily development needs are met at the internal and factory level 
• Communicates with factories to help all projects stay on task and calendar 
• Creates and implements all relevant product processes and documents 
• Works closely with upper management to ensure calendar dates are met and satisfied
• Reviews all costs including but not limited to: 
  • Analyzes for best cost savings and offers solutions for margin gains 
  • Ensures consistency in costs across all factories 
• Builds and organizes detailed development files with cost, lead times, codes, etc. 
• Provide product options to design team while continuously communicating to all team members and product stakeholders on product updates, approvals, and issues 
• Assists in strategy development for all categories 
• Researches new technologies and materials  
  • Proposes new ideas to help the creation of innovation products
  • Works with factories to adopt new production capabilities 
• Analyzes success and failures of each product seasonally to influence design/development of following seasons 
• Ensure product data in our systems is accurate and up to date
• Travel required (factories, trade shows, etc.) 

Go to Market collaboration  

• Assists in market research projects and develops understanding of target consumer broadly socializing insights within the company 
• Assists in Analyzing marketplace consistently to ensure products are competitive and superior to others 
• Assists in consumer insights, and line reviews. Schedules and manages product releases for category. 

 Qualifications: 

• Works efficiently and effectively, with an eye on timeline and deadlines 
• Maintains and organizes files and project materials 
• Communicates with senior team members to receive feedback 
• Able to handle multiple projects/tasks at any given time 
• Able to meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment 
• Able to see projects through from concept to execution 
• Able to manage and adapt to changing priorities 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Good organizational skills that support the rest of the team 
• Knowledgeable in the Optical/eyewear industry 
• Knowledgeable of market and consumer trends 
• 5 years of experience 

Personal Attributes 

• Sociable, with excellent interpersonal skills 
• Able to build strong team relationships 
• Driven and ambitions, with a positive can-do attitude 

Bollé Brands is a leading eyewear and head protection group that designs, markets and distributes sunglasses, safety glasses, goggles and helmets. The company has developed a particular strength in the specialty markets of safety eyewear, snow sports, water sports, cycling, golf, tennis, running, premium fashion and sport lifestyle. Today, Bollé Brands’ products are distributed and worn all over the world. The company constantly refines its trademark combination of fit, fashion and comfort, resulting in some of the most advanced products in the industry. Excellence in product innovation and creativity is at the heart of Bollé Brands’ strategy. 

The fine print: We’re looking for positive team-oriented people who want to make an impact on a dynamic and growing organization and have a lot of fun doing it. Our brands make incredible and innovative products that enhance quality of life, and we’re looking for people who can be as passionate about this, and our brands, as we are. If this is you, we want to hear from you!